France vs Japan: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , France's Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) was 51.48, compared to Japan's 55.91. That makes France's value 7.9% lower than Japan's.
France
Rank #108 of 182 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 51.48
- Year-over-year
- -0.6%
- 10-year change
- +1.0%
- Peak
- 52.11 (2023)
- Trough
- 50.05 (2020)
Japan
Rank #75 of 182 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 55.91
- Year-over-year
- +0.6%
- 10-year change
- +13.1%
- Peak
- 55.91 (2025)
- Trough
- 48.03 (2012)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS), CC BY 4.0.