Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
311.12 million
China
Lowest
0
Ukraine
Median
1.64 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,563
What the numbers show
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 311.12 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.64 million, and the mean is 9.44 million.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 106,210.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 311.12 million | 2013 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 2 | India | 105.77 million | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 72.07 million | 2018 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 49.61 million | 2019 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 43.91 million | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 38.94 million | 2018 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 25.29 million | 2018 | up 520.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 21.64 million | 2020 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 18.88 million | 2011 | up 106,210.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Thailand | 16.52 million | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 16.45 million | 2019 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 15.98 million | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 15.03 million | 2020 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 14.89 million | 2016 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 14.41 million | 2016 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 14.17 million | 2016 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 11.46 million | 2016 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 18 | South Korea | 10.82 million | 2017 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 10.80 million | 2016 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Turkey | 10.46 million | 2019 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 21 | Tanzania | 10.42 million | 2020 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 9.82 million | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 9.60 million | 2020 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 8.90 million | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 25 | Peru | 8.05 million | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 26 | Uganda | 7.83 million | 2016 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 7.46 million | 2019 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 28 | Nepal | 6.96 million | 2014 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 29 | Ghana | 6.14 million | 2016 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 5.78 million | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 5.07 million | 2019 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 32 | Mozambique | 5.06 million | 2014 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 33 | Venezuela | 4.64 million | 2006 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 34 | Madagascar | 4.63 million | 2012 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 35 | Morocco | 4.04 million | 2013 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 3.88 million | 2018 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 37 | Netherlands | 3.67 million | 2016 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 3.62 million | 2019 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 39 | Chile | 3.59 million | 2017 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 40 | Ecuador | 3.38 million | 2021 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 41 | Cambodia | 3.32 million | 2012 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 42 | Mali | 3.21 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Senegal | 2.81 million | 2018 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 2.70 million | 2019 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 45 | Portugal | 2.52 million | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 46 | Guatemala | 2.50 million | 2019 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 47 | Zambia | 2.43 million | 2015 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 48 | Bolivia | 2.39 million | 2021 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 49 | Czechia | 2.26 million | 2016 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 2.26 million | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 2.11 million | 2016 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 52 | Togo | 2.10 million | 2018 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Greece | 2.09 million | 2016 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 54 | Rwanda | 1.89 million | 2021 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 1.64 million | 2016 | up 102,797.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 1.51 million | 2013 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 57 | Honduras | 1.48 million | 2019 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 58 | Paraguay | 1.47 million | 2021 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 59 | Serbia | 1.33 million | 2018 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 60 | Tunisia | 1.32 million | 2015 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovakia | 1.28 million | 2016 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Laos | 1.27 million | 2018 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 63 | Denmark | 1.24 million | 2016 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 64 | Guinea | 1.20 million | 2018 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 65 | El Salvador | 1.20 million | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 66 | Finland | 1.16 million | 2016 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Norway | 1.15 million | 2016 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 68 | Georgia | 1.06 million | 2020 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 1.06 million | 2014 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.02 million | 2020 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 917,620 | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 72 | Ireland | 903,844 | 2016 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Croatia | 899,523 | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 74 | Niger | 850,002 | 2018 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Uruguay | 795,085 | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 76 | Panama | 736,903 | 2021 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 77 | Lithuania | 696,959 | 2016 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 78 | Armenia | 627,818 | 2020 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 79 | Albania | 610,954 | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 80 | Mongolia | 567,109 | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 81 | Puerto Rico | 559,188 | 2005 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 82 | Moldova | 474,759 | 2021 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Latvia | 470,592 | 2016 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Slovenia | 451,647 | 2016 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 451,473 | 2013 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 379,543 | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 371,357 | 2016 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 358,504 | 2019 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 89 | Namibia | 350,080 | 2015 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 90 | Estonia | 309,931 | 2016 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 91 | Kosovo | 260,154 | 2017 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 91 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 260,154 | 2017 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 246,172 | 2011 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritius | 221,884 | 2017 | up 3,372.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Gambia | 216,909 | 2020 | up 3,328.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Cyprus | 207,345 | 2016 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 97 | Djibouti | 187,422 | 2017 | up 452.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 118,483 | 2016 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Malta | 74,690 | 2016 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 100 | Iceland | 68,868 | 2015 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 101 | Belize | 27,328 | 1999 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 102 | Jamaica | 4,170 | 2002 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Belgium | 1,883 | 2003 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 104 | Austria | 1,748 | 2003 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 105 | Palestine | 801.55 | 2017 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Montenegro | 0 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Russia | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Ukraine | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |