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Belgium vs Sweden: 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 Sweden's 61.54. That makes Belgium's value 19.1% lower than Sweden'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)

Sweden

Rank #42 of 182 globally

Sweden trend
Latest (2025)
61.54
Year-over-year
-0.2%
10-year change
+1.6%
Peak
61.69 (2023)
Trough
58.98 (2010)

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