Female labour force participation rate: compare countries

See Female labour force participation rate for up to four countries side by side.

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Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Female labour force participation rate: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	United States	Germany
Dec 31, 2002	36.3%	58.4%	49.6%
Dec 31, 2003	36.8%	58.2%	50.0%
Dec 31, 2004	38.1%	57.9%	49.7%
Dec 31, 2005	37.8%	58.0%	50.7%
Dec 31, 2006	37.9%	58.2%	51.8%
Dec 31, 2007	37.7%	58.1%	52.2%
Dec 31, 2008	38.4%	58.3%	52.0%
Dec 31, 2009	38.0%	58.1%	52.6%
Dec 31, 2010	37.9%	57.5%	52.5%
Dec 31, 2011	38.1%	57.0%	53.7%
Dec 31, 2012	39.4%	56.8%	53.7%
Dec 31, 2013	39.3%	56.4%	54.2%
Dec 31, 2014	39.7%	56.2%	54.5%
Dec 31, 2015	39.4%	55.9%	54.4%
Dec 31, 2016	40.1%	56.1%	54.8%
Dec 31, 2017	40.6%	56.4%	55.1%
Dec 31, 2018	40.8%	56.5%	55.2%
Dec 31, 2019	40.9%	56.9%	55.7%
Dec 31, 2020	39.5%	55.7%	55.1%
Dec 31, 2021	39.9%	55.6%	55.0%
Dec 31, 2022	40.5%	56.0%	55.5%
Dec 31, 2023	41.3%	56.6%	55.8%
Dec 31, 2024	41.0%	56.6%	55.6%
Dec 31, 2025	40.8%	56.3%	55.3%