Labor force, female in High income
High income: Labor force, female was 45.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in High income, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
High income recorded 45.0% for labor force, female in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in High income peaked at 45.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1990.
High income ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.4% | — |
| 1991 | 42.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 42.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 43.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 45.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 42.4% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 43.5% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 44.3% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.7% | 45.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5153 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in High income?
- Labor force, female in High income was 45.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1990.
- How does High income rank for labor force, female?
- High income ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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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.