Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Labor force, female, per square kilometre was 4.05 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 4.05 units per square kilometre for labor force, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 4.05 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.29 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.41 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.53 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.61 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.67 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 1.77 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.84 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.97 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 2.07 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 2.15 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.19 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.32 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.46 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 2.72 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.85 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.87 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.05 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 3.17 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.22 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.34 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.41 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.51 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.67 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.77 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.76 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.68 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.77 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.7 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.84 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.86 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.05 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.61 units per square kilometre | 1.29 units per square kilometre | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 units per square kilometre | 2.07 units per square kilometre | 3.05 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 units per square kilometre | 3.17 units per square kilometre | 3.77 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 units per square kilometre | 3.7 units per square kilometre | 4.05 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 39 Dominican Republic 45.75 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Sri Lanka 42.85 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Malawi 40.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Kuwait 39.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Cyprus 38.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Denmark 37.86 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 China 37.36 units per square kilometre compare
More gender data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Labor force, female 53.25 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.0643 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 170.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.02 years (2018)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.36 years (2018)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 13.5% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 13.1% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 21.3% (2016)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 4.05 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for labor force, female, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.