Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 42.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 42.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Upper middle income peaked at 42.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 1993.
Upper middle income ranks 25th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.3% | — |
| 1991 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 42.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3% | 42.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 42.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 42.2% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 42.4% | 42.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 48.9% compare
- 23 Vietnam 48.8% compare
- 24 Eswatini 48.8% compare
- 25 Russia 48.8% compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 48.8% compare
- 27 Cambodia 48.7% compare
- 28 Madagascar 48.6% compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Upper middle income?
- Labor force, female in Upper middle income was 42.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 1993.
- How does Upper middle income rank for labor force, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Upper middle 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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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.