Labor force, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Labor force, female was 39.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 39.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 42.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2022.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.6% | — |
| 1991 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 42.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 41.8% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 42.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 42.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 41.8% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 41.2% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 40.8% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.4% | 40.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Labor force, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 39.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2022.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for labor force, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.