Female labour force participation in Europe

38 countries in Europe, 2025. Unit: % of women 15+. World ranking →

First in the ranking
72.3 %
Moldova
Median country
55.1 %
half above, half below
World
48.9 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
39.2 to 72.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Moldova

How to read it

Across 38 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Moldova (72.3 %) and the lowest in Bosnia and Herzegovina (39.2 %).

The median country is at 55.1 %: half are above, half below.

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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Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external… · via World Bank WDI (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS) · licence

Women in the labour force over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Moldova72.3
2Iceland70.0
3Netherlands62.7
4Switzerland62.2
5Norway62.1
6Sweden61.5
7Estonia61.0
8Denmark60.8
9Ireland59.8
10Albania58.6
11Lithuania57.7
12Luxembourg57.5
13United Kingdom57.3
14Belarus56.8
15Finland56.5
16Malta55.8
17Germany55.3
18Latvia55.2
19Slovakia55.1
20Austria55.1
21Portugal54.6
22Russia54.5
23Hungary54.3
24Czechia53.5
25Spain52.8
26Serbia52.6
27Slovenia52.3
28Poland51.6
29France51.5
30Montenegro51.2
31Bulgaria50.4
32Belgium49.8
33Croatia47.4
34Greece44.7
35North Macedonia42.7
36Romania41.8
37Italy40.8
38Bosnia and Herzegovina39.2
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