Labor force participation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Labor force participation rate, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 52 countries was 60.73 percent. The highest value was in Madagascar: 85.2 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
Madagascar 85.2 1 1991 - 2023
Tanzania 81.39 2 1991 - 2023
Ethiopia 80.29 3 1991 - 2023
Mozambique 79.03 4 1991 - 2023
Burundi 78.81 5 1991 - 2023
Eritrea 78.28 6 1991 - 2023
Liberia 76.86 7 1991 - 2023
Angola 75.19 8 1991 - 2023
Kenya 73.72 9 1991 - 2023
Niger 73.44 10 1991 - 2023
Cameroon 71.95 11 1991 - 2023
C.A. Republic 70.58 12 1991 - 2023
Uganda 69.93 13 1991 - 2023
Malawi 68.97 14 1991 - 2023
Ghana 68.82 15 1991 - 2023
R. of Congo 67.86 16 1991 - 2023
Mali 67.01 17 1991 - 2023
Zimbabwe 65.92 18 1991 - 2023
DR Congo 65.78 19 1991 - 2023
Lesotho 65.12 20 1991 - 2023
Burkina Faso 65.09 21 1991 - 2023
Botswana 64.54 22 1991 - 2023
Ivory Coast 64.44 23 1991 - 2023
Benin 62.71 24 1991 - 2023
Gambia 60.87 25 1991 - 2023
Rwanda 60.52 26 1991 - 2023
Chad 60.34 27 1991 - 2023
Zambia 59.56 28 1991 - 2023
Namibia 59.53 29 1991 - 2023
Nigeria 59.11 30 1991 - 2023
South Africa 58.08 31 1991 - 2023
Togo 57.93 32 1991 - 2023
Cape Verde 57.88 33 1991 - 2023
G.-Bissau 55.95 34 1991 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 55.85 35 1991 - 2023
Mauritius 55.52 36 1991 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 53.95 37 1991 - 2023
Sierra Leone 53.91 38 1991 - 2023
Guinea 52.75 39 1991 - 2023
Swaziland 50.97 40 1991 - 2023
Senegal 50.28 41 1991 - 2023
Gabon 49 42 1991 - 2023
Libya 48.15 43 1991 - 2023
Sudan 47.64 44 1991 - 2023
Tunisia 47.37 45 1991 - 2023
Comoros 44.21 46 1991 - 2023
Morocco 44.04 47 1991 - 2023
Egypt 44.02 48 1991 - 2023
Algeria 42.32 49 1991 - 2023
Mauritania 41.19 50 1991 - 2023
Somalia 34.11 51 1991 - 2023
Djibouti 32.15 52 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. Madagascar
2. Tanzania
3. Ethiopia
4. Mozambique
5. Burundi
6. Eritrea
7. Liberia
8. Angola
9. Kenya
10. Niger
11. Cameroon
12. C.A. Republic
13. Uganda
14. Malawi
15. Ghana
16. R. of Congo
17. Mali
18. Zimbabwe
19. DR Congo
20. Lesotho
21. Burkina Faso
22. Botswana
23. Ivory Coast
24. Benin
25. Gambia
26. Rwanda
27. Chad
28. Zambia
29. Namibia
30. Nigeria
31. South Africa
32. Togo
33. Cape Verde
34. G.-Bissau
35. Eq. Guinea
36. Mauritius
37. S.T.&Principe
38. Sierra Leone
39. Guinea
40. Swaziland
41. Senegal
42. Gabon
43. Libya
44. Sudan
45. Tunisia
46. Comoros
47. Morocco
48. Egypt
49. Algeria
50. Mauritania
51. Somalia
52. Djibouti
85.20
81.39
80.29
79.03
78.81
78.28
76.86
75.19
73.72
73.44
71.95
70.58
69.93
68.97
68.82
67.86
67.01
65.92
65.78
65.12
65.09
64.54
64.44
62.71
60.87
60.52
60.34
59.56
59.53
59.11
58.08
57.93
57.88
55.95
55.85
55.52
53.95
53.91
52.75
50.97
50.28
49.00
48.15
47.64
47.37
44.21
44.04
44.02
42.32
41.19
34.11
32.15
0
21.3
42.6
63.9
85.2


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