Labor force participation - Country rankings

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Labor force participation rate, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 176 countries was 60.54 percent. The highest value was in Qatar: 88.29 percent and the lowest value was in Djibouti: 31.39 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2022. 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, 2022 Global rank Available data
Qatar 88.29 1 1990 - 2022
Madagascar 85.9 2 1990 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 83.64 3 1990 - 2022
Tanzania 82.6 4 1990 - 2022
UA Emirates 82.21 5 1990 - 2022
Ethiopia 80.58 6 1990 - 2022
Burundi 79.73 7 1990 - 2022
Mozambique 78.48 8 1990 - 2022
Eritrea 77.6 9 1990 - 2022
Angola 76.87 10 1990 - 2022
Liberia 76.59 11 1990 - 2022
Cambodia 75.71 12 1990 - 2022
Iceland 75.33 13 1990 - 2022
North Korea 74.88 14 1990 - 2022
Kenya 74.36 15 1990 - 2022
Niger 73.46 16 1990 - 2022
Vietnam 73.42 17 1990 - 2022
Bahamas 72.25 18 1990 - 2022
Peru 72.07 19 1990 - 2022
Cameroon 71.77 20 1990 - 2022
Bahrain 71.68 21 1990 - 2022
Kuwait 71.5 22 1990 - 2022
Paraguay 71.07 23 1990 - 2022
New Zealand 70.94 24 1990 - 2022
C.A. Republic 70.58 25 1990 - 2022
Singapore 70.28 26 1990 - 2022
Kazakhstan 69.79 27 1990 - 2022
Uganda 69.75 28 1990 - 2022
Saint Lucia 69.49 29 1990 - 2022
Jamaica 69.39 30 1990 - 2022
Bolivia 69.34 31 1990 - 2022
Vanuatu 69.12 32 1990 - 2022
Macao 68.92 33 1990 - 2022
Ghana 68.83 34 1990 - 2022
Malawi 67.63 35 1990 - 2022
R. of Congo 67.59 36 1990 - 2022
Mali 67.5 37 1990 - 2022
Switzerland 67.44 38 1990 - 2022
Oman 67.18 39 1990 - 2022
China 66.9 40 1990 - 2022
Indonesia 66.61 41 1990 - 2022
Thailand 66.43 42 1990 - 2022
Australia 66.39 43 1990 - 2022
Ecuador 66.38 44 1990 - 2022
Azerbaijan 66.28 45 1990 - 2022
DR Congo 66.23 46 1990 - 2022
Netherlands 66.09 47 1990 - 2022
Zimbabwe 66.06 48 1990 - 2022
Nicaragua 66.05 49 1990 - 2022
Panama 65.98 50 1990 - 2022
Malaysia 65.96 51 1990 - 2022
Haiti 65.58 52 1990 - 2022
Norway 65.56 53 1990 - 2022
Burkina Faso 65.55 54 1990 - 2022
Ireland 65.54 55 1990 - 2022
Ivory Coast 65.45 56 1990 - 2022
Estonia 65.14 57 1990 - 2022
Botswana 64.96 58 1990 - 2022
Canada 64.95 59 1990 - 2022
Belize 64.88 60 1990 - 2022
Sweden 64.81 61 1990 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 64.48 62 1990 - 2022
Lesotho 64.33 63 1990 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 64.19 64 1990 - 2022
Brunei 64.18 65 1990 - 2022
Cyprus 64.17 66 1990 - 2022
South Korea 63.97 67 1990 - 2022
Georgia 63.77 68 1990 - 2022
Israel 63.62 69 1990 - 2022
Malta 63.52 70 1990 - 2022
Maldives 63.51 71 1990 - 2022
Uruguay 63.46 72 1990 - 2022
Colombia 63.31 73 1990 - 2022
Honduras 63.24 74 1990 - 2022
Denmark 63.21 75 1990 - 2022
Brazil 63.13 76 1990 - 2022
Belarus 63.07 77 1990 - 2022
Lithuania 62.93 78 1990 - 2022
Armenia 62.7 79 1990 - 2022
Benin 62.59 80 1990 - 2022
UK 62.35 81 1990 - 2022
Japan 62.33 82 1990 - 2022
USA 61.89 83 1990 - 2022
Bhutan 61.87 84 1990 - 2022
Slovakia 61.75 85 1990 - 2022
Austria 61.66 86 1990 - 2022
Luxembourg 61.54 87 1990 - 2022
Germany 61.53 88 1990 - 2022
Gambia 61.48 89 1990 - 2022
Costa Rica 61.39 90 1990 - 2022
Latvia 61.08 91 1990 - 2022
Mexico 60.98 92 1990 - 2022
Barbados 60.97 93 1990 - 2022
Zambia 60.66 94 1990 - 2022
Argentina 60.22 95 1990 - 2022
Czechia 60.14 96 1990 - 2022
Finland 59.89 97 1990 - 2022
Hungary 59.71 98 1990 - 2022
Chad 59.56 99 1990 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 59.46 100 1990 - 2022
Mongolia 59.4 101 1990 - 2022
Albania 59.36 102 1990 - 2022
Slovenia 59.24 103 1990 - 2022
Hong Kong 59.04 104 1990 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 59.02 105 1990 - 2022
Chile 58.99 106 1990 - 2022
El Salvador 58.87 107 1990 - 2022
Namibia 58.87 108 1990 - 2022
Nigeria 58.87 109 1990 - 2022
Laos 58.85 110 1990 - 2022
Bangladesh 58.75 111 1990 - 2022
Portugal 58.7 112 1990 - 2022
Guatemala 58.67 113 1990 - 2022
Mauritius 58.54 114 1990 - 2022
Philippines 58.37 115 1990 - 2022
Poland 58.31 116 1990 - 2022
Togo 58.02 117 1990 - 2022
Spain 57.78 118 1990 - 2022
N. Caledonia 56.92 119 1990 - 2022
South Africa 56.81 120 1990 - 2022
Fiji 56.69 121 1990 - 2022
Montenegro 56.58 122 1990 - 2022
Serbia 56.47 123 1990 - 2022
Uzbekistan 56.44 124 1990 - 2022
Bulgaria 56.3 125 1990 - 2022
France 56.26 126 1990 - 2022
Cape Verde 56.13 127 1990 - 2022
G.-Bissau 55.92 128 1990 - 2022
Suriname 55.2 129 1990 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 55.03 130 1990 - 2022
Belgium 54.93 131 1990 - 2022
Rwanda 54.9 132 1990 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 54.71 133 1990 - 2022
North Macedonia 54.4 134 1990 - 2022
Samoa 53.8 135 1990 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 53.77 136 1990 - 2022
Sierra Leone 53.33 137 1990 - 2022
Tonga 53.32 138 1990 - 2022
Pakistan 52.75 139 1990 - 2022
Venezuela 52.74 140 1990 - 2022
Turkey 52.55 141 1990 - 2022
Guinea 52.37 142 1990 - 2022
Croatia 52.16 143 1990 - 2022
Romania 52.1 144 1990 - 2022
Greece 51.65 145 1990 - 2022
Senegal 51.28 146 1990 - 2022
Sri Lanka 50.9 147 1990 - 2022
Swaziland 50.48 148 1990 - 2022
Guyana 50.1 149 1990 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 49.63 150 1990 - 2022
India 49.49 151 1990 - 2022
Italy 49.44 152 1990 - 2022
Sudan 48.76 153 1990 - 2022
Gabon 47.65 154 1990 - 2022
Libya 47.47 155 1990 - 2022
Papua N.G. 47.07 156 1990 - 2022
Lebanon 46.86 157 1990 - 2022
Turkmenistan 46.23 158 1990 - 2022
Tunisia 45.74 159 1990 - 2022
Morocco 45.57 160 1990 - 2022
Palestine 44.49 161 1990 - 2022
Syria 44.31 162 1990 - 2022
Comoros 44.16 163 1990 - 2022
Iran 42.58 164 1990 - 2022
Egypt 41.82 165 1990 - 2022
Moldova 41.67 166 1990 - 2022
Tajikistan 41.2 167 1990 - 2022
Puerto Rico 40.94 168 1990 - 2022
Mauritania 40.84 169 1990 - 2022
Algeria 40.58 170 1990 - 2022
Iraq 40.37 171 1990 - 2022
Nepal 40.05 172 1990 - 2022
Jordan 39.68 173 1990 - 2022
Yemen 38.34 174 1990 - 2022
Somalia 33.97 175 1990 - 2022
Djibouti 31.39 176 1990 - 2022


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.
1. Qatar
2. Madagascar
3. Solomon Isl.
4. Tanzania
5. UA Emirates
6. Ethiopia
7. Burundi
8. Mozambique
9. Eritrea
10. Angola
11. Liberia
12. Cambodia
13. Iceland
14. North Korea
15. Kenya
16. Niger
17. Vietnam
18. Bahamas
19. Peru
20. Cameroon
21. Bahrain
22. Kuwait
23. Paraguay
24. New Zealand
25. C.A. Republic
26. Singapore
27. Kazakhstan
28. Uganda
29. Saint Lucia
30. Jamaica
31. Bolivia
32. Vanuatu
33. Macao
34. Ghana
35. Malawi
36. R. of Congo
37. Mali
38. Switzerland
39. Oman
40. China
41. Indonesia
42. Thailand
43. Australia
44. Ecuador
45. Azerbaijan
46. DR Congo
47. Netherlands
48. Zimbabwe
49. Nicaragua
50. Panama
51. Malaysia
52. Haiti
53. Norway
54. Burkina Faso
55. Ireland
56. Ivory Coast
57. Estonia
58. Botswana
59. Canada
60. Belize
61. Sweden
62. Domin. Rep.
63. Lesotho
64. St. Vincent & ...
65. Brunei
66. Cyprus
67. South Korea
68. Georgia
69. Israel
70. Malta
71. Maldives
72. Uruguay
73. Colombia
74. Honduras
75. Denmark
76. Brazil
77. Belarus
78. Lithuania
79. Armenia
80. Benin
81. UK
82. Japan
83. USA
84. Bhutan
85. Slovakia
86. Austria
87. Luxembourg
88. Germany
89. Gambia
90. Costa Rica
91. Latvia
92. Mexico
93. Barbados
94. Zambia
95. Argentina
96. Czechia
97. Finland
98. Hungary
99. Chad
100. Kyrgyzstan
101. Mongolia
102. Albania
103. Slovenia
104. Hong Kong
105. Saudi Arabia
106. Chile
107. El Salvador
108. Namibia
109. Nigeria
110. Laos
111. Bangladesh
112. Portugal
113. Guatemala
114. Mauritius
115. Philippines
116. Poland
117. Togo
118. Spain
119. N. Caledonia
120. South Africa
121. Fiji
122. Montenegro
123. Serbia
124. Uzbekistan
125. Bulgaria
126. France
127. Cape Verde
128. G.-Bissau
129. Suriname
130. Eq. Guinea
131. Belgium
132. Rwanda
133. Tr.&Tobago
134. North Macedonia
135. Samoa
136. S.T.&Principe
137. Sierra Leone
138. Tonga
139. Pakistan
140. Venezuela
141. Turkey
142. Guinea
143. Croatia
144. Romania
145. Greece
146. Senegal
147. Sri Lanka
148. Swaziland
149. Guyana
150. Bosnia & Herz.
151. India
152. Italy
153. Sudan
154. Gabon
155. Libya
156. Papua N.G.
157. Lebanon
158. Turkmenistan
159. Tunisia
160. Morocco
161. Palestine
162. Syria
163. Comoros
164. Iran
165. Egypt
166. Moldova
167. Tajikistan
168. Puerto Rico
169. Mauritania
170. Algeria
171. Iraq
172. Nepal
173. Jordan
174. Yemen
175. Somalia
176. Djibouti
88.29
85.90
83.64
82.60
82.21
80.58
79.73
78.48
77.60
76.87
76.59
75.71
75.33
74.88
74.36
73.46
73.42
72.25
72.07
71.77
71.68
71.50
71.07
70.94
70.58
70.28
69.79
69.75
69.49
69.39
69.34
69.12
68.92
68.83
67.63
67.59
67.50
67.44
67.18
66.90
66.61
66.43
66.39
66.38
66.28
66.23
66.09
66.06
66.05
65.98
65.96
65.58
65.56
65.55
65.54
65.45
65.14
64.96
64.95
64.88
64.81
64.48
64.33
64.19
64.18
64.17
63.97
63.77
63.62
63.52
63.51
63.46
63.31
63.24
63.21
63.13
63.07
62.93
62.70
62.59
62.35
62.33
61.89
61.87
61.75
61.66
61.54
61.53
61.48
61.39
61.08
60.98
60.97
60.66
60.22
60.14
59.89
59.71
59.56
59.46
59.40
59.36
59.24
59.04
59.02
58.99
58.87
58.87
58.87
58.85
58.75
58.70
58.67
58.54
58.37
58.31
58.02
57.78
56.92
56.81
56.69
56.58
56.47
56.44
56.30
56.26
56.13
55.92
55.20
55.03
54.93
54.90
54.71
54.40
53.80
53.77
53.33
53.32
52.75
52.74
52.55
52.37
52.16
52.10
51.65
51.28
50.90
50.48
50.10
49.63
49.49
49.44
48.76
47.65
47.47
47.07
46.86
46.23
45.74
45.57
44.49
44.31
44.16
42.58
41.82
41.67
41.20
40.94
40.84
40.58
40.37
40.05
39.68
38.34
33.97
31.39
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22.1
44.1
66.2
88.29
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