Variable: Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

QoG Code: (wdi_lfpf)


Dataset: World Development Indicators

Description:

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 meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2024-11-20
Last updated by source: 2024-10-28


Categories:

Labour Market


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2025 Basic Time-series - 2025 OECD Cross-section - 2025 OECD Time-series - 2025 Standard Cross-section - 2025 Standard Time-series - 2025 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 177
Basic time-series: 178
Standard cross-section: 177
Standard time-series: 178
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1991-2023
Basic time-series: 1991-2023
OECD time-series: 1991-2023

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This variable has information from the year 1990 to the year 2022