Middle income - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Middle income was 37.49 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 38.47 in 2000, while its lowest value was 37.42 in 2020.

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 38.29
1991 38.28
1992 38.31
1993 38.29
1994 38.37
1995 38.37
1996 38.38
1997 38.38
1998 38.43
1999 38.46
2000 38.47
2001 38.44
2002 38.41
2003 38.42
2004 38.40
2005 38.43
2006 38.30
2007 38.25
2008 38.07
2009 37.97
2010 37.80
2011 37.69
2012 37.59
2013 37.57
2014 37.58
2015 37.63
2016 37.66
2017 37.71
2018 37.71
2019 37.82
2020 37.42
2021 37.49

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Middle income was 2,563,655,000 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,575,657,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,721,325,000 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 1,721,325,000
1991 1,752,625,000
1992 1,788,025,000
1993 1,820,258,000
1994 1,856,805,000
1995 1,888,801,000
1996 1,923,537,000
1997 1,957,306,000
1998 1,990,136,000
1999 2,029,023,000
2000 2,065,439,000
2001 2,097,317,000
2002 2,131,070,000
2003 2,169,324,000
2004 2,208,522,000
2005 2,243,401,000
2006 2,268,203,000
2007 2,294,870,000
2008 2,314,399,000
2009 2,334,952,000
2010 2,353,555,000
2011 2,379,187,000
2012 2,401,368,000
2013 2,423,681,000
2014 2,448,694,000
2015 2,476,433,000
2016 2,499,467,000
2017 2,523,210,000
2018 2,546,166,000
2019 2,575,657,000
2020 2,513,492,000
2021 2,563,655,000

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure