Female labour force participation in North America

21 countries in North America, 2025. Unit: % of women 15+. World ranking →

First in the ranking
70.7 %
Bahamas
Median country
52.8 %
half above, half below
World
48.9 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
36.9 to 70.7
Puerto Rico - Bahamas

How to read it

Across 21 countries in North America, the highest value is in Bahamas (70.7 %) and the lowest in Puerto Rico (36.9 %).

The median country is at 52.8 %: 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
1Bahamas70.7
2Jamaica63.0
3Saint Lucia62.0
4Barbados61.0
5Canada60.2
6Saint Vincent and the Grenadines59.2
7Haiti58.3
8United States56.3
9Panama54.9
10Dominican Republic53.7
11United States Virgin Islands52.8
12Nicaragua51.3
13El Salvador49.1
14Trinidad and Tobago47.8
15Mexico47.5
16Belize46.5
17Costa Rica46.0
18Cuba40.0
19Honduras39.6
20Guatemala38.3
21Puerto Rico36.9
World Bank, WDI · SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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