Labor force, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Labor force, female 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 23rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female 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
- 20 Lithuania 49.0% compare
- 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 49.0% compare
- 22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 48.9% compare
- 23 Viet Nam 48.8% compare
- 24 Eswatini 48.8% compare
- 25 Russian Federation 48.8% compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 48.8% compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4975 units per person (2025)
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 23rd out of 45 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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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.