Social & Inequality
Female/male activity ratio
SL.TLF.CACT.FM.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank. 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.
Countries compared
8 countries compared out of 142 available.
Latest known value: 70% for Italy in 2025, over a series running from 1990 to 2025 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (Sierra Leone, 93.53%) to the lowest (Venezuela, 54.94%).
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Year by year values
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| Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Sudan | Sierra Leone | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70% | 84.89% | 87.23% | 84.02% | 84.68% | 93.53% | 54.94% | |
| 2024 | 69.94% | 84.8% | 87.15% | 83.98% | 84.6% | 93.56% | 55.29% | |
| 2023 | 70.24% | 84.23% | 87.03% | 83.79% | 84.41% | 91.85% | 93.24% | 53.69% |
| 2022 | 69.75% | 82.81% | 86.88% | 82.94% | 84.18% | 92.14% | 92.55% | 52.54% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | 83.31% | 86.81% | 82.59% | 83.91% | 94.09% | 92.26% | 61.86% |
| 2020 | 68.68% | 81.91% | 86.47% | 82.65% | 83.39% | 93.86% | 91.98% | 61.46% |
| 2019 | 69.51% | 81.94% | 85.75% | 82.63% | 83.6% | 93.86% | 91.98% | 61.74% |
| 2018 | 69.02% | 81.44% | 85.17% | 82.18% | 83.33% | 92.06% | 91.06% | 62.18% |
| 2017 | 68.69% | 81.55% | 85.12% | 82.07% | 83.05% | 91.88% | 92.76% | 62.25% |
| 2016 | 67.96% | 81.43% | 84.55% | 81.54% | 82.78% | 93.6% | 94.44% | 63.8% |
| 2015 | 67.23% | 81.06% | 83.95% | 81.5% | 82.54% | 94.52% | 96.1% | 63.87% |
| 2014 | 68% | 80.82% | 83.41% | 81.74% | 82.31% | 95.41% | 97.74% | 63.94% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | 80.4% | 84.02% | 81.47% | 82.1% | 96.29% | 97.93% | 64.02% |
| 2012 | 66.67% | 79.93% | 84.02% | 81.66% | 81.9% | 96.21% | 98.12% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | 65.03% | 78.37% | 83.54% | 81.93% | 81.72% | 95.84% | 98.31% | 63.58% |
| 2010 | 64.24% | 76.87% | 82.6% | 82.09% | 81.54% | 94.95% | 98.49% | 63.13% |
| 2009 | 63.79% | 75.29% | 81.52% | 81.99% | 81.85% | 94.09% | 98.66% | 63.68% |
| 2008 | 63.65% | 72.88% | 81% | 81.17% | 82.16% | 93.52% | 98.82% | 62.72% |
| 2007 | 62.39% | 70.93% | 80.27% | 80.62% | 82.47% | 92.84% | 98.98% | 62.52% |
| 2006 | 62.34% | 69.55% | 79.79% | 80.39% | 82.77% | 92.14% | 99.13% | 62.43% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | 67.9% | 79.14% | 80.36% | 83.07% | 91.5% | 99.27% | 62.21% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | 66.63% | 79.25% | 80.21% | 83.37% | 90.96% | 99.41% | 59.24% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | 64.94% | 79.1% | 80.42% | 83.66% | 90.78% | 100.08% | 58.79% |
| 2002 | 59.38% | 63.44% | 78.51% | 79.91% | 83.95% | 91.03% | 100.08% | 60.28% |
| 2001 | 58.86% | 60.28% | 77.61% | 79.71% | 84.24% | 91.28% | 100.14% | 60.61% |
| 2000 | 57.74% | 61.8% | 76.53% | 79.46% | 84.52% | 91.33% | 100.24% | 59.55% |
| 1999 | 57.16% | 60.07% | 75.52% | 79.31% | 84.65% | 91.22% | 100.46% | 60.16% |
| 1998 | 55.83% | 59.32% | 74.57% | 78.98% | 84.77% | 90.9% | 100.73% | 61.04% |
| 1997 | 55.07% | 59.03% | 73.89% | 78.83% | 84.9% | 90.63% | 100.93% | 60.41% |
| 1996 | 54.61% | 57.97% | 73.23% | 78.14% | 85.03% | 90.7% | 101.13% | 60.71% |
| 1995 | 53.67% | 57.24% | 72.67% | 77.8% | 85.17% | 90.87% | 101.34% | 60.12% |
| 1994 | 52.89% | 55.75% | 72.74% | 77.49% | 85.3% | 90.94% | 101.56% | 60.34% |
| 1993 | 52.21% | 53.38% | 72.5% | 75.89% | 85.44% | 91.04% | 101.77% | 61.1% |
| 1992 | 52.62% | 52.14% | 72.14% | 75.37% | 85.59% | 91.24% | 101.98% | 61.56% |
| 1991 | 53.45% | 49.86% | 71.32% | 74.86% | 85.73% | 91.36% | 102.19% | 61.09% |
| 1990 | 52.62% | 49.47% | 70.71% | 74.52% | 85.88% | 91.39% | 102.38% | 60.87% |
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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