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

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

In , China's Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) was 59.15, compared to India's 32.43. That makes China's value 82.4% higher than India's.

China

Rank #53 of 182 globally

China trend
Latest (2025)
59.15
Year-over-year
-0.5%
10-year change
-5.5%
Peak
65.40 (2006)
Trough
59.15 (2025)

India

Rank #162 of 182 globally

India trend
Latest (2025)
32.43
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+22.0%
Peak
33.50 (2006)
Trough
26.00 (2020)

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