Labor force, female, per capita in High income
High income: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2321 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in High income, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in High income is 0.2321 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in High income peaked at 0.2325 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.204 units per person, in 1990.
That places High income 6th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.204 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2052 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.205 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2041 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2048 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2055 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2065 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2077 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.208 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2113 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2125 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2127 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2141 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2151 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2164 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2182 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2199 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2209 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2219 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.222 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2221 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2223 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2228 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2228 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2232 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.223 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2238 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2247 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2261 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2276 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.225 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2273 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2298 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2319 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2325 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2321 units per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2062 units per person | 0.204 units per person | 0.2113 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2174 units per person | 0.2125 units per person | 0.222 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2238 units per person | 0.2221 units per person | 0.2276 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2298 units per person | 0.225 units per person | 0.2325 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 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
- 6 Iceland 0.2818 units per person compare
- 7 New Zealand 0.2748 units per person compare
- 8 Estonia 0.2744 units per person compare
- 9 Viet Nam 0.2741 units per person compare
More gender data for High income
- Labor force, female 330.46 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.31 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 103.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.98 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.78 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.3% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 11.1% (2016)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 7.2% (2016)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 98.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in High income?
- Labor force, female, per capita in High income was 0.2321 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2325 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.204 units per person in 1990.
- How does High income rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- High income ranks 6th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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
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
- 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.