Labor force, female, per capita in European Union
European Union: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2279 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in European Union, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
European Union recorded 0.2279 units per person for labor force, female, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in European Union peaked at 0.2286 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.187 units per person, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in European Union, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.187 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1902 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1901 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1902 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1914 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.192 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1933 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1945 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1962 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1985 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1998 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2008 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2029 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2054 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2069 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2092 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2113 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2127 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2142 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2148 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2162 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2171 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2189 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2195 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2201 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2203 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2209 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2219 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2224 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.223 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2202 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2235 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2263 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2285 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2286 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2279 units per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1923 units per person | 0.187 units per person | 0.1985 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2078 units per person | 0.1998 units per person | 0.2148 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.22 units per person | 0.2162 units per person | 0.223 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2258 units per person | 0.2202 units per person | 0.2286 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Republic of Moldova 0.322 units per person compare
- 2 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.3208 units per person compare
- 3 Bahamas 0.3085 units per person compare
- 4 Macau, China 0.2985 units per person compare
- 5 Cambodia 0.2826 units per person compare
More gender data for European Union
- Labor force, female 102.81 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 25.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1636 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.0972 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 98.3% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.2 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.43 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 31.5% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 12.9% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in European Union?
- Labor force, female, per capita in European Union was 0.2279 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2286 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.187 units per person in 1990.
- How does European Union rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.