Labor force, female, per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.1724 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female, per capita in Low & middle income, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female, per capita in Low & middle income stood at 0.1724 units per person.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.1729 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1633 units per person, in 1990.
Low & middle income ranks 30th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female, per capita in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1633 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1634 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1637 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1636 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1645 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1653 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1659 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1668 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1679 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1688 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1696 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1702 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1706 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1714 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1721 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1729 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1724 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1724 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1715 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1711 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1702 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1698 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1689 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1686 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1682 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1684 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1683 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1681 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.168 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1682 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1636 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.168 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1688 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1714 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.172 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1724 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1653 units per person | 0.1633 units per person | 0.1688 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1714 units per person | 0.1696 units per person | 0.1729 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1687 units per person | 0.168 units per person | 0.1702 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1694 units per person | 0.1636 units per person | 0.1724 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More gender data for Low & middle income
- Labor force, female 1.17 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.94 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.85 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.7% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 41.0% (2016)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 30.6% (2016)
- Literacy rate, adult female 81.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Low & middle income?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Low & middle income was 0.1724 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1729 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1633 units per person in 1990.
- How does Low & middle income rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low & middle 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
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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.