Labor force, female, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Labor force, female, per capita was 0.0582 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 0.0582 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.064 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0407 units per person, in 1990.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 45th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0407 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0433 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.044 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0443 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0454 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0436 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0448 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0463 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0471 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0491 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0506 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0514 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0511 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0531 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0551 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.057 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0581 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0596 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0586 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0608 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0618 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0611 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0617 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0617 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.062 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0637 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.064 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0628 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0599 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0599 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0567 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0579 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0565 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0584 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.058 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0582 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0448 units per person | 0.0407 units per person | 0.0491 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0555 units per person | 0.0506 units per person | 0.0608 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0619 units per person | 0.0599 units per person | 0.064 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0576 units per person | 0.0565 units per person | 0.0584 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 42 Hungary 0.2443 units per person compare
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2436 units per person compare
- 44 Germany 0.2425 units per person compare
- 45 Austria 0.2416 units per person compare
- 46 Luxembourg 0.2411 units per person compare
- 47 Slovakia 0.2403 units per person compare
- 48 Serbia 0.2398 units per person compare
More gender data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 43.88 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.23 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 163.7% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.68 years (2018)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.14 years (2018)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 13.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 15.9% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 26.5% (2016)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0582 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.064 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0407 units per person in 1990.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 45th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding 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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How this figure is calculated
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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About this data
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.