Labor force participation - Country rankings

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Labor force participation rate, 2019 - Country rankings:

The average for 2019 based on 182 countries was 62.38 percent.The highest value was in Qatar: 86.82 percent and the lowest value was in Yemen: 38 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank

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1. Qatar

2. Madagascar

3. Solomon Isl.

4. Nepal

5. Rwanda

6. Tanzania

7. Zimbabwe

8. Cambodia

9. UA Emirates

10. North Korea

11. Ethiopia

12. Burundi

13. Laos

14. Eritrea

15. Mozambique

16. Peru

17. Togo

18. Angola

19. Vietnam

20. Malawi

21. Liberia

22. Cameroon

23. Iceland

24. Kenya

25. Zambia

26. Bahamas

27. Kuwait

28. Bahrain

29. Oman

30. Paraguay

31. Niger

32. C.A. Republic

33. G.-Bissau

34. Bolivia

35. Benin

36. Botswana

37. Mali

38. Chad

39. Singapore

40. Macao

41. Uganda

42. New Zealand

43. Vanuatu

44. Maldives

45. R. of Congo

46. Colombia

47. Honduras

48. Kazakhstan

49. Georgia

50. Switzerland

51. Ecuador

52. China

53. Lesotho

54. Ghana

55. Indonesia

56. Thailand

57. Haiti

58. Euro area

59. Saint Lucia

60. Bhutan

61. Panama

62. Azerbaijan

63. Burkina Faso

64. Nicaragua

65. Jamaica

66. St. Vincent & ...

67. Australia

68. Barbados

69. Canada

70. Belize

71. Uzbekistan

72. Brunei

73. Sweden

74. Turkmenistan

75. Domin. Rep.

76. Malaysia

77. Belarus

78. Israel

79. Uruguay

80. Brazil

81. Norway

82. Netherlands

83. Estonia

84. DR Congo

85. Cyprus

86. N. Caledonia

87. South Korea

88. UK

89. Chile

90. Guatemala

91. Denmark

92. Costa Rica

93. Ireland

94. USA

95. Eq. Guinea

96. Russia

97. Japan

98. Burma

99. Lithuania

100. Guinea

101. Latvia

102. Argentina

103. Germany

104. Austria

105. Mexico

106. Czech Rep.

107. Cape Verde

108. Djibouti

109. Hong Kong

110. Tr.&Tobago

111. Kyrgyzstan

112. Tonga

113. Venezuela

114. Mongolia

115. Philippines

116. Slovakia

117. Namibia

118. Gambia

119. Luxembourg

120. El Salvador

121. Finland

122. Bangladesh

123. Portugal

124. Slovenia

125. Mauritius

126. Sierra Leone

127. S.T.&Principe

128. Fiji

129. Spain

130. Ivory Coast

131. Poland

132. Malta

133. Hungary

134. Guyana

135. South Africa

136. Saudi Arabia

137. Albania

138. Armenia

139. Bulgaria

140. France

141. Macedonia

142. Serbia

143. Romania

144. Montenegro

145. Ukraine

146. Sri Lanka

147. Cuba

148. Belgium

149. Nigeria

150. Gabon

151. Turkey

152. Pakistan

153. Swaziland

154. Greece

155. Croatia

156. Suriname

157. Libya

158. Italy

159. India

160. Afghanistan

161. Sudan

162. Somalia

163. Papua N.G.

164. Lebanon

165. Egypt

166. Bosnia & Herz.

167. Tunisia

168. Mauritania

169. Senegal

170. Morocco

171. Iran

172. Syria

173. Palestine

174. Samoa

175. Comoros

176. Moldova

177. Iraq

178. Tajikistan

179. Algeria

180. Jordan

181. Puerto Rico

182. Yemen

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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