Liberia LR: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force

1990 - 2017 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Liberia LR: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 48.437 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 48.448 % for 2016. Liberia LR: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 47.602 % from Dec 1990 to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.461 % in 2000 and a record low of 45.856 % in 1995. Liberia LR: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Liberia – Table LR.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. 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.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
48.41 2017	48.45 2016	45.86 1995	48.46 2000	%	yearly	1990 - 2017

Related Indicators for Liberia LR: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force

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Liberia LR: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force (%)	48.41 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: Aged ... (%)	29.21 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: Aged 15... (%)	29.32 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	29.27 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Unpaid Family Workers: % of Children in Empl... (%)	80.55 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Self-employed: % of Children in Employment: ... (%)	17.97 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Wage Workers: % of Children in Employment: A... (%)	0.90 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Female: Aged 15-... (%)	31.18 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Male: Aged 15-24 (%)	32.47 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	31.79 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Female: % of Fem... (%)	54.69 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Ratio of Female ... (%)	90.02 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Male: % of Male ... (%)	60.75 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: % of Total Popul... (%)	57.55 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Female: % of Female Children Aged 7-14 (%)	15.00 2010	yearly	2007 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Male: % of Male Children Aged 7-14 (%)	21.70 2010	yearly	2007 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Study and Work: % of Children in Employment:... (%)	76.07 2010	yearly	2007 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Work Only: % of Children in Employment: Aged... (%)	23.93 2010	yearly	2007 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: % of Children Aged 7-14 (%)	18.40 2010	yearly	2007 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of ... (%)	53.94 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Ma... (%)	57.40 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Po... (%)	55.67 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force (Person)	1,533,207.00 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Fema... (%)	93.96 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Work Only: Male: % of Male Children in Emplo... (%)	22.32 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Work Only: Female: % of Female Children in E... (%)	26.34 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Study and Work: Female: % of Female Children... (%)	73.66 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Study and Work: Male: % of Male Children in ... (%)	77.68 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of ... (%)	55.00 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Po... (%)	56.26 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Ma... (%)	57.51 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Unpaid Family Workers: Female: % of Female C... (%)	81.32 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Unpaid Family Workers: Male: % of Male Child... (%)	80.03 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Self-Employed: Female: % of Female Children ... (%)	18.04 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Self-Employed: Male: % of Male Children in E... (%)	17.92 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Female: Aged 7-14... (Hour)	22.60 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Male: Aged 7-14: ... (Hour)	22.30 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Aged 7-14: Hours ... (Hour)	22.40 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Female: Aged 7-14: ... (Hour)	41.00 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Male: Aged 7-14: Ho... (Hour)	36.40 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Aged 7-14: Hours pe... (Hour)	38.50 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Wage Workers: Female: % of Female Children i... (%)	0.40 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Wage Workers: Male: % of Male Children in Em... (%)	1.21 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force With Advanced Education: Female: % of Female Working-ag... (%)	82.36 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force With Advanced Education: Male: % of Male Working-age Po... (%)	78.66 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force With Advanced Education: % of Total Working-age Populat... (%)	67.39 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force With Basic Education: Female: % of Female Working-age P... (%)	56.09 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force With Basic Education: Male: % of Male Working-age Popul... (%)	50.43 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Population (%)	43.10 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force With Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Workin... (%)	74.71 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force With Intermediate Education: Male: % of Male Working-ag... (%)	70.32 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010
Liberia LR: Labour Force With Intermediate Education: % of Total Working-age Pop... (%)	62.62 2010	yearly	2010 - 2010

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Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Liberia LR: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of GDP (%)	2.76 2012	yearly	1978 - 2012
Liberia LR: Proportion of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments (%)	12.30 2017	yearly	2000 - 2017
Liberia LR: Female Adults with HIV: % of Population Aged 15+ with HIV (%)	60.51 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Liberia LR: Prevalence of HIV: Total: % of Population Aged 15-49 (%)	1.60 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Liberia LR: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)	67.40 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Prevalence of HIV: Female: % Aged 15-24 (%)	1.20 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Liberia LR: Prevalence of HIV: Male: % Aged 15-24 (%)	0.60 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Liberia LR: Immunization: DPT: % of Children Aged 12-23 Months (%)	79.00 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Liberia LR: Immunization: Measles: % of Children Aged 12-23 Months (%)	80.00 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Liberia LR: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People (Number)	0.80 2010	yearly	1960 - 2010
Liberia LR: Community Health Workers: per 1000 People (Ratio)	0.06 2010	yearly	2004 - 2010
Liberia LR: Nurses and Midwives: per 1000 People (Ratio)	0.46 2010	yearly	2004 - 2010
Liberia LR: Physicians: per 1000 People (Ratio)	0.02 2010	yearly	1960 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children with Fever Receiving Antimalarial Drugs: % of Children Unde... (%)	55.70 2013	yearly	2007 - 2013
Liberia LR: Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death: 1 in: Rate Varies by Country (NA)	28.00 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Liberia LR: Smoking Prevalence: Males: % of Adults (%)	27.60 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Liberia LR: Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care (%)	95.90 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Liberia LR: ARI Treatment: % of Children Under 5 Taken to a Health Provider (%)	50.70 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Liberia LR: Exclusive Breastfeeding: % of Children under 6 Months (%)	54.58 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Liberia LR: Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff: % of Total (%)	61.10 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Liberia LR: Prevalence of Underweight: Weight for Age: % of Children Under 5 (%)	15.30 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Liberia LR: Maternal Mortality Ratio: Modeled Estimate: per 100,000 Live Births (Ratio)	725.00 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Liberia LR: Diarrhea Treatment: % of Children Under 5 Receiving Oral Rehydration... (%)	46.40 2013	yearly	2007 - 2013
Liberia LR: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5 (%)	3.20 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Liberia LR: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5 (%)	32.10 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Liberia LR: Prevalence of Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5 (%)	5.60 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Liberia LR: Tuberculosis Treatment Success Rate: % of New Cases (%)	77.00 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Liberia LR: Tuberculosis Case Detection Rate: All Forms (%)	50.00 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Liberia LR: Incidence of Tuberculosis: per 100,000 People (Ratio)	308.00 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Liberia LR: Income Share Held by Second 20% (%)	12.10 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Liberia LR: Income Share Held by Third 20% (%)	16.50 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Liberia LR: Income Share Held by Fourth 20% (%)	22.30 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Liberia LR: Income Share Held by Highest 20% (%)	41.30 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Liberia LR: Income Share Held by Highest 10% (%)	26.00 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Liberia LR: Income Share Held by Lowest 10% (%)	3.20 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Liberia LR: Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (%)	7.70 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Liberia LR: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population (%)	38.60 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Liberia LR: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % (%)	11.70 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Liberia LR: Gini Coefficient (GINI Index): World Bank Estimate (%)	33.20 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Liberia LR: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Fe... (%)	28.05 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Liberia LR: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Ma... (%)	28.56 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Liberia LR: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	28.31 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Liberia LR: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Fema... (%)	52.67 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Liberia LR: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male (%)	56.02 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Liberia LR: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)	54.34 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Female: % of Female Children Aged 7-14 (%)	15.00 2010	yearly	2007 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Male: % of Male Children Aged 7-14 (%)	21.70 2010	yearly	2007 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Study and Work: % of Children in Employment:... (%)	76.07 2010	yearly	2007 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: Work Only: % of Children in Employment: Aged... (%)	23.93 2010	yearly	2007 - 2010
Liberia LR: Children in Employment: % of Children Aged 7-14 (%)	18.40 2010	yearly	2007 - 2010
Liberia LR: IMF Account: Fund Position: Reserve Tranche Position (XDR mn)	32.33 2017	yearly	1945 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of ... (%)	53.94 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Ma... (%)	57.40 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Po... (%)	55.67 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Labour Force (Person)	1,533,207.00 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Liberia LR: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour... (%)	3.94 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Liberia LR: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour For... (%)	2.61 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Liberia LR: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force A... (%)	3.27 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Liberia LR: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	2.36 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Liberia LR: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	2.42 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Liberia LR: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%)	2.39 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Liberia LR: Net Migration (Person)	-20,000.00 2012	yearly	1962 - 2012
Liberia LR: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Asylum (Person)	18,973.00 2016	yearly	1992 - 2016
Liberia LR: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin (Person)	6,513.00 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Liberia LR: International Migrant Stock: Total (Person)	113,779.00 2015	yearly	1960 - 2015
Liberia LR: International Migrant Stock: % of Population (%)	2.53 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Liberia LR: Prevalence of Undernourishment: % of Population (%)	42.80 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Liberia LR: Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage Rate: % of Children Aged 6-59 Mon... (%)	61.00 2015	yearly	1999 - 2015
Liberia LR: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 (Ratio)	128.76 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults (Ratio)	215.67 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Mortality Rate: Adult: Male: per 1000 Male Adults (Ratio)	255.03 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)	34.32 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)	7.89 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Contraceptive Prevalence: Any Methods: % of Women Aged 15-49 (%)	20.20 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Liberia LR: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)	51.20 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female (Year)	63.48 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total (Year)	62.51 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male (Year)	61.52 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman (Ratio)	4.58 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort (%)	65.20 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Survival To Age 65: Male: % of Cohort (%)	59.74 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Wanted Fertility Rate: Births per Woman (Ratio)	4.20 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Liberia LR: Teenage Mothers (%)	33.50 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Liberia LR: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 (%)	42.11 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 (%)	54.85 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above (%)	3.04 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population (%)	82.32 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old (%)	5.54 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young (%)	76.78 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Population: Growth (%)	2.51 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Population: Total (Person)	4,613,823.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Population: as % of Total: Female (%)	49.57 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Completeness of Birth Registration: Rural (%)	20.10 2013	yearly	2007 - 2013
Liberia LR: Completeness of Birth Registration: Urban (%)	29.20 2013	yearly	2007 - 2013
Liberia LR: Completeness of Birth Registration (%)	24.60 2013	yearly	2007 - 2013
Liberia LR: Rural Population (Person)	2,302,298.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Rural Population Growth (%)	1.71 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Rural Population: % of Total Population (%)	49.90 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Urban Population Growth (%)	3.31 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Liberia LR: Urban Population (Person)	2,311,525.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016

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