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Female labour force participation rate in China

Latest: 59.1%
Previous: 59.4%
Change: -0.30 (-0.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in China
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	73.1%
Dec 31, 1991	72.6%
Dec 31, 1992	72.1%
Dec 31, 1993	71.6%
Dec 31, 1994	71.1%
Dec 31, 1995	70.6%
Dec 31, 1996	70.0%
Dec 31, 1997	69.5%
Dec 31, 1998	69.0%
Dec 31, 1999	68.5%
Dec 31, 2000	67.9%
Dec 31, 2001	67.5%
Dec 31, 2002	67.1%
Dec 31, 2003	66.7%
Dec 31, 2004	66.3%
Dec 31, 2005	65.8%
Dec 31, 2006	65.4%
Dec 31, 2007	65.0%
Dec 31, 2008	64.5%
Dec 31, 2009	64.1%
Dec 31, 2010	63.7%
Dec 31, 2011	63.7%
Dec 31, 2012	63.3%
Dec 31, 2013	63.0%
Dec 31, 2014	62.8%
Dec 31, 2015	62.6%
Dec 31, 2016	62.3%
Dec 31, 2017	62.0%
Dec 31, 2018	61.6%
Dec 31, 2019	61.3%
Dec 31, 2020	59.7%
Dec 31, 2021	61.2%
Dec 31, 2022	60.1%
Dec 31, 2023	60.2%
Dec 31, 2024	59.4%
Dec 31, 2025	59.1%

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