Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Small states
Small states: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 43.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Small states, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Small states is 43.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Small states peaked at 43.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1991.
Small states ranks 22nd 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.7% | — |
| 1991 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 39.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 39.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 38.7% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 39.9% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 42.0% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 42.6% | 43.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Small states?
- Labor force, female in Small states was 43.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1991.
- How does Small states rank for labor force, female?
- Small states ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.