Labor force, female, per square kilometre by country
Labor force, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
6,054 units per square kilometre
Macau, China
Lowest
0.3795 units per square kilometre
Mauritania
Median
14.51 units per square kilometre
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
7,804
What the numbers show
Labor force, female, per square kilometre is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 6,054 units per square kilometre in Macau, China; the lowest is 0.3795 units per square kilometre in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.51 units per square kilometre, and the mean is 84.05 units per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15,953.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 128.3%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 57.8%).
Labor force, female, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau, China | 6,054 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 2 | Singapore | 2,221 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 1,863 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 400.54 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 5 | Bahrain | 239.07 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 204.94 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 7 | Maldives | 203.11 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 8 | Barbados | 174.5 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 143.78 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 132.85 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 11 | Mauritius | 126.16 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 12 | Burundi | 118.41 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 13 | Rwanda | 106.64 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 102.68 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 87.71 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 16 | Haiti | 87.3 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 85.28 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 82.29 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 76.31 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 20 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 70.48 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 21 | United States Virgin Islands | 70.34 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Philippines | 70.15 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 68.73 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 24 | Jamaica | 68 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 25 | Comoros | 67.25 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 26 | Guam | 63.82 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 62.1 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | 61.67 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 29 | Switzerland | 60.39 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 30 | El Salvador | 59.46 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 31 | Nigeria | 58.54 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 32 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 58.37 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 58.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 34 | Trinidad and Tobago | 55.61 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 35 | India | 54.58 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 36 | Uganda | 52.39 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 37 | Palestine, State of | 49.55 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 38 | Lebanon | 48.16 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 45.75 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 42.85 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 41 | Malawi | 40.11 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 42 | Kuwait | 39.04 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 38.06 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 44 | Denmark | 37.86 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 45 | China | 37.36 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 37.29 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 47 | Thailand | 37.19 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 48 | Gambia | 36.25 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 49 | Czechia | 32.26 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 50 | Qatar | 30.9 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 30.66 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 52 | Indonesia | 29.9 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 29.11 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 54 | France | 28.65 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 55 | Cambodia | 27.66 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 56 | Poland | 27.64 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 57 | Benin | 27.36 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 58 | Slovakia | 27.3 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 59 | Austria | 27.07 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 60 | Togo | 26.54 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 61 | Ghana | 26.54 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 62 | Hungary | 25.52 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 63 | Pakistan | 23.97 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 64 | Armenia | 23.94 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 65 | Slovenia | 23.72 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 66 | Cape Verde | 23.64 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 67 | Republic of Moldova | 23.11 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 68 | Spain | 22.71 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 22.3 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 70 | Tonga | 21.9 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 71 | Albania | 21.63 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 21.58 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Nepal | 21.49 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 74 | Malaysia | 20.3 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 20.28 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 76 | Ireland | 19.11 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 77 | Kenya | 19 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 78 | Cuba | 18.85 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 18.82 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 80 | Timor-Leste | 18.54 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 81 | Serbia | 18.38 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 18.13 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 83 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 17.69 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 84 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.55 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.18 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 86 | Ukraine | 16.81 units per square kilometre | 2021 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 87 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.66 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 88 | Greece | 16.21 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 15.97 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 90 | Türkiye | 15.6 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 91 | Romania | 15.31 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 92 | French Polynesia | 15.3 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 93 | Croatia | 14.6 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 94 | Ecuador | 14.41 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 95 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.36 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 13.49 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 97 | Madagascar | 13.47 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 13.15 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 99 | Myanmar | 13.03 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 100 | Georgia | 12.99 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 101 | Honduras | 12.93 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 102 | Lesotho | 12.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 103 | Liberia | 12.45 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 104 | Mexico | 12.4 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 105 | Bahamas | 12.23 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 106 | Lithuania | 12.11 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 107 | Panama | 11.93 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 108 | Eswatini | 11.79 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 109 | Belarus | 11.76 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 11.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 112 | Senegal | 10.84 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 10.48 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 114 | Montenegro | 10.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 115 | Cameroon | 10.09 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 116 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.05 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 117 | Colombia | 9.92 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 118 | South Africa | 9.81 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 119 | Mozambique | 9.66 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 120 | Estonia | 8.76 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 121 | United States of America | 8.58 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 8.37 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 123 | Tunisia | 8.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 124 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 7.89 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 125 | Latvia | 7.73 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 126 | Guinea | 7.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 127 | Samoa | 7.5 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 128 | Solomon Islands | 7.24 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 129 | Fiji | 7.17 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 130 | Egypt | 7.16 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 131 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.09 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 132 | Jordan | 6.79 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Peru | 6.59 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 134 | Sweden | 6.59 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 135 | Eritrea | 6.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 136 | Morocco | 6.13 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 137 | Angola | 6.04 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 138 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.82 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 139 | Chile | 5.74 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.58 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 141 | Brazil | 5.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 142 | New Zealand | 5.47 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 5.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 144 | Zambia | 4.64 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 145 | Uruguay | 4.64 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 146 | Finland | 4.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 147 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.39 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 4.34 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 149 | Bhutan | 4.22 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 150 | South Sudan | 3.98 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 151 | Norway | 3.93 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 152 | Niger | 3.91 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 3.75 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 154 | Paraguay | 3.65 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 155 | Iraq | 3.6 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 156 | Congo | 3.53 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 157 | Argentina | 3.49 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 158 | Djibouti | 3.37 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 159 | New Caledonia | 3.32 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 160 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 161 | Belize | 2.89 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 162 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.87 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 163 | Mali | 2.75 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 164 | Russian Federation | 2.19 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 165 | Turkmenistan | 2.12 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 166 | Chad | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 167 | Kazakhstan | 1.81 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 168 | Somalia | 1.63 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 169 | Central African Republic | 1.5 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 170 | Saudi Arabia | 1.48 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Oman | 1.26 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 172 | Gabon | 1.25 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 173 | Canada | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 174 | Sudan | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 175 | Iceland | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 176 | Yemen | 1.04 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 177 | Botswana | 0.9465 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 178 | Algeria | 0.9445 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 0.9289 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 57.8% | rising |
| 180 | Australia | 0.9027 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 181 | Guyana | 0.6704 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 182 | Suriname | 0.6475 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 183 | Namibia | 0.64 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 184 | Libya | 0.4939 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 185 | Mongolia | 0.4015 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 186 | Mauritania | 0.3795 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Chagai 185.7 units per square kilometre
- South Asia 58.22 units per square kilometre
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 58.22 units per square kilometre
- Euro area 28.76 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 31.74 units per square kilometre
- European Union 25.72 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 31.45 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific 23.3 units per square kilometre
- IDA blend 21.38 units per square kilometre
- Central Europe and the Baltics 20.35 units per square kilometre
- Lower middle income 20.14 units per square kilometre
- Middle income 16.27 units per square kilometre
- Upper middle income 14.63 units per square kilometre
- Low & middle income 14.63 units per square kilometre
- Early-demographic dividend 13.86 units per square kilometre
- IBRD only 12.59 units per square kilometre
- Late-demographic dividend 12.44 units per square kilometre
- IDA & IBRD total 12.36 units per square kilometre
- IDA total 11.72 units per square kilometre
- World 11.31 units per square kilometre
- Africa Western and Central 11.01 units per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 9.83 units per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa 9.83 units per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 9.83 units per square kilometre
- IDA only 9.4 units per square kilometre
- Pre-demographic dividend 9.27 units per square kilometre
- Africa Eastern and Southern 9.11 units per square kilometre
- Least developed countries 9.08 units per square kilometre
- Other small states 8.95 units per square kilometre
- OECD members 8.86 units per square kilometre
- Post-demographic dividend 8.26 units per square kilometre
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 7.82 units per square kilometre
- Low income 7.53 units per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia 7.08 units per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 6.66 units per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean 6.64 units per square kilometre
- Pacific island small states 6.6 units per square kilometre
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.55 units per square kilometre
- High income 6.31 units per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 5.97 units per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.