Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in OECD members
OECD members: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 44.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 44.8%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in OECD members peaked at 44.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 1990.
OECD members ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.8% | — |
| 1991 | 41.0% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 41.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 42.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 40.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 42.1% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 43.4% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 44.1% | 44.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in OECD members?
- Labor force, female in OECD members was 44.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 1990.
- How does OECD members rank for labor force, female?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.