Social & Inequality
Female activity rate
SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia. 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, Italy
- 40.81%2025
- Period covered
- 1990 - 202536 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 70.39%South Sudan, 2023
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 14.45%Sudan, 2022
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
South Sudan70.39%2023
Netherlands62.71%2025
China59.15%2025
United States56.34%2025
Spain52.83%2025
Italy40.81%2025
Somalia20.7%2025
Sudan14.45%2022
Year by year values
Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.
| Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Sudan | Sudan | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.81% | 52.83% | 62.71% | 56.34% | 59.15% | 20.7% | ||
| 2024 | 41.03% | 53.2% | 62.88% | 56.56% | 59.45% | 20.72% | ||
| 2023 | 41.31% | 52.77% | 63.08% | 56.6% | 60.22% | 70.39% | 20.71% | |
| 2022 | 40.52% | 52.28% | 62.57% | 56.03% | 60.1% | 70.63% | 14.45% | 20.67% |
| 2021 | 39.88% | 52.18% | 61.89% | 55.63% | 61.18% | 71.34% | 15.81% | 20.93% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | 50.92% | 61.78% | 55.7% | 59.71% | 71% | 17.01% | 20.89% |
| 2019 | 40.91% | 52.04% | 61.66% | 56.87% | 61.31% | 71.68% | 18.47% | 21.09% |
| 2018 | 40.78% | 51.87% | 61.14% | 56.47% | 61.59% | 71.29% | 19.7% | 21.06% |
| 2017 | 40.58% | 52.28% | 60.89% | 56.4% | 61.96% | 71.24% | 20.9% | 21.01% |
| 2016 | 40.07% | 52.49% | 60.82% | 56.1% | 62.33% | 71.61% | 22.09% | 20.97% |
| 2015 | 39.39% | 52.62% | 60.76% | 55.94% | 62.61% | 71.81% | 23.3% | 20.94% |
| 2014 | 39.75% | 52.63% | 60.27% | 56.2% | 62.83% | 72% | 24.52% | 20.92% |
| 2013 | 39.32% | 52.83% | 61.04% | 56.36% | 63.02% | 72.2% | 25.75% | 20.89% |
| 2012 | 39.37% | 52.9% | 61.08% | 56.78% | 63.33% | 72.18% | 27.02% | 20.86% |
| 2011 | 38.07% | 52.29% | 60.53% | 57% | 63.66% | 72.1% | 28.33% | 20.73% |
| 2010 | 37.88% | 51.71% | 60.28% | 57.52% | 63.67% | 71.9% | 27.4% | 20.61% |
| 2009 | 37.95% | 51.01% | 60.14% | 58.05% | 64.11% | 71.72% | 26.5% | 20.57% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | 49.93% | 60.23% | 58.29% | 64.54% | 71.59% | 25.6% | 20.55% |
| 2007 | 37.68% | 48.55% | 59.95% | 58.09% | 64.97% | 71.45% | 25.87% | 20.57% |
| 2006 | 37.89% | 47.6% | 59.76% | 58.16% | 65.4% | 71.3% | 26.14% | 20.66% |
| 2005 | 37.76% | 46.18% | 59.52% | 58.04% | 65.83% | 71.17% | 26.41% | 20.79% |
| 2004 | 38.13% | 44.76% | 59.76% | 57.94% | 66.25% | 71.06% | 26.68% | 20.89% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | 43.38% | 59.92% | 58.22% | 66.67% | 71.03% | 26.96% | 20.95% |
| 2002 | 36.33% | 41.89% | 59.84% | 58.35% | 67.09% | 71.09% | 27.25% | 21% |
| 2001 | 35.86% | 39.44% | 59.54% | 58.52% | 67.5% | 71.15% | 27.53% | 21.04% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | 40.66% | 58.95% | 58.68% | 67.91% | 71.17% | 27.82% | 21.08% |
| 1999 | 35.16% | 39.12% | 58.29% | 58.55% | 68.45% | 71.16% | 28.11% | 21.12% |
| 1998 | 34.48% | 38.43% | 57.67% | 58.39% | 68.99% | 71.09% | 28.39% | 21.17% |
| 1997 | 33.98% | 38.07% | 57.21% | 58.4% | 69.52% | 71.03% | 28.67% | 21.21% |
| 1996 | 33.79% | 37.28% | 56.79% | 57.86% | 70.04% | 71.04% | 28.96% | 21.26% |
| 1995 | 33.14% | 36.77% | 56.43% | 57.58% | 70.56% | 71.08% | 27.99% | 21.32% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | 36.31% | 56.47% | 57.35% | 71.08% | 71.1% | 27.05% | 21.38% |
| 1993 | 33.33% | 35.03% | 56.34% | 56.4% | 71.59% | 71.11% | 26.14% | 21.45% |
| 1992 | 33.87% | 34.46% | 56.13% | 56.3% | 72.1% | 71.15% | 25.26% | 21.4% |
| 1991 | 35.48% | 33.44% | 55.61% | 55.88% | 72.6% | 71.16% | 24.41% | 21.23% |
| 1990 | 34.96% | 33.35% | 55.16% | 56% | 73.09% | 71.17% | 23.58% | 21.19% |
World Bank definition
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.
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The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia
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