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Female labor force participation rate by age_18 countries

  • 2019-2021
  • 2019

Vietnam (68.2%) has the highest female labor force participation rate among the 18 countries, followed by Singapore (63.9%) and China (60.5%).
In contrast, in India (24.0%) and Saudi Arabia (22.1%), female labor force participation rates are relatively low compared to other countries.
By age, among the Asian countries, East Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Korea), Singapore, and Malaysia peak in their late 20s, while Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines peak in their late 30s to 40s.
Vietnam, the U.K., and Germany have high percentages of respondents in their early 50s, at around 80% or more.
In Japan, there is a so-called "M-curve," which peaks between the ages of 25 and 29, falls gradually and then rises again. The same is true of Korea.
India is only 36.5% even at its peak of 35-39years.

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※Labor force participation rate（労働力率）・・・15歳以上の人口のうち、働いている人と完全失業者（＝働く意思を持っている、労働が可能な人口）の割合。


International Labour Organization（ILO）, "ILOSTAT, Labour force participation rate by sex and age -- ILO modelled estimates, July 2019（%）",
Retrieved June 4, 2020, from https://bit.ly/2XWsVdH

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Vietnam (72.6%) has the highest female labor force participation rate among the 18 countries, followed by Singapore (61.8%) and China (59.8%). In contrast, in India (20.3%) and Saudi Arabia (22.3%), female labor force participation rates are relatively low compared to other countries. By age, among the Asian countries, East Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Korea), Singapore, and Malaysia peak in their late 20s, while Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines peak in their late 30s to 40s. Vietnam, the United Kingdom and Germany are high even in the early 50s, at more than 80%. In Japan, there is a so-called "M-curve," which peaks between the ages of 25 and 29, falls gradually and then rises again. The same is true of Korea. India is only 30% even at its peak of 40-44 years.

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International Labour Organization ILO), "ILOSTAT, Labour force participation rate by sex and age -- ILO modelled estimates, July 2019 (%) ", Retrieved June 4, 2020, from (https://bit.ly/2XWsVdH

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