Labor force, female in Euro area
Euro area: Labor force, female was 81.83 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Euro area, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 81.83 million for labor force, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Euro area peaked at 81.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.01 million, in 1990.
That places Euro area 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.01 million | — |
| 1991 | 60.51 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 60.68 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 60.95 million | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 61.71 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 62.16 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 62.88 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 63.54 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 64.32 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 65.35 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 66.09 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 66.41 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.64 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 69.02 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 70.04 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 71.28 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 72.56 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 73.50 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 74.42 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 75.14 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 75.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.76 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.59 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.93 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.37 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.79 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.23 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.10 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 78.09 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 79.24 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 80.43 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 81.57 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 81.86 million | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 81.83 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.11 million | 59.01 million | 65.35 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.61 million | 66.09 million | 75.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.30 million | 75.49 million | 79.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.50 million | 78.09 million | 81.86 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 34 North Korea 8.52 million compare
- 35 Poland 8.38 million compare
- 36 Madagascar 8.32 million compare
- 37 Mozambique 8.09 million compare
- 38 Angola 8.06 million compare
- 39 Egypt 7.45 million compare
- 40 Australia 7.21 million compare
More gender data for Euro area
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2281 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.0473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 28.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.0959 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1756 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 97.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.23 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.65 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 32.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Euro area?
- Labor force, female in Euro area was 81.83 million in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 81.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.01 million in 1990.
- How does Euro area rank for labor force, female?
- Euro area ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division, published as part of Labor force, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force comprises women ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.