Gender Equality Statistics by Country 2025: Global Rankings

Page updated: June 2026 · Data year: 2025 · 2026 data pending release · Source: World Bank, Eurostat

This page compiles the most important gender equality statistics for 2025 by country. This page covers data from 51 countries, Data is sourced from the World Bank, Eurostat, and peer-reviewed research — all fully open and citable. Charts, ranked tables, and key facts are updated automatically as new data becomes available.

Key Gender Equality Statistics (2025)

68.5%
Global gender gap score (2024)
134 years
Years to close global gender gap (at current pace)
0
Countries with gender parity in parliament (2024)
26.9%
Women in national parliaments globally (2024)
26
Countries with female head of state/govt (2024)
20% (women earn 80c per $1)
Global gender pay gap

Key Findings: Gender Equality Statistics — 2025 (most recent available — 2026 figures not yet published by World Bank/Eurostat) Data

The latest data shows Korea, Dem. People's Rep., Madagascar, Solomon Islands lead globally for labour force participation rate, female (% ages 15+), with the highest recorded value of 87.3%. At the other end of the scale, World, World, World record the lowest rates among the countries surveyed.

Labour force participation rate, female (% ages 15+) by Country (2025)Labour force participation rate, female (% ages 15+) by Country (2025) Korea, Dem. People's R… 87.3% Madagascar 84.6% Solomon Islands 84.3% Iceland 84.0% Sweden 82.3% Netherlands 82.2% Cambodia 82.1% Tanzania 82.0% Nigeria 81.9% Bahamas, The 81.4% Estonia 80.8% Burundi 80.8% Switzerland 80.7% Denmark 79.8% New Zealand 79.2% Finland 78.7% Norway 78.0% Mozambique 77.7% Australia 77.4% Lithuania 77.4%
Global Labour force participation rate, female (% ages 15+) TrendGlobal Labour force participation rate, female (% ages 15+) Trend55.2%54.5%53.8%53.1%52.4%20062009201220152018202120242025World

Labour force participation rate, female (% ages 15+) by Country — Ranked Table

#CountryLabour force participation rate, female (% ages 15+)Year
1Korea, Dem. People's Rep.87.3%2025
2Madagascar84.6%2025
3Solomon Islands84.3%2025
4Iceland84.0%2025
5Sweden82.3%2025
6Netherlands82.2%2025
7Cambodia82.1%2025
8Tanzania82.0%2025
9Nigeria81.9%2025
10Bahamas, The81.4%2025
11Estonia80.8%2025
12Burundi80.8%2025
13Switzerland80.7%2025
14Denmark79.8%2025
15New Zealand79.2%2025
16Finland78.7%2025
17Norway78.0%2025
18Mozambique77.7%2025
19Australia77.4%2025
20Lithuania77.4%2025
21Japan77.0%2025
22Uganda76.9%2025
23Canada76.7%2025
24Benin76.6%2025
25Belarus76.6%2025
26Barbados76.4%2025
27Eritrea76.2%2025
28Germany76.0%2025
29Portugal76.0%2025
30Moldova75.7%2025

Methodology

All statistics on this page are sourced from open-licensed public datasets. World Bank data is available under CC BY 4.0. Eurostat data is published under the Eurostat copyright notice permitting free reuse. Manual statistics are sourced from primary research publications and are cited inline. Data is refreshed automatically on a weekly basis. Where multiple years are available, the most recent complete year is shown unless otherwise noted.

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This page was last updated in June 2026. The underlying data points may reflect different collection years — each statistic is labelled with its source year.

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