Labor force, female, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
11.2 % change on previous year
Palestine, State of
Lowest
-5.62 % change on previous year
Sudan
Median
1.39 % change on previous year
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
8,211
What the numbers show
Labor force, female, annual growth rate is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 11.2 % change on previous year in Palestine, State of; the lowest is -5.62 % change on previous year in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.39 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.46 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 111 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 79,757.1%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 1,219.0%).
Labor force, female, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 11.2 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Belize | 8.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 6.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 6.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 5 | South Sudan | 5.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Qatar | 4.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 3.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 10 | Oman | 3.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 41.1% | flat |
| 11 | Senegal | 3.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Georgia | 3.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 803.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 3.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 584.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Uganda | 3.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Burundi | 3.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 132.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Comoros | 3.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Somalia | 3.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 19 | Angola | 3.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 20 | Congo | 3.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.8% | falling |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 324.7% | falling |
| 22 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 24 | Gambia | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 278.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Mozambique | 3.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 77.8% | falling |
| 27 | Benin | 3.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 28 | Mali | 3.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Chad | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 32 | Mauritania | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 39.9% | falling |
| 33 | Rwanda | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Madagascar | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 35 | Kenya | 2.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 36 | Malawi | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 427.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Nigeria | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 38 | Liberia | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Eritrea | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 79,757.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Namibia | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 43 | Pakistan | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 45 | Togo | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 46 | Afghanistan | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Djibouti | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Maldives | 2.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Vanuatu | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Botswana | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 244.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Iraq | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Cameroon | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 57 | Guinea | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 798.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Gabon | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 264.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Yemen | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Egypt | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 361.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Honduras | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 264.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Ireland | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 69 | Türkiye | 2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Malaysia | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 71 | Singapore | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Panama | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Malta | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Philippines | 1.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Haiti | 1.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 76 | Eswatini | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Peru | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 330.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Cape Verde | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Paraguay | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Ghana | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Israel | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Cambodia | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 535.4% | volatile |
| 84 | South Africa | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Ecuador | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Bhutan | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Australia | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 88 | Indonesia | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 89 | India | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Mexico | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Iceland | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 94 | Argentina | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Suriname | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Colombia | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Chile | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 223.9% | volatile |
| 100 | El Salvador | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 218.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Guam | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 828.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Nepal | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 103 | Armenia | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 266.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Libya | 0.9845 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Mongolia | 0.9536 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Myanmar | 0.9274 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Bahrain | 0.9222 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Lesotho | 0.8959 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 164.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Guyana | 0.8775 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Morocco | 0.8573 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 379.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Saint Lucia | 0.848 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Fiji | 0.7794 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 124.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Algeria | 0.7669 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Canada | 0.7516 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Jordan | 0.7439 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Spain | 0.6777 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,699.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Tunisia | 0.6738 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Portugal | 0.6679 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 492.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Jamaica | 0.6494 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Norway | 0.6449 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.6393 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 122 | New Zealand | 0.6264 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Belgium | 0.6011 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.5969 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Cyprus | 0.5942 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Viet Nam | 0.5891 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Bahamas | 0.5816 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.5653 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0.5523 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Switzerland | 0.5074 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Denmark | 0.4991 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Finland | 0.4599 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Brazil | 0.4519 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 134 | United States of America | 0.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 0.3894 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Uruguay | 0.3607 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 168.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritius | 0.3511 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Netherlands | 0.3308 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 139 | French Polynesia | 0.327 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Japan | 0.3207 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Sweden | 0.3154 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 142 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2476 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Republic of Korea | 0.2391 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.1967 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 0.1383 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 0.1301 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Croatia | 0.1187 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 148 | China | 0.0482 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 149 | France | -0.0188 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 104.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.0608 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 108.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Samoa | -0.095 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Lithuania | -0.1459 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 201.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Montenegro | -0.1475 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 105.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Tonga | -0.152 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Albania | -0.1658 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Czechia | -0.188 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 127.3% | volatile |
| 157 | North Macedonia | -0.1943 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Romania | -0.2066 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 142.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Austria | -0.2475 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 126.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Bulgaria | -0.2484 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 161 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.265 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 105.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Slovenia | -0.3209 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Barbados | -0.3217 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Sri Lanka | -0.3235 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Greece | -0.3419 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 139.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Serbia | -0.3661 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Italy | -0.4294 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Kuwait | -0.4347 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 114.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.4371 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Thailand | -0.4458 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 231.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Poland | -0.4865 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 388.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovakia | -0.5214 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 410.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Macau, China | -0.5441 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 117.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Estonia | -0.5548 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 128.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Germany | -0.6073 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 239.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Hungary | -0.6749 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 142.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Belarus | -0.8589 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,219.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Hong Kong, China | -0.9137 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 152.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Russian Federation | -0.9769 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Cuba | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 178.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Republic of Moldova | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Latvia | -1.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 894.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Ukraine | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Kazakhstan | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 752.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Sudan | -5.62 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 135.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pre-demographic dividend 3.08 % change on previous year
- Euro area -0.0473 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 3.08 % change on previous year
- European Union -0.0884 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 3.04 % change on previous year
- Chagai -0.3374 % change on previous year
- Low income 3.01 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.97 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.97 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.97 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 2.87 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 2.77 % change on previous year
- IDA blend 2.73 % change on previous year
- IDA total 2.69 % change on previous year
- Arab World 2.68 % change on previous year
- IDA only 2.66 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2.39 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states 2.01 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 2 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend 1.72 % change on previous year
- South Asia 1.47 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1.47 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 1.25 % change on previous year
- Small states 1.19 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 1.18 % change on previous year
- Other small states 1.15 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.11 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 1.08 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean 1.07 % change on previous year
- Middle income 1.06 % change on previous year
- World 1.03 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States 0.8974 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0.6952 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 0.6743 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 0.4977 % change on previous year
- OECD members 0.4583 % change on previous year
- North America 0.4331 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 0.3825 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.