Labor force, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Labor force, female was 39.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 39.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 39.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2020.
That places IDA & IBRD total 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Labor force, female in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.8% | — |
| 1991 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 38.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 39.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 38.7% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 38.8% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 38.5% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 38.4% | 39.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Labor force, female in IDA & IBRD total was 39.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2020.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for labor force, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.