Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 46.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 46.1%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 46.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1990.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.4% | — |
| 1991 | 42.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 43.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 42.4% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 43.8% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 45.0% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 45.7% | 46.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5377 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.27 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 66.45 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Labor force, female in Post-demographic dividend was 46.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1990.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for labor force, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.