Female Labor Force Participation Rates, by Country statistics



COUNTRY AND SEX	1980	1981		1982		1983		1984	1985		1986		1987	1988	1989		1990		1991	1992		1993		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998


Australia	52.7	52.4		52.0		52.1		52.8	54.3		56.7		58.0	59.1	61.1		62.9		62.6	62.8		62.5		63.4	64.8	64.9	64.7	65.0
Austria	48.7	49.0	¹	50.3		49.7	¹	51.5	51.0		51.7		53.0	53.7	54.3		55.4		56.3	58.0		58.7		62.1	62.3	60.9	61.9	61.9
Belgium	47.0	47.9		48.3		48.7		48.9	49.3		49.9		50.6	51.2	51.6		52.4		53.2	54.1		55.1		55.5	56.1	56.5	57.4	57.8
Canada	57.8	59.4		59.6		60.6		61.8	63.2		64.2		67.7	69.1	70.0		67.8		68.0	67.6		67.7		67.8	67.6	68.6	68.5	69.4
Czech Republic	(X)	(X)		(X)		(X)		(X)	(X)		(X)		(X)	(X)	(X)		69.1		66.8	64.1	¹	65.0		65.6	65.4	64.4	65.2	69.2
Denmark	(NA)	71.8		72.6		74.2		73.8	74.5		76.5		76.8	77.6	77.3		78.5		78.9	79.0		78.3		73.8	73.6	74.1	75.1	75.3
Finland	70.1	71.1		72.4		72.7		72.9	73.7		73.5		72.9	73.0	73.3		72.9		71.9	70.7		70.0		69.9	70.3	70.3	69.6	69.9
France	54.4	54.4		54.6		54.3		54.7	54.8		55.1		57.0	57.1	57.4		57.6		58.2	58.8		59.1		59.5	59.4	59.8	59.9	60.2
Germany ²	52.8	53.1		52.9		52.5		52.3	52.9		53.8		54.5	55.4	56.0		57.4		61.2	61.6		61.8		61.5	61.7	61.8	62.4	63.1
Greece	33.0	36.9		36.4		40.4		40.9	41.8		41.6		41.7	43.5	43.5		43.6		40.8	42.9		43.8		44.6	45.9	47.5	47.4	(NA)
Hungary	(NA)	(NA)		(NA)		(NA)		(NA)	(NA)		(NA)		(NA)	(NA)	(NA)		(NA)		(NA)	57.9		55.3		53.0	50.5	50.2	49.4	50.7
Iceland	(NA)	(NA)		(NA)		(NA)		(NA)	(NA)		(NA)		73.9	68.0	66.2		65.6		78.4	79.5		80.1		80.6	81.9	80.2	78.9	81.2
Ireland	36.3	36.9		37.6		37.8		36.9	36.6		37.2		38.5	37.6	37.5		38.9		39.9	44.5		46.1		47.0	47.8	49.7	50.4	52.6
Italy	39.6	40.0		39.8		40.3		40.7	41.0		42.3		42.9	43.2	43.8		45.9		46.2	46.5	¹	42.8		42.7	43.3	43.8	44.1	45.0
Japan	54.8	55.1		55.7		57.0		57.0	57.1		57.3		57.8	58.4	59.3		60.4		61.5	62.0		61.8		62.1	62.2	62.6	63.7	63.9
Korea, South	(NA)	(NA)		46.9		46.2		43.8	45.3		46.6		48.7	48.8	50.6		51.3		51.7	51.7		51.8		52.6	53.2	53.8	54.8	52.1
Luxembourg	39.9	41.9		41.2		41.7		42.5	43.2		44.3		45.7	47.2	49.2		50.7		51.4	53.3		54.4		56.9	58.0	59.9	61.6	(NA)
Mexico	33.7	(NA)		(NA)		(NA)		(NA)	(NA)		(NA)		(NA)	(NA)	(NA)		23.6		37.2	37.7		38.8		40.0	40.1	40.5	43.0	42.8
Netherlands	35.5	37.9		39.0	¹	40.3		40.7	40.9		41.3	¹	48.8	50.6	51.0		53.1		54.5	55.5	¹	56.0		57.0	59.0	60.1	61.8	62.7
New Zealand	44.6	44.9		45.5		45.7		46.0	47.6	¹	63.0		63.4	62.4	61.4		62.9		63.4	63.2		63.2		64.9	63.3	67.3	67.1	67.1
Norway	62.3	63.9		64.3		65.5		66.3	68.0		71.0		72.3	72.8	71.2		71.2		71.1	70.9		70.8		71.1	72.4	74.1	75.5	76.3
Poland	(NA)	(NA)		(NA)		(NA)		(NA)	(NA)		(NA)		(NA)	(NA)	(NA)		(NA)		(NA)	63.6		62.8		62.0	61.1	60.7	60.0	59.8
Portugal	54.3	54.6		54.1		56.7		56.0	56.1		55.6		56.9	58.2	59.1		62.9		62.8	61.0		61.8		62.4	62.4	64.0	65.1	65.2
Spain	32.2	31.9		32.5		33.3		33.2	33.4		34.4		37.7	39.6	40.2		41.2		41.5	42.2		43.0		44.1	45.1	46.2	47.1	47.8
Sweden	74.1	75.3		76.0		76.6		77.3	78.1	¹	78.3	¹	79.4	80.1	80.6		80.5		79.7	77.8		75.8		75.9	76.1	75.6	73.2	72.6
Switzerland	54.1	55.4		55.3		55.2		55.7	56.2		56.6		57.3	58.0	58.8		59.6	¹	68.5	68.2		68.4		68.0	67.8	69.1	69.3	70.3
Turkey	(NA)	(NA)		(NA)		(NA)		(NA)	(NA)		(NA)		38.1	37.0	38.2		36.7		36.3	34.7		34.0		33.7	34.2	33.4	30.2	30.9
United Kingdom	58.3	57.3		57.1		57.1		59.1	60.5		61.3		62.4	63.7	64.8		65.5		65.4	66.2		66.2		66.2	66.6	66.9	67.2	67.2
United States	59.7	60.6		61.4		61.9		62.9	64.0		65.1		66.2	67.1	68.3	¹	68.8		68.8	69.3		69.5	¹	70.6	70.7	71.0	71.3	71.3

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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1379. Female Labor Force Participation Rates, by Country