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Belgium vs Portugal: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Belgium's Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) was 49.78, compared to Portugal's 54.63. That makes Belgium's value 8.9% lower than Portugal's.

Belgium

Rank #119 of 182 globally

Belgium trend
Latest (2025)
49.78
Year-over-year
-0.4%
10-year change
+3.6%
Peak
50.03 (2022)
Trough
45.82 (2006)

Portugal

Rank #84 of 182 globally

Portugal trend
Latest (2025)
54.63
Year-over-year
-0.5%
10-year change
+1.7%
Peak
55.92 (2007)
Trough
52.89 (2021)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS), CC BY 4.0.