Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in IDA total
IDA total: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 40.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in IDA total, 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 total stood at 40.8%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in IDA total peaked at 40.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1990.
That places IDA total 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 total, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.0% | — |
| 1991 | 38.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 38.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 38.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 38.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.5% | 38.0% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 38.9% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 39.9% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 40.2% | 40.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in IDA total?
- Labor force, female in IDA total was 40.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1990.
- How does IDA total rank for labor force, female?
- IDA total ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.