Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate, 2021

Share of the total population living in urban areas versus the proportion of the female population aged 15 and older that is economically active.

Female labor force participation rate0%20%40%60%80%100%UrbanpopulationWorldWorldUpper-middle-income countriesUpper-middle-income countriesIndiaIndiaBangladeshBangladeshEgyptEgyptAngolaAngolaGeorgiaGeorgiaIraqIraqSudanSudanTanzaniaTanzaniaYemenYemenAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America7B7B2B2BDots sized byPopulation(historicalestimates)

Source: UN Population Division (via World Bank), International Labour Organization (via World Bank)

Note: Urban populations are defined based on the definition of urban areas by national statistical offices.