Labor force, female in IDA only
IDA only: Labor force, female was 41.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in IDA only, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 41.5% for labor force, female in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in IDA only peaked at 41.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1990.
That places IDA only 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.7% | — |
| 1991 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 39.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 40.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 41.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.9% | 39.7% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 40.1% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 40.9% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.3% | 41.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in IDA only?
- Labor force, female in IDA only was 41.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1990.
- How does IDA only rank for labor force, female?
- IDA only ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA only 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.