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Updated by Ola Rosling onNov, 2023
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What is the fact
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Womens share of labor force, didn't increase as a %, but the total number of working women did.
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Worldwide, in 1990, 0.9 Billion women were in the workforce. In 2022 it was 1.35 Billion.
But the percent of the total workforce did not increase, because the mlae workforce increased even faster.
Women's share went fomr 39.4%, to 39.5%
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used in fact gapminder.org/19
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SOURCE: ILO via World Bank
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Total labor force trend
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https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.IN
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DataIndicator Name
Labor force, total
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YearWomen (billion)Men (billion)Indicator CodeSL.TLF.TOTL.INWomenMen
Women, number of
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19900.901.391990229605743739.4%60.6%904614702.41391442735
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19910.921.421991233764703239.4%60.6%921608217.61416038814
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19920.941.441992237737244639.5%60.5%937899309.11439473137
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19930.951.461993241189852939.4%60.6%951148367.81460750161
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19940.971.481994245495315939.5%60.5%970680287.61484272871
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19950.991.511995249931799139.6%60.4%9886423731510675618
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19961.011.541996254493544339.6%60.4%10069278401538007603
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19971.031.571997259570475439.6%60.4%10274778641568226890
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19981.051.601998264533797339.6%60.4%10478704411597467532
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19991.071.631999270037011939.7%60.3%10709257891629444330
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20001.091.662000274979197239.7%60.3%10906846221659107350
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20011.111.682001278763704639.7%60.3%11057580181681879028
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20021.121.712002282662317239.7%60.3%11215950061705028166
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20031.141.732003286710630239.7%60.3%11388083041728297998
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20041.161.752004290961189439.7%60.3%11559116751753700219
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20051.181.782005295327240539.8%60.2%11752962271777976178
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20061.191.812006299800130839.7%60.3%11914891171806512191
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20071.211.832007304301068739.7%60.3%12090894211833921266
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20081.221.862008308168308639.6%60.4%12215986051860084481
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20091.241.882009311804656039.6%60.4%12354053811882641179
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20101.251.912010315094491739.5%60.5%12450207731905924144
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20111.261.932011318640437639.5%60.5%12575837961928820580
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20121.271.952012321949674639.4%60.6%12693712661950125480
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20131.281.972013324392662039.4%60.6%12767178701967208750
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20141.291.992014327203159739.3%60.7%12865566181985474979
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20151.302.012015330470692439.3%60.7%12989701322005736792
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20161.312.022016333521144239.3%60.7%13107281612024483281
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20171.322.042017336414382939.3%60.7%13222715742041872255
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20181.332.062018339379182339.3%60.7%13329456622060846161
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20191.372.092019345340872639.6%60.4%13671448502086263876
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20201.342.062020340130778939.4%60.6%13384234662062884323
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20211.372.092021345534890039.6%60.4%13682451242087103776
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20221.352.072022342827317539.5%60.5%13537312792074541896
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