Labor force, female in Low income
Low income: Labor force, female was 43.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Low income, 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 Low income stood at 43.0%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Low income peaked at 44.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2022.
That places Low income 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.8% | — |
| 1991 | 44.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.7% | 44.5% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 43.6% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 42.8% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 42.1% | 43.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Low income?
- Labor force, female in Low income was 43.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2022.
- How does Low income rank for labor force, female?
- Low income ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.