Labor force, female, per capita in South Asia
South Asia: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.122 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in South Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female, per capita in South Asia stood at 0.122 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in South Asia peaked at 0.122 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0881 units per person, in 1990.
That places South Asia 41st 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0881 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0886 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0892 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0901 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0911 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0932 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0954 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0978 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1005 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1027 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.105 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.106 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.107 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1079 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1089 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1099 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.107 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1046 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1022 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0978 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0959 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0939 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0941 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0946 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0954 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0961 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0981 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0991 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0993 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1059 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1122 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1172 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1213 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.122 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0937 units per person | 0.0881 units per person | 0.1027 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1058 units per person | 0.1 units per person | 0.1099 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0965 units per person | 0.0939 units per person | 0.1001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.113 units per person | 0.0993 units per person | 0.122 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 38 Russian Federation 0.2473 units per person compare
- 39 Georgia 0.2464 units per person compare
- 40 Finland 0.246 units per person compare
- 41 Uruguay 0.2449 units per person compare
- 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
More gender data for South Asia
- Labor force, female 206.42 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 58.22 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 105.4% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.07 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.09 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.4% (2025)
- Women of reproductive age 512.73 million (2023)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 47.2% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in South Asia?
- Labor force, female, per capita in South Asia was 0.122 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.122 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0881 units per person in 1990.
- How does South Asia rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- South Asia ranks 41st out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.