Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Middle income
Middle income: Labor force, female, per square kilometre was 16.27 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Middle income, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 16.27 units per square kilometre for labor force, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per square kilometre in Middle income peaked at 16.27 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.24 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Middle income 9th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.69 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 10.9 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 10.24 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 10.42 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 10.66 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 10.89 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 11.12 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 11.38 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 11.65 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 11.9 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 12.12 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 12.35 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 12.57 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 12.8 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 13.03 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 13.28 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 13.4 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.58 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.68 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.82 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 13.91 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.05 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 14.17 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 14.31 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 14.47 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 14.67 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 14.84 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.01 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 15.18 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.36 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 15.06 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.65 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 15.85 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 16.27 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.99 units per square kilometre | 10.24 units per square kilometre | 11.9 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.06 units per square kilometre | 12.12 units per square kilometre | 13.82 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6 units per square kilometre | 13.91 units per square kilometre | 15.36 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.71 units per square kilometre | 15.06 units per square kilometre | 16.27 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 6 Bangladesh 204.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Maldives 203.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Barbados 174.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Netherlands 143.78 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Republic of 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
More gender data for Middle income
- Labor force, female 1.06 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1753 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) 118.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.34 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.5 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.3% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 40.0% (2016)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 29.4% (2016)
- Literacy rate, adult female 84.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per square kilometre in Middle income?
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Middle income was 16.27 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.27 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.24 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Middle income rank for labor force, female, per square kilometre?
- Middle income ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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)
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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.