Euro area - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Euro area was 46.70 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 46.70 in 2021, while its lowest value was 40.02 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 40.02
1991 40.64
1992 40.89
1993 41.09
1994 41.42
1995 41.72
1996 41.95
1997 42.12
1998 42.34
1999 42.69
2000 42.92
2001 43.02
2002 43.29
2003 43.62
2004 43.86
2005 44.09
2006 44.35
2007 44.57
2008 44.79
2009 45.10
2010 45.31
2011 45.52
2012 45.75
2013 45.94
2014 46.07
2015 46.13
2016 46.25
2017 46.28
2018 46.29
2019 46.39
2020 46.48
2021 46.70

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Euro area was 166,219,600 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 166,814,300 in 2019 and a minimum value of 138,680,000 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 138,680,000
1991 140,881,600
1992 140,934,000
1993 141,213,300
1994 141,842,200
1995 141,995,200
1996 142,924,200
1997 143,745,700
1998 145,334,600
1999 146,870,400
2000 147,969,700
2001 148,537,600
2002 150,571,800
2003 152,787,300
2004 153,940,300
2005 156,276,600
2006 157,913,900
2007 159,425,200
2008 161,050,600
2009 161,489,000
2010 161,714,400
2011 161,383,200
2012 162,472,400
2013 162,893,000
2014 163,246,800
2015 163,577,300
2016 164,861,800
2017 165,521,100
2018 166,159,900
2019 166,814,300
2020 164,917,400
2021 166,219,600

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure