Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in North America
North America: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 45.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in North America, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
North America recorded 45.8% for labor force, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in North America peaked at 45.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 1990.
That places North America 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in North America, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.1% | — |
| 1991 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 44.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 45.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 45.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.7% | 44.1% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 45.1% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 45.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.4% | 45.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in North America?
- Labor force, female in North America was 45.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 1990.
- How does North America rank for labor force, female?
- North America ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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.