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India - Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap 34.88

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

34.88 (2025)

Global rank

##163 of 187 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1990

1.1×

Ranking Race — Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#29#57#85#113#141#16919901995200020052010201520202025#160#1632022 overtook Oman2024 overtook Saudi Arabia
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. India climbed from #160 to #163 (overtook Oman). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Economic liberalisation curated

Balance-of-payments crisis triggers sweeping market reforms.

2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

2022
Overtook Oman in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Saudi Arabia in global rank auto

Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15-64 · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202527.7830.7633.7436.72

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