Social & Inequality
Female/male activity ratio
SL.TLF.CACT.FM.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Zimbabwe, Liberia. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, United Kingdom
- 87.4%2025
- Period covered
- 1990 - 202536 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 88.67%Liberia, 2025
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 70%Italy, 2025
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
Liberia88.67%2025
United Kingdom87.4%2025
Netherlands87.23%2025
Spain84.89%2025
China84.68%2025
United States84.02%2025
Zimbabwe83.69%2025
Italy70%2025
Year by year values
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| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Zimbabwe | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.4% | 70% | 84.89% | 87.23% | 84.02% | 84.68% | 83.69% | 88.67% |
| 2024 | 87.34% | 69.94% | 84.8% | 87.15% | 83.98% | 84.6% | 83.54% | 88.59% |
| 2023 | 86.34% | 70.24% | 84.23% | 87.03% | 83.79% | 84.41% | 83.52% | 88.37% |
| 2022 | 87.01% | 69.75% | 82.81% | 86.88% | 82.94% | 84.18% | 83.35% | 88.17% |
| 2021 | 87.74% | 69.3% | 83.31% | 86.81% | 82.59% | 83.91% | 83.83% | 88.42% |
| 2020 | 86.86% | 68.68% | 81.91% | 86.47% | 82.65% | 83.39% | 83.76% | 88.23% |
| 2019 | 86.04% | 69.51% | 81.94% | 85.75% | 82.63% | 83.6% | 84.43% | 88.23% |
| 2018 | 84.61% | 69.02% | 81.44% | 85.17% | 82.18% | 83.33% | 83.87% | 87.98% |
| 2017 | 84.43% | 68.69% | 81.55% | 85.12% | 82.07% | 83.05% | 83.34% | 87.8% |
| 2016 | 83.88% | 67.96% | 81.43% | 84.55% | 81.54% | 82.78% | 82.88% | 87.66% |
| 2015 | 83.29% | 67.23% | 81.06% | 83.95% | 81.5% | 82.54% | 82.56% | 87.53% |
| 2014 | 83.02% | 68% | 80.82% | 83.41% | 81.74% | 82.31% | 82.4% | 87.44% |
| 2013 | 82.58% | 67.3% | 80.4% | 84.02% | 81.47% | 82.1% | 82.46% | 87.45% |
| 2012 | 81.72% | 66.67% | 79.93% | 84.02% | 81.66% | 81.9% | 82.76% | 87.54% |
| 2011 | 81.52% | 65.03% | 78.37% | 83.54% | 81.93% | 81.72% | 83.2% | 87.25% |
| 2010 | 81.06% | 64.24% | 76.87% | 82.6% | 82.09% | 81.54% | 83.69% | 86.85% |
| 2009 | 80.78% | 63.79% | 75.29% | 81.52% | 81.99% | 81.85% | 84.23% | 86.82% |
| 2008 | 79.89% | 63.65% | 72.88% | 81% | 81.17% | 82.16% | 84.71% | 86.78% |
| 2007 | 79.63% | 62.39% | 70.93% | 80.27% | 80.62% | 82.47% | 85.06% | 86.78% |
| 2006 | 79.87% | 62.34% | 69.55% | 79.79% | 80.39% | 82.77% | 85.23% | 86.87% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | 61.9% | 67.9% | 79.14% | 80.36% | 83.07% | 85.43% | 86.95% |
| 2004 | 79.19% | 61.7% | 66.63% | 79.25% | 80.21% | 83.37% | 85.76% | 87% |
| 2003 | 78.16% | 59.9% | 64.94% | 79.1% | 80.42% | 83.66% | 86.06% | 87.02% |
| 2002 | 78.51% | 59.38% | 63.44% | 78.51% | 79.91% | 83.95% | 86.21% | 87% |
| 2001 | 77.53% | 58.86% | 60.28% | 77.61% | 79.71% | 84.24% | 86.02% | 86.96% |
| 2000 | 76.98% | 57.74% | 61.8% | 76.53% | 79.46% | 84.52% | 85.49% | 86.89% |
| 1999 | 76.48% | 57.16% | 60.07% | 75.52% | 79.31% | 84.65% | 84.72% | 86.82% |
| 1998 | 75.78% | 55.83% | 59.32% | 74.57% | 78.98% | 84.77% | 83.61% | 86.73% |
| 1997 | 75.44% | 55.07% | 59.03% | 73.89% | 78.83% | 84.9% | 82.31% | 86.63% |
| 1996 | 74.76% | 54.61% | 57.97% | 73.23% | 78.14% | 85.03% | 80.96% | 86.51% |
| 1995 | 73.83% | 53.67% | 57.24% | 72.67% | 77.8% | 85.17% | 79.72% | 86.36% |
| 1994 | 73.5% | 52.89% | 55.75% | 72.74% | 77.49% | 85.3% | 78.84% | 86.2% |
| 1993 | 73.04% | 52.21% | 53.38% | 72.5% | 75.89% | 85.44% | 78.29% | 86.04% |
| 1992 | 71.76% | 52.62% | 52.14% | 72.14% | 75.37% | 85.59% | 78.63% | 85.91% |
| 1991 | 70.87% | 53.45% | 49.86% | 71.32% | 74.86% | 85.73% | 78.86% | 85.81% |
| 1990 | 70.46% | 52.62% | 49.47% | 70.71% | 74.52% | 85.88% | 78.19% | 85.87% |
World Bank definition
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
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.
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The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia
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