Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Labor force, female, per square kilometre was 14.63 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income is 14.63 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income peaked at 14.63 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.45 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Low & middle income 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.73 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 9.92 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 9.45 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 9.48 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 9.71 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 9.92 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 10.13 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 10.36 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 10.62 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 10.85 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 11.06 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 11.27 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 11.48 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.7 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 11.9 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.13 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 12.25 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 12.42 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 12.53 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.68 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.79 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.94 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.64 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.79 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.93 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 13.12 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 13.28 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 13.44 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 13.6 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 13.78 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 13.55 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 14.06 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 14.27 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 14.63 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.02 units per square kilometre | 9.45 units per square kilometre | 10.85 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.94 units per square kilometre | 11.06 units per square kilometre | 12.68 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.13 units per square kilometre | 12.64 units per square kilometre | 13.78 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.13 units per square kilometre | 13.55 units per square kilometre | 14.63 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 8 Barbados 174.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Netherlands 143.78 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 South Korea 132.85 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Mauritius 126.16 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More gender data for Low & middle income
- Labor force, female 1.17 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1724 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.85 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.94 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.7% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 30.6% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 41.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income?
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income was 14.63 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.63 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.45 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Low & middle income rank for labor force, female, per square kilometre?
- Low & middle income ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.