Labor force participation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Labor force participation rate, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 178 countries was 60.88 percent. The highest value was in Qatar: 88.87 percent and the lowest value was in Djibouti: 32.15 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Labor force participation, 2023 Global rank Available data
Qatar 88.87 1 1991 - 2023
Madagascar 85.2 2 1991 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 84.5 3 1991 - 2023
UA Emirates 82.64 4 1991 - 2023
Tanzania 81.39 5 1991 - 2023
Ethiopia 80.29 6 1991 - 2023
Mozambique 79.03 7 1991 - 2023
Burundi 78.81 8 1991 - 2023
Eritrea 78.28 9 1991 - 2023
Liberia 76.86 10 1991 - 2023
Cambodia 75.79 11 1991 - 2023
Angola 75.19 12 1991 - 2023
North Korea 74.59 13 1991 - 2023
Iceland 74.39 14 1991 - 2023
Kenya 73.72 15 1991 - 2023
Niger 73.44 16 1991 - 2023
Vietnam 73 17 1991 - 2023
Moldova 72.74 18 1991 - 2023
Peru 72.58 19 1991 - 2023
New Zealand 72.09 20 1991 - 2023
Bahamas 72.03 21 1991 - 2023
Cameroon 71.95 22 1991 - 2023
Bahrain 71.86 23 1991 - 2023
Kuwait 71.54 24 1991 - 2023
Bolivia 71 25 1991 - 2023
Paraguay 70.89 26 1991 - 2023
C.A. Republic 70.58 27 1991 - 2023
Azerbaijan 70.22 28 1991 - 2023
Uganda 69.93 29 1991 - 2023
Bhutan 69.52 30 1991 - 2023
Vanuatu 69.5 31 1991 - 2023
Singapore 69.25 32 1991 - 2023
Malawi 68.97 33 1991 - 2023
Ghana 68.82 34 1991 - 2023
Jamaica 68.5 35 1991 - 2023
Kazakhstan 68.47 36 1991 - 2023
Oman 68.31 37 1991 - 2023
Saint Lucia 68.01 38 1991 - 2023
Macao 67.93 39 1991 - 2023
R. of Congo 67.86 40 1991 - 2023
Indonesia 67.6 41 1991 - 2023
Thailand 67.05 42 1991 - 2023
Mali 67.01 43 1991 - 2023
Sweden 66.95 44 1991 - 2023
China 66.38 45 1991 - 2023
Australia 66.37 46 1991 - 2023
Switzerland 66.36 47 1991 - 2023
Netherlands 66.06 48 1991 - 2023
Zimbabwe 65.92 49 1991 - 2023
DR Congo 65.78 50 1991 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 65.78 51 1991 - 2023
Estonia 65.77 52 1991 - 2023
Nicaragua 65.57 53 1991 - 2023
Haiti 65.5 54 1991 - 2023
Ecuador 65.43 55 1991 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 65.35 56 1991 - 2023
Cyprus 65.33 57 1991 - 2023
Malta 65.26 58 1991 - 2023
Norway 65.24 59 1991 - 2023
Canada 65.18 60 1991 - 2023
Lesotho 65.12 61 1991 - 2023
Burkina Faso 65.09 62 1991 - 2023
Ireland 65.05 63 1991 - 2023
Malaysia 65.02 64 1991 - 2023
Belarus 64.77 65 1991 - 2023
Israel 64.77 66 1991 - 2023
Botswana 64.54 67 1991 - 2023
South Korea 64.51 68 1991 - 2023
Ivory Coast 64.44 69 1991 - 2023
Brunei 64.34 70 1991 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 63.93 71 1991 - 2023
Uruguay 63.82 72 1991 - 2023
Maldives 63.76 73 1991 - 2023
Denmark 63.61 74 1991 - 2023
Belize 63.6 75 1991 - 2023
Colombia 63.29 76 1991 - 2023
Panama 63.24 77 1991 - 2023
Japan 62.91 78 1991 - 2023
Brazil 62.78 79 1991 - 2023
Honduras 62.76 80 1991 - 2023
Benin 62.71 81 1991 - 2023
Georgia 62.64 82 1991 - 2023
Luxembourg 62.43 83 1991 - 2023
UK 62.34 84 1991 - 2023
Lithuania 62.16 85 1991 - 2023
Barbados 62.03 86 1991 - 2023
USA 61.86 87 1991 - 2023
Austria 61.7 88 1991 - 2023
Slovakia 61.66 89 1991 - 2023
Germany 61.63 90 1991 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 61.6 91 1991 - 2023
Mexico 61.52 92 1991 - 2023
Latvia 61.43 93 1991 - 2023
Chile 61.31 94 1991 - 2023
Armenia 61.29 95 1991 - 2023
Russia 61.08 96 1991 - 2023
Hungary 60.96 97 1991 - 2023
Gambia 60.87 98 1991 - 2023
Argentina 60.77 99 1991 - 2023
Finland 60.61 100 1991 - 2023
Rwanda 60.52 101 1991 - 2023
Guatemala 60.51 102 1991 - 2023
Chad 60.34 103 1991 - 2023
Philippines 60.24 104 1991 - 2023
Albania 60.18 105 1991 - 2023
El Salvador 60.15 106 1991 - 2023
Czechia 60.09 107 1991 - 2023
Mongolia 60.07 108 1991 - 2023
Laos 59.62 109 1991 - 2023
Zambia 59.56 110 1991 - 2023
Namibia 59.53 111 1991 - 2023
Portugal 59.19 112 1991 - 2023
Nigeria 59.11 113 1991 - 2023
Serbia 58.95 114 1991 - 2023
Poland 58.93 115 1991 - 2023
Slovenia 58.52 116 1991 - 2023
Bangladesh 58.16 117 1991 - 2023
Fiji 58.16 118 1991 - 2023
South Africa 58.08 119 1991 - 2023
Togo 57.93 120 1991 - 2023
Cape Verde 57.88 121 1991 - 2023
Hong Kong 57.6 122 1991 - 2023
Costa Rica 57.59 123 1991 - 2023
Spain 57.59 124 1991 - 2023
N. Caledonia 57.03 125 1991 - 2023
Montenegro 56.46 126 1991 - 2023
France 56.28 127 1991 - 2023
Uzbekistan 56.14 128 1991 - 2023
Bulgaria 56.09 129 1991 - 2023
G.-Bissau 55.95 130 1991 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 55.85 131 1991 - 2023
Mauritius 55.52 132 1991 - 2023
Burma 55.46 133 1991 - 2023
India 55.34 134 1991 - 2023
Belgium 54.92 135 1991 - 2023
Venezuela 54.66 136 1991 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 54.63 137 1991 - 2023
Samoa 54.48 138 1991 - 2023
Suriname 54.27 139 1991 - 2023
Tonga 54.1 140 1991 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 53.95 141 1991 - 2023
Sierra Leone 53.91 142 1991 - 2023
Turkey 53.37 143 1991 - 2023
Guinea 52.75 144 1991 - 2023
Pakistan 52.74 145 1991 - 2023
Croatia 52.63 146 1991 - 2023
North Macedonia 52.59 147 1991 - 2023
Greece 51.89 148 1991 - 2023
Romania 51.64 149 1991 - 2023
Swaziland 50.97 150 1991 - 2023
Sri Lanka 50.93 151 1991 - 2023
Guyana 50.67 152 1991 - 2023
Senegal 50.28 153 1991 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 49.99 154 1991 - 2023
Italy 49.75 155 1991 - 2023
Gabon 49 156 1991 - 2023
Libya 48.15 157 1991 - 2023
Turkmenistan 48.06 158 1991 - 2023
Sudan 47.64 159 1991 - 2023
Tunisia 47.37 160 1991 - 2023
Papua N.G. 47.29 161 1991 - 2023
Lebanon 45.49 162 1991 - 2023
Comoros 44.21 163 1991 - 2023
Morocco 44.04 164 1991 - 2023
Egypt 44.02 165 1991 - 2023
Iran 42.61 166 1991 - 2023
Algeria 42.32 167 1991 - 2023
Puerto Rico 41.53 168 1991 - 2023
Iraq 41.42 169 1991 - 2023
Tajikistan 41.29 170 1991 - 2023
Mauritania 41.19 171 1991 - 2023
Nepal 40.48 172 1991 - 2023
Jordan 39.44 173 1991 - 2023
Syria 38.66 174 1991 - 2023
Afghanistan 36.95 175 1991 - 2023
Somalia 34.11 176 1991 - 2023
Yemen 32.79 177 1991 - 2023
Djibouti 32.15 178 1991 - 2023



Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

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1. Qatar
2. Madagascar
3. Solomon Isl.
4. UA Emirates
5. Tanzania
6. Ethiopia
7. Mozambique
8. Burundi
9. Eritrea
10. Liberia
11. Cambodia
12. Angola
13. North Korea
14. Iceland
15. Kenya
16. Niger
17. Vietnam
18. Moldova
19. Peru
20. New Zealand
21. Bahamas
22. Cameroon
23. Bahrain
24. Kuwait
25. Bolivia
26. Paraguay
27. C.A. Republic
28. Azerbaijan
29. Uganda
30. Bhutan
31. Vanuatu
32. Singapore
33. Malawi
34. Ghana
35. Jamaica
36. Kazakhstan
37. Oman
38. Saint Lucia
39. Macao
40. R. of Congo
41. Indonesia
42. Thailand
43. Mali
44. Sweden
45. China
46. Australia
47. Switzerland
48. Netherlands
49. Zimbabwe
50. DR Congo
51. Kyrgyzstan
52. Estonia
53. Nicaragua
54. Haiti
55. Ecuador
56. St. Vincent & ...
57. Cyprus
58. Malta
59. Norway
60. Canada
61. Lesotho
62. Burkina Faso
63. Ireland
64. Malaysia
65. Belarus
66. Israel
67. Botswana
68. South Korea
69. Ivory Coast
70. Brunei
71. Domin. Rep.
72. Uruguay
73. Maldives
74. Denmark
75. Belize
76. Colombia
77. Panama
78. Japan
79. Brazil
80. Honduras
81. Benin
82. Georgia
83. Luxembourg
84. UK
85. Lithuania
86. Barbados
87. USA
88. Austria
89. Slovakia
90. Germany
91. Saudi Arabia
92. Mexico
93. Latvia
94. Chile
95. Armenia
96. Russia
97. Hungary
98. Gambia
99. Argentina
100. Finland
101. Rwanda
102. Guatemala
103. Chad
104. Philippines
105. Albania
106. El Salvador
107. Czechia
108. Mongolia
109. Laos
110. Zambia
111. Namibia
112. Portugal
113. Nigeria
114. Serbia
115. Poland
116. Slovenia
117. Bangladesh
118. Fiji
119. South Africa
120. Togo
121. Cape Verde
122. Hong Kong
123. Costa Rica
124. Spain
125. N. Caledonia
126. Montenegro
127. France
128. Uzbekistan
129. Bulgaria
130. G.-Bissau
131. Eq. Guinea
132. Mauritius
133. Burma
134. India
135. Belgium
136. Venezuela
137. Tr.&Tobago
138. Samoa
139. Suriname
140. Tonga
141. S.T.&Principe
142. Sierra Leone
143. Turkey
144. Guinea
145. Pakistan
146. Croatia
147. North Macedonia
148. Greece
149. Romania
150. Swaziland
151. Sri Lanka
152. Guyana
153. Senegal
154. Bosnia & Herz.
155. Italy
156. Gabon
157. Libya
158. Turkmenistan
159. Sudan
160. Tunisia
161. Papua N.G.
162. Lebanon
163. Comoros
164. Morocco
165. Egypt
166. Iran
167. Algeria
168. Puerto Rico
169. Iraq
170. Tajikistan
171. Mauritania
172. Nepal
173. Jordan
174. Syria
175. Afghanistan
176. Somalia
177. Yemen
178. Djibouti
88.87
85.20
84.50
82.64
81.39
80.29
79.03
78.81
78.28
76.86
75.79
75.19
74.59
74.39
73.72
73.44
73.00
72.74
72.58
72.09
72.03
71.95
71.86
71.54
71.00
70.89
70.58
70.22
69.93
69.52
69.50
69.25
68.97
68.82
68.50
68.47
68.31
68.01
67.93
67.86
67.60
67.05
67.01
66.95
66.38
66.37
66.36
66.06
65.92
65.78
65.78
65.77
65.57
65.50
65.43
65.35
65.33
65.26
65.24
65.18
65.12
65.09
65.05
65.02
64.77
64.77
64.54
64.51
64.44
64.34
63.93
63.82
63.76
63.61
63.60
63.29
63.24
62.91
62.78
62.76
62.71
62.64
62.43
62.34
62.16
62.03
61.86
61.70
61.66
61.63
61.60
61.52
61.43
61.31
61.29
61.08
60.96
60.87
60.77
60.61
60.52
60.51
60.34
60.24
60.18
60.15
60.09
60.07
59.62
59.56
59.53
59.19
59.11
58.95
58.93
58.52
58.16
58.16
58.08
57.93
57.88
57.60
57.59
57.59
57.03
56.46
56.28
56.14
56.09
55.95
55.85
55.52
55.46
55.34
54.92
54.66
54.63
54.48
54.27
54.10
53.95
53.91
53.37
52.75
52.74
52.63
52.59
51.89
51.64
50.97
50.93
50.67
50.28
49.99
49.75
49.00
48.15
48.06
47.64
47.37
47.29
45.49
44.21
44.04
44.02
42.61
42.32
41.53
41.42
41.29
41.19
40.48
39.44
38.66
36.95
34.11
32.79
32.15
0
22.2
44.4
66.7
88.87


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