Labor force, female, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Labor force, female, per square kilometre was 12.36 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, labor force, female, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total stood at 12.36 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 12.36 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.09 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places IDA & IBRD total 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.16 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 10.35 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 8.09 units per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1993 | 8.12 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 8.29 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 8.47 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 8.63 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 8.81 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 9.01 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 9.23 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 9.4 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 9.57 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 9.74 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 9.92 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 10.08 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.27 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 10.38 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.52 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 10.61 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.73 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.82 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.94 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.75 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.87 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.99 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.14 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.27 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.4 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 11.53 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.67 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.48 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.89 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 12.06 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 12.36 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.92 units per square kilometre | 8.09 units per square kilometre | 10.35 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.12 units per square kilometre | 9.4 units per square kilometre | 10.73 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 units per square kilometre | 10.75 units per square kilometre | 11.67 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.95 units per square kilometre | 11.48 units per square kilometre | 12.36 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 12 Burundi 118.41 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Rwanda 106.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Israel 102.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Viet Nam 87.71 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Haiti 87.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Japan 85.28 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Belgium 82.29 units per square kilometre compare
More gender data for IDA & IBRD total
- Labor force, female 1.22 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1741 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.6% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.96 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.88 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 20.3% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 82.1% (2024)
- Female migrants 47.0% (2020)
- Rural population, male 26.0% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total?
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total was 12.36 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 12.36 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.09 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for labor force, female, per square kilometre?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.