Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 39.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend stood at 39.5%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in IDA blend peaked at 39.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1990.
IDA blend ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.7% | — |
| 1991 | 35.5% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 36.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 36.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 34.7% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 36.6% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 38.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 38.3% | 39.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in IDA blend?
- Labor force, female in IDA blend was 39.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1990.
- How does IDA blend rank for labor force, female?
- IDA blend ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.