Low income - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Low income was 43.79 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 44.33 in 2000, while its lowest value was 43.70 in 2012.

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 44.31
1991 44.24
1992 44.19
1993 44.12
1994 44.10
1995 44.18
1996 44.17
1997 44.17
1998 44.18
1999 44.28
2000 44.33
2001 44.30
2002 44.26
2003 44.23
2004 44.17
2005 44.12
2006 44.00
2007 43.94
2008 43.89
2009 43.82
2010 43.78
2011 43.76
2012 43.70
2013 43.71
2014 43.77
2015 43.85
2016 43.92
2017 44.00
2018 44.09
2019 44.17
2020 43.77
2021 43.79

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Low income was 262,888,000 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 262,888,000 in 2021 and a minimum value of 112,501,400 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 112,501,400
1991 115,709,700
1992 119,025,800
1993 122,508,100
1994 126,048,000
1995 129,880,000
1996 133,426,500
1997 137,129,800
1998 141,033,700
1999 145,144,600
2000 149,421,000
2001 153,528,700
2002 157,890,000
2003 162,468,200
2004 167,219,300
2005 172,080,300
2006 176,448,900
2007 180,927,000
2008 185,758,000
2009 190,579,000
2010 195,682,900
2011 200,919,500
2012 206,073,200
2013 211,733,400
2014 217,574,600
2015 224,152,100
2016 230,814,400
2017 237,781,100
2018 245,087,900
2019 252,708,800
2020 253,388,400
2021 262,888,000

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure