Labor force, female in Liberia

Liberia: Labor force, female was 1.27 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.27 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
110th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.27 million
in 2025
All-time low
393,932
in 1991
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Labor force, female in Liberia, 1990–2025

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1990200720251990: 444.8k1991: 393.9k1992: 418.8k1993: 437.5k1994: 438.8k1995: 445.1k1996: 460.2k1997: 499.3k1998: 553.9k1999: 586.6k2000: 609.9k2001: 628.9k2002: 646.1k2003: 651.7k2004: 659.4k2005: 688.7k2006: 727.0k2007: 762.5k2008: 794.0k2009: 819.8k2010: 844.1k2011: 884.7k2012: 921.5k2013: 940.0k2014: 959.2k2015: 980.5k2016: 1.0M2017: 1.0M2018: 1.0M2019: 1.1M2020: 1.1M2021: 1.1M2022: 1.2M2023: 1.2M2024: 1.2M2025: 1.3M

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 1.27 million for labor force, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force, female in Liberia peaked at 1.27 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 393,932, in 1991.

That places Liberia 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 467,893 393,932 586,617 10
2000s 698,800 609,889 819,783 10
2010s 968,059 844,065 1.07 million 10
2020s 1.18 million 1.09 million 1.27 million 6

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 107 Slovakia 1.30 million compare
  2. 108 Congo 1.28 million compare
  3. 109 Tunisia 1.28 million compare
  4. 111 El Salvador 1.27 million compare
  5. 112 Syria 1.18 million compare
  6. 113 Kyrgyzstan 1.14 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force, female in Liberia?
Labor force, female in Liberia was 1.27 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 Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2025.
What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 393,932 in 1991.
How does Liberia rank for labor force, female?
Liberia ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is labor force, female rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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

Indicator
Labor force, female
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.