Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female by country

Countries reporting

106

Highest

311.12 million

China

Lowest

Ukraine

Median

1.99 million

Years covered

1970–2021

Data points

1,548

What the numbers show

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 311.12 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Ukraine.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.99 million, and the mean is 9.70 million.

Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 27 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	Trinidad and Tobago	246,172	2011	up 40.9%	rising
92	Mauritius	221,884	2017	up 3,372.9%	volatile
93	Gambia	216,909	2020	up 3,328.1%	volatile
94	Cyprus	207,345	2016	up 28.5%	rising
95	Luxembourg	118,483	2016	up 35.9%	volatile
96	Malta	74,690	2016	up 27.1%	rising
97	Iceland	68,868	2015	down 2.2%	flat
98	Belize	27,328	1999	up 31.9%	rising
99	Jamaica	4,170	2002	down 99.9%	volatile
100	Belgium	1,883	2003	up 12.8%	rising
101	Austria	1,748	2003	up 5.8%	rising
102	Palestine	801.55	2017	down 99.5%	volatile
103	Belarus	0	2020	down 100.0%	volatile
103	Montenegro	0	2013	down 100.0%	volatile
103	Russia	0	2019	down 100.0%	volatile
103	Ukraine	0	2020	down 100.0%	volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Kosovo 260,154

About this data

Indicator: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 108 places, 1,548 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026