Women held 48.6% of the labor force in France. The indicator recorded a growth of 0.7% in 2021 as compared to the previous year. Between 2010-2021, the proportion of the female labor force in France increased by 2.8%. The indicator in France was highest in the year 2021, and lowest in the year 2010, between 2010 and 2021.
The indicator refers to the female labor force as a percentage of the total labor force. The labor force or workforce of a country comprises the number of people of working age who are either employed or seeking employment. Typically, this would include everyone of working age (defined in most countries as above 15 or 16 years and below 60-65 years of age) who is able and willing to work. People excluded are those falling outside the working-age group (such as students and retired persons), as well as people of working age who, either voluntarily or due to other constraints, are not seeking employment in the period under consideration (such as stay-at-home parents and people in prisons or similar institutions).
According to GlobalData, some of the countries with the highest proportion of female labor force in 2021 were Nepal, Guinea, Rwanda, Burundi, Virgin Islands U.S., Mozambique, Hong Kong, Sierra Leone, Angola, and Uganda.
Yemen, Iraq, Qatar, Oman, Syria, Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Iran, and Afghanistan were some of the countries with the lowest proportion of female labor force in 2021.
Between 2010 and 2021, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Malta, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bangladesh, Turkey, Syria, Honduras, and Costa Rica were some of the countries with the highest growth in the proportion of Female Labor Force.
Yemen, Maldives, India, Guatemala, Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, Ethiopia, Oman, and Kazakhstan were some of the countries with the lowest growth in the proportion of female labor force, between 2010 and 2021.
Responsibility for household care, unable to work extra hours, education levels, maternal health, employment opportunities, unemployment levels, and other social and cultural factors.
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