Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Libya
Libya: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 33.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Libya, 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 Libya is 33.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Libya peaked at 34.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1990.
That places Libya 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.5% | — |
| 1991 | 25.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 26.7% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 28.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 29.8% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 33.9% | -0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 33.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4%, 80% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 33.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.3%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 25.5% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 29.8% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 33.7% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.9% | 34.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,673 (1983)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 69,173 (1983)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,554 (2006)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,692 (2006)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 732,614 (2006)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 755,338 (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1263 units per person (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Libya?
- Labor force, female in Libya was 33.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for labor force, female?
- Libya ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.