Labor force, female in Euro area
Euro area: Labor force, female was 46.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Euro area, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Euro area stood at 46.6%.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Euro area peaked at 46.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.3% | — |
| 1991 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 41.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 41.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 46.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 40.3% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 43.0% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 45.2% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.2% | 46.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Moldova 55.4% compare
- 2 United States Virgin Islands 51.9% compare
- 3 Mozambique 51.7% compare
- 4 Burundi 51.6% compare
More education data for Euro area
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 175.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Euro area?
- Labor force, female in Euro area was 46.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1990.
- How does Euro area rank for labor force, female?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.