Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Low income
Low income: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) 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 24th out of 47 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 (% of total labor force) 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
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
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 24th out of 47 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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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.