Upper middle income - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Upper middle income was 43.49 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 43.81 in 2019, while its lowest value was 43.12 in 1991.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 43.13
1991 43.12
1992 43.15
1993 43.13
1994 43.24
1995 43.32
1996 43.35
1997 43.41
1998 43.43
1999 43.52
2000 43.55
2001 43.55
2002 43.58
2003 43.55
2004 43.52
2005 43.51
2006 43.47
2007 43.42
2008 43.31
2009 43.30
2010 43.18
2011 43.24
2012 43.32
2013 43.35
2014 43.36
2015 43.45
2016 43.52
2017 43.60
2018 43.69
2019 43.81
2020 43.47
2021 43.49

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Upper middle income was 1,300,000,000 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,313,308,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 983,415,600 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 983,415,600
1991 997,234,400
1992 1,013,806,000
1993 1,027,926,000
1994 1,042,975,000
1995 1,056,615,000
1996 1,071,683,000
1997 1,086,187,000
1998 1,097,391,000
1999 1,114,183,000
2000 1,129,773,000
2001 1,140,378,000
2002 1,154,696,000
2003 1,170,507,000
2004 1,186,640,000
2005 1,199,731,000
2006 1,209,604,000
2007 1,217,668,000
2008 1,223,714,000
2009 1,228,870,000
2010 1,231,000,000
2011 1,244,255,000
2012 1,254,915,000
2013 1,263,446,000
2014 1,273,539,000
2015 1,284,525,000
2016 1,292,627,000
2017 1,300,327,000
2018 1,307,047,000
2019 1,313,308,000
2020 1,282,576,000
2021 1,300,000,000

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure