Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate - Women (LNS11300002) from Jan 1948 to Jun 2025 about females, participation, 16 years +, labor force, labor, household survey, rate, and USA.

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Indonesia was reported at 39.36 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Indonesia - Labor force, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Labor Force Participation Rate Female: From 25 to 54 Years for United States (LRAC25FEUSM156S) from Jan 1955 to May 2025 about 25 to 54 years, females, participation, labor force, labor, rate, and USA.

United Kingdom UK: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 46.528 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 46.515 % for 2016. United Kingdom UK: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 45.614 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.528 % in 2017 and a record low of 43.192 % in 1990. United Kingdom UK: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

The average for 2023 based on 178 countries was 51.07 percent. The highest value was in the Solomon Islands: 82.73 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 4.83 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Canada was reported at 47.35 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Labor force, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Context

Women roughly occupy half of the world's population but when it comes to the total workforce of a country, the percentage of male and female workers are rarely similar. This is even more prominent for the developing and underdeveloped countries. While several reasons such as the insufficient access to education, religious superstitions, lack of adequate infrastructures are responsible for this discrepancy, it goes way beyond these. And to show the effects of multiple socioeconomic factors on the participation of women in the total workforce, percentage of female employment in the total labor force has been considered. Using multiple linear regression model, the relationship between these factors can be analyzed.

Content

For the current study, the data set has been chosen from a survey performed on the population of Bangladesh. The datasets selected for this study span over 25 years (from 1995 to 2019). Data has been collected separately from multiple datasets from the World Bank databank for the employed women percentage and the related predictor variables. These datasets were compiled into one dataset and it corresponds to the 25 data points for the variables. There is one response variable which is the percentage of the employed women and 10 exlnanatory variables of predictors. Brief descriptions of these variables are given below.

PerFemEmploy Employment to population ratio (%) of women who are of age 15 or older. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

FertilityRate Fertility rate (birth per women). Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

RatioMaletoFemale Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

PerFemEmployers Employers, female (% of female employment). Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).

Agriculture Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).

Industry Employment in industry, female (% of female employment). The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Services Employment in services, female (% of female employment). The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

Wage.Salaried Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.

ContrFamWorkers Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment). Contribut...

Context

Women roughly occupy half of the world's population but when it comes to the total workforce of a country, the percentage of male and female workers are rarely similar. This is even more prominent for the developing and underdeveloped countries. While several reasons such as the insufficient access to education, religious superstitions, lack of adequate infrastrucutres are responsible for this discrepancy, it goes way beyond these. One significant factor is the fertility rate of women which is a count for the total number of births per an individual woman. And to show its effects on the participation of women in the total workforce, percentage of female workers in the labor force has been considered. Using simple linear regression model, the relationship between these two factors can be analyzed.

Content

The datasets span over 23 years (from 1995 to 2017). Data has been collected separately from two surveys carried out by the World Bank for both the fertility rate and the percentage of female in the total workforce of Bangladesh. These two datasets were compiled into one dataset and it corresponds to the 23 data points for these two variables ("fertility rate" and "worker percent").

Inspiration

Linear model as well as other statistical methods can be applied on this dataset to analyze if there is any viable relationship between these two variables.

Brazil BR: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 43.342 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 43.325 % for 2023. Brazil BR: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 42.032 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.596 % in 2019 and a record low of 34.754 % in 1990. Brazil BR: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.;World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.;Weighted average;

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate - 20 Yrs. & over, White Women (LNS11300029) from Jan 1954 to Jun 2025 about 20 years +, females, participation, white, labor force, labor, household survey, rate, and USA.

Hong Kong HK: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 48.985 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 48.817 % for 2016. Hong Kong HK: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 43.964 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.985 % in 2017 and a record low of 36.956 % in 1990. Hong Kong HK: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Niger: Female labor force participation rate: The latest value from 2023 is 62.26 percent, an increase from 62.12 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 51.07 percent, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Niger from 1991 to 2023 is 66.51 percent. The minimum value, 61.51 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 68.93 percent was recorded in 1991.

Bangladesh BD: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 36.941 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 36.668 % for 2023. Bangladesh BD: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 26.577 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.941 % in 2024 and a record low of 20.683 % in 1990. Bangladesh BD: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.;World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.;Weighted average;

Peru PE: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 45.422 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 45.334 % for 2016. Peru PE: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 44.036 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.029 % in 2010 and a record low of 37.311 % in 1990. Peru PE: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Peru – Table PE.World Bank: Labour Force. Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Costa Rica: Female labor force participation rate: The latest value from 2023 is 44.75 percent, a decline from 50.15 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 51.07 percent, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 1991 to 2023 is 43 percent. The minimum value, 32.47 percent, was reached in 1992 while the maximum of 52.58 percent was recorded in 2019.

Croatia: Female labor force participation rate: The latest value from 2023 is 47.93 percent, an increase from 46.8 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 51.07 percent, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Croatia from 1991 to 2023 is 45.15 percent. The minimum value, 42.56 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 47.93 percent was recorded in 2023.

Analysis of ‘Female Employment vs Socioeconimic Factors’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://www.kaggle.com/mdmuhtasimbillah/female-employment-vs-socioeconimic-factors on 28 January 2022.

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Context

Women roughly occupy half of the world's population but when it comes to the total workforce of a country, the percentage of male and female workers are rarely similar. This is even more prominent for the developing and underdeveloped countries. While several reasons such as the insufficient access to education, religious superstitions, lack of adequate infrastructures are responsible for this discrepancy, it goes way beyond these. And to show the effects of multiple socioeconomic factors on the participation of women in the total workforce, percentage of female employment in the total labor force has been considered. Using multiple linear regression model, the relationship between these factors can be analyzed.

Content

For the current study, the data set has been chosen from a survey performed on the population of Bangladesh. The datasets selected for this study span over 25 years (from 1995 to 2019). Data has been collected separately from multiple datasets from the World Bank databank for the employed women percentage and the related predictor variables. These datasets were compiled into one dataset and it corresponds to the 25 data points for the variables. There is one response variable which is the percentage of the employed women and 10 exlnanatory variables of predictors. Brief descriptions of these variables are given below.

PerFemEmploy Employment to population ratio (%) of women who are of age 15 or older. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

FertilityRate Fertility rate (birth per women). Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

RatioMaletoFemale Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

PerFemEmployers Employers, female (% of female employment). Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).

Agriculture Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).

Industry Employment in industry, female (% of female employment). The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Services Employment in services, female (% of female employment). The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

Wage.Salaried Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.

ContrFamWorkers Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.

OwnAccount Own-account female workers (% of employment). Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".

Vulnerable Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.

Inspiration

Linear model as well as other statistical methods can be applied on this dataset to analyze if there is any viable relationship between the predictor and the response variables.

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Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) in United States was reported at 84.17 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Ecuador: Female labor force participation rate: The latest value from 2023 is 53.19 percent, a decline from 54.29 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 51.07 percent, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Ecuador from 1991 to 2023 is 50.22 percent. The minimum value, 45.84 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 56.16 percent was recorded in 2017.

Thailand: Female labor force participation rate: The latest value from 2023 is 59.18 percent, a decline from 59.81 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 51.07 percent, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Thailand from 1991 to 2023 is 63.68 percent. The minimum value, 59.02 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 67.55 percent was recorded in 1997.