Labor force participation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Labor force participation rate, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 46 countries was 60.07 percent. The highest value was in Qatar: 88.87 percent and the lowest value was in Yemen: 32.79 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
UA Emirates 82.64 2 1991 - 2023
Cambodia 75.79 3 1991 - 2023
North Korea 74.59 4 1991 - 2023
Vietnam 73 5 1991 - 2023
Bahrain 71.86 6 1991 - 2023
Kuwait 71.54 7 1991 - 2023
Azerbaijan 70.22 8 1991 - 2023
Bhutan 69.52 9 1991 - 2023
Singapore 69.25 10 1991 - 2023
Kazakhstan 68.47 11 1991 - 2023
Oman 68.31 12 1991 - 2023
Macao 67.93 13 1991 - 2023
Indonesia 67.6 14 1991 - 2023
Thailand 67.05 15 1991 - 2023
China 66.38 16 1991 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 65.78 17 1991 - 2023
Malaysia 65.02 18 1991 - 2023
Israel 64.77 19 1991 - 2023
South Korea 64.51 20 1991 - 2023
Brunei 64.34 21 1991 - 2023
Maldives 63.76 22 1991 - 2023
Japan 62.91 23 1991 - 2023
Georgia 62.64 24 1991 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 61.6 25 1991 - 2023
Armenia 61.29 26 1991 - 2023
Philippines 60.24 27 1991 - 2023
Mongolia 60.07 28 1991 - 2023
Laos 59.62 29 1991 - 2023
Bangladesh 58.16 30 1991 - 2023
Hong Kong 57.6 31 1991 - 2023
Uzbekistan 56.14 32 1991 - 2023
Burma 55.46 33 1991 - 2023
India 55.34 34 1991 - 2023
Pakistan 52.74 35 1991 - 2023
Sri Lanka 50.93 36 1991 - 2023
Turkmenistan 48.06 37 1991 - 2023
Lebanon 45.49 38 1991 - 2023
Iran 42.61 39 1991 - 2023
Iraq 41.42 40 1991 - 2023
Tajikistan 41.29 41 1991 - 2023
Nepal 40.48 42 1991 - 2023
Jordan 39.44 43 1991 - 2023
Syria 38.66 44 1991 - 2023
Afghanistan 36.95 45 1991 - 2023
Yemen 32.79 46 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. UA Emirates
3. Cambodia
4. North Korea
5. Vietnam
6. Bahrain
7. Kuwait
8. Azerbaijan
9. Bhutan
10. Singapore
11. Kazakhstan
12. Oman
13. Macao
14. Indonesia
15. Thailand
16. China
17. Kyrgyzstan
18. Malaysia
19. Israel
20. South Korea
21. Brunei
22. Maldives
23. Japan
24. Georgia
25. Saudi Arabia
26. Armenia
27. Philippines
28. Mongolia
29. Laos
30. Bangladesh
31. Hong Kong
32. Uzbekistan
33. Burma
34. India
35. Pakistan
36. Sri Lanka
37. Turkmenistan
38. Lebanon
39. Iran
40. Iraq
41. Tajikistan
42. Nepal
43. Jordan
44. Syria
45. Afghanistan
46. Yemen
88.87
82.64
75.79
74.59
73.00
71.86
71.54
70.22
69.52
69.25
68.47
68.31
67.93
67.60
67.05
66.38
65.78
65.02
64.77
64.51
64.34
63.76
62.91
62.64
61.60
61.29
60.24
60.07
59.62
58.16
57.60
56.14
55.46
55.34
52.74
50.93
48.06
45.49
42.61
41.42
41.29
40.48
39.44
38.66
36.95
32.79
0
22.2
44.4
66.7
88.87


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