Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Israel
Israel: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 48.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Israel, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Israel recorded 48.3% for labor force, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Israel peaked at 48.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1990.
That places Israel 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.1% | — |
| 1991 | 40.4% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 41.3% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 43.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 43.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 48.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.5%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Israel's 48.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.3%, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 40.1% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 44.8% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 46.4% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.7% | 48.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 34 Central African Republic 48.3% compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 48.3% compare
- 36 Namibia 48.3% compare
- 38 Georgia 48.2% compare
- 39 Uganda 48.2% compare
- 40 North Korea 48.2% compare
More education data for Israel
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,062 (2009)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,410 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 277,964 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 948,390 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Israel?
- Labor force, female in Israel was 48.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for labor force, female?
- Israel ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.