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China vs United States: 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 United States's 56.34. That makes China's value 5.0% higher than United States'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)

United States

Rank #74 of 182 globally

United States trend
Latest (2025)
56.34
Year-over-year
-0.4%
10-year change
+0.7%
Peak
58.29 (2008)
Trough
55.63 (2021)

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