IDA blend - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in IDA blend was 36.26 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 37.69 in 2011, while its lowest value was 34.79 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 34.79
1991 35.58
1992 35.69
1993 36.00
1994 36.21
1995 35.88
1996 36.04
1997 36.22
1998 36.36
1999 36.45
2000 36.54
2001 36.49
2002 36.46
2003 36.64
2004 36.81
2005 37.03
2006 37.24
2007 37.27
2008 37.32
2009 37.47
2010 37.61
2011 37.69
2012 37.50
2013 37.33
2014 37.41
2015 37.36
2016 37.06
2017 36.79
2018 36.54
2019 36.46
2020 36.23
2021 36.26

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in IDA blend was 203,210,700 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 203,210,700 in 2021 and a minimum value of 92,439,070 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 92,439,070
1991 95,196,610
1992 98,038,290
1993 100,562,600
1994 103,512,300
1995 106,003,500
1996 109,643,800
1997 113,423,300
1998 116,546,000
1999 120,039,100
2000 123,730,100
2001 127,005,800
2002 130,404,300
2003 134,019,000
2004 137,692,400
2005 140,999,900
2006 144,311,000
2007 148,078,000
2008 151,775,800
2009 156,042,200
2010 160,575,600
2011 164,637,300
2012 166,976,300
2013 169,315,100
2014 173,182,700
2015 178,983,900
2016 183,056,500
2017 187,199,300
2018 191,439,900
2019 196,264,400
2020 197,187,900
2021 203,210,700

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure