Male labor force participation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Male labor force participation rate, 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 176 countries was 70.05 percent. The highest value was in Qatar: 95.56 percent and the lowest value was in Sao Tome and Principe: 23.95 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Male labor force participation, 2025 Global rank Available data
Qatar 95.56 1 1990 - 2025
UA Emirates 91.55 2 1990 - 2025
Kuwait 88.56 3 1990 - 2025
Oman 88.1 4 1990 - 2025
Madagascar 88.09 5 1990 - 2025
Cambodia 87.82 6 1990 - 2025
Tanzania 87.31 7 1990 - 2025
North Korea 86.76 8 1990 - 2025
Niger 86.5 9 1990 - 2025
Solomon Isl. 86.19 10 1990 - 2025
Bahrain 85.87 11 1990 - 2025
Uganda 84.64 12 1990 - 2025
Bolivia 84.44 13 1990 - 2025
Nigeria 84.3 14 1990 - 2025
Eritrea 84.15 15 1990 - 2025
Saudi Arabia 83.33 16 1990 - 2025
C.A. Republic 82.76 17 1990 - 2025
Indonesia 82.28 18 1990 - 2025
Nicaragua 81.76 19 1990 - 2025
Guatemala 81.71 20 1990 - 2025
Paraguay 81.61 21 1990 - 2025
Liberia 81.23 22 1990 - 2025
Mali 81.02 23 1990 - 2025
Peru 80.87 24 1990 - 2025
Mozambique 80.52 25 1990 - 2025
Bangladesh 80.4 26 1990 - 2025
Pakistan 80.14 27 1990 - 2025
Iceland 79.61 28 1990 - 2025
Malaysia 79.21 29 1990 - 2025
Ethiopia 78.64 30 1990 - 2025
Panama 77.86 31 1990 - 2025
India 77.62 32 1990 - 2025
Benin 77.56 33 1990 - 2025
Angola 77.47 34 1990 - 2025
Vietnam 77.33 35 1990 - 2025
El Salvador 77.27 36 1990 - 2025
Bahamas 77.2 37 1990 - 2025
Mexico 77.11 38 1990 - 2025
Burundi 76.97 39 1990 - 2025
Ecuador 76.87 40 1990 - 2025
Fiji 76.54 41 1990 - 2025
Maldives 76.43 42 1990 - 2025
Domin. Rep. 76.36 43 1990 - 2025
Jamaica 76.34 44 1990 - 2025
St. Vincent & ... 76.28 45 1990 - 2025
Burkina Faso 76.14 46 1990 - 2025
Colombia 75.69 47 1990 - 2025
Singapore 75.37 48 1990 - 2025
Thailand 74.98 49 1990 - 2025
Saint Lucia 74.78 50 1990 - 2025
New Zealand 74.74 51 1990 - 2025
Ivory Coast 74.41 52 1990 - 2025
Zimbabwe 74.26 53 1990 - 2025
Botswana 73.98 54 1990 - 2025
Cameroon 73.94 55 1990 - 2025
Uzbekistan 73.93 56 1990 - 2025
Macao 73.61 57 1990 - 2025
Honduras 73.54 58 1990 - 2025
Georgia 73.49 59 1990 - 2025
Uruguay 73.4 60 1990 - 2025
Brazil 73.37 61 1990 - 2025
Kazakhstan 73.37 62 1990 - 2025
Brunei 72.8 63 1990 - 2025
Cyprus 72.67 64 1990 - 2025
Iraq 72.58 65 1990 - 2025
Philippines 72.46 66 1990 - 2025
Moldova 72.24 67 1990 - 2025
South Korea 72 68 1990 - 2025
Chile 71.93 69 1990 - 2025
Netherlands 71.89 70 1990 - 2025
Turkey 71.89 71 1990 - 2025
Kenya 71.85 72 1990 - 2025
Bhutan 71.78 73 1990 - 2025
Chad 71.72 74 1990 - 2025
Argentina 71.66 75 1990 - 2025
Belize 71.64 76 1990 - 2025
Malta 71.55 77 1990 - 2025
Japan 71.48 78 1990 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan 71.4 79 1990 - 2025
Switzerland 71.38 80 1990 - 2025
Australia 70.68 81 1990 - 2025
Laos 70.63 82 1990 - 2025
Rwanda 70.61 83 1990 - 2025
Egypt 70.51 84 1990 - 2025
Albania 70.22 85 1990 - 2025
Ireland 70.11 86 1990 - 2025
R. of Congo 70.1 87 1990 - 2025
Belarus 69.86 88 1990 - 2025
China 69.85 89 1990 - 2025
Estonia 69.82 90 1990 - 2025
Afghanistan 69.76 91 1990 - 2025
Costa Rica 69.76 92 1990 - 2025
Haiti 69.74 93 1990 - 2025
Mauritius 69.67 94 1990 - 2025
Burma 69.66 95 1990 - 2025
G.-Bissau 69.58 96 1990 - 2025
Armenia 69.52 97 1990 - 2025
Denmark 69.18 98 1990 - 2025
Norway 69.09 99 1990 - 2025
Russia 69.03 100 1990 - 2025
Lithuania 68.95 101 1990 - 2025
Canada 68.94 102 1990 - 2025
Israel 68.8 103 1990 - 2025
Barbados 68.75 104 1990 - 2025
Mongolia 68.22 105 1990 - 2025
Tr.&Tobago 68.1 106 1990 - 2025
Morocco 68.06 107 1990 - 2025
Sri Lanka 67.77 108 1990 - 2025
Sweden 67.63 109 1990 - 2025
Zambia 67.63 110 1990 - 2025
Czechia 67.52 111 1990 - 2025
Venezuela 67.52 112 1990 - 2025
Hungary 67.51 113 1990 - 2025
Malawi 67.34 114 1990 - 2025
Eq. Guinea 67.24 115 1990 - 2025
Iran 67.24 116 1990 - 2025
USA 67.06 117 1990 - 2025
Lesotho 66.92 118 1990 - 2025
DR Congo 66.85 119 1990 - 2025
Latvia 66.85 120 1990 - 2025
Serbia 66.53 121 1990 - 2025
Algeria 66.41 122 1990 - 2025
Slovakia 66.08 123 1990 - 2025
Germany 66.05 124 1990 - 2025
Azerbaijan 66.02 125 1990 - 2025
Senegal 65.71 126 1990 - 2025
UK 65.6 127 1990 - 2025
Poland 65.59 128 1990 - 2025
Luxembourg 65.5 129 1990 - 2025
Montenegro 65.44 130 1990 - 2025
Austria 65.42 131 1990 - 2025
Tunisia 64.86 132 1990 - 2025
Comoros 63.88 133 1990 - 2025
Cape Verde 63.4 134 1990 - 2025
Guyana 63.32 135 1990 - 2025
Guinea 63.1 136 1990 - 2025
Namibia 63.04 137 1990 - 2025
Finland 62.98 138 1990 - 2025
Vanuatu 62.95 139 1990 - 2025
Suriname 62.87 140 1990 - 2025
Slovenia 62.81 141 1990 - 2025
Libya 62.54 142 1990 - 2025
Jordan 62.47 143 1990 - 2025
Bulgaria 62.36 144 1990 - 2025
Spain 62.23 145 1990 - 2025
Portugal 62.13 146 1990 - 2025
Hong Kong 62.07 147 1990 - 2025
N. Caledonia 62.01 148 1990 - 2025
Ghana 61.84 149 1990 - 2025
North Macedonia 61.84 150 1990 - 2025
South Africa 61.74 151 1990 - 2025
Romania 61.68 152 1990 - 2025
Syria 61.45 153 1990 - 2025
Yemen 61.23 154 1990 - 2025
Gabon 60.13 155 1990 - 2025
Bosnia & Herz. 59.98 156 1990 - 2025
Greece 59.86 157 1990 - 2025
France 59.55 158 1990 - 2025
Togo 59.04 159 1990 - 2025
Tonga 58.98 160 1990 - 2025
Belgium 58.95 161 1990 - 2025
Italy 58.29 162 1990 - 2025
Croatia 57.36 163 1990 - 2025
Mauritania 56.61 164 1990 - 2025
Tajikistan 55.78 165 1990 - 2025
Sierra Leone 55.17 166 1990 - 2025
Samoa 54.5 167 1990 - 2025
Swaziland 54.03 168 1990 - 2025
Papua N.G. 53.26 169 1990 - 2025
Nepal 52.9 170 1990 - 2025
Puerto Rico 49.6 171 1990 - 2025
Gambia 49.51 172 1990 - 2025
Somalia 47.24 173 1990 - 2025
Turkmenistan 46.1 174 1990 - 2025
Djibouti 44.56 175 1990 - 2025
S.T.&Principe 23.95 176 1990 - 2025


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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. Kuwait
4. Oman
5. Madagascar
6. Cambodia
7. Tanzania
8. North Korea
9. Niger
10. Solomon Isl.
11. Bahrain
12. Uganda
13. Bolivia
14. Nigeria
15. Eritrea
16. Saudi Arabia
17. C.A. Republic
18. Indonesia
19. Nicaragua
20. Guatemala
21. Paraguay
22. Liberia
23. Mali
24. Peru
25. Mozambique
26. Bangladesh
27. Pakistan
28. Iceland
29. Malaysia
30. Ethiopia
31. Panama
32. India
33. Benin
34. Angola
35. Vietnam
36. El Salvador
37. Bahamas
38. Mexico
39. Burundi
40. Ecuador
41. Fiji
42. Maldives
43. Domin. Rep.
44. Jamaica
45. St. Vincent & ...
46. Burkina Faso
47. Colombia
48. Singapore
49. Thailand
50. Saint Lucia
51. New Zealand
52. Ivory Coast
53. Zimbabwe
54. Botswana
55. Cameroon
56. Uzbekistan
57. Macao
58. Honduras
59. Georgia
60. Uruguay
61. Brazil
62. Kazakhstan
63. Brunei
64. Cyprus
65. Iraq
66. Philippines
67. Moldova
68. South Korea
69. Chile
70. Netherlands
71. Turkey
72. Kenya
73. Bhutan
74. Chad
75. Argentina
76. Belize
77. Malta
78. Japan
79. Kyrgyzstan
80. Switzerland
81. Australia
82. Laos
83. Rwanda
84. Egypt
85. Albania
86. Ireland
87. R. of Congo
88. Belarus
89. China
90. Estonia
91. Afghanistan
92. Costa Rica
93. Haiti
94. Mauritius
95. Burma
96. G.-Bissau
97. Armenia
98. Denmark
99. Norway
100. Russia
101. Lithuania
102. Canada
103. Israel
104. Barbados
105. Mongolia
106. Tr.&Tobago
107. Morocco
108. Sri Lanka
109. Sweden
110. Zambia
111. Czechia
112. Venezuela
113. Hungary
114. Malawi
115. Eq. Guinea
116. Iran
117. USA
118. Lesotho
119. DR Congo
120. Latvia
121. Serbia
122. Algeria
123. Slovakia
124. Germany
125. Azerbaijan
126. Senegal
127. UK
128. Poland
129. Luxembourg
130. Montenegro
131. Austria
132. Tunisia
133. Comoros
134. Cape Verde
135. Guyana
136. Guinea
137. Namibia
138. Finland
139. Vanuatu
140. Suriname
141. Slovenia
142. Libya
143. Jordan
144. Bulgaria
145. Spain
146. Portugal
147. Hong Kong
148. N. Caledonia
149. Ghana
150. North Macedonia
151. South Africa
152. Romania
153. Syria
154. Yemen
155. Gabon
156. Bosnia & Herz.
157. Greece
158. France
159. Togo
160. Tonga
161. Belgium
162. Italy
163. Croatia
164. Mauritania
165. Tajikistan
166. Sierra Leone
167. Samoa
168. Swaziland
169. Papua N.G.
170. Nepal
171. Puerto Rico
172. Gambia
173. Somalia
174. Turkmenistan
175. Djibouti
176. S.T.&Principe
95.56
91.55
88.56
88.10
88.09
87.82
87.31
86.76
86.50
86.19
85.87
84.64
84.44
84.30
84.15
83.33
82.76
82.28
81.76
81.71
81.61
81.23
81.02
80.87
80.52
80.40
80.14
79.61
79.21
78.64
77.86
77.62
77.56
77.47
77.33
77.27
77.20
77.11
76.97
76.87
76.54
76.43
76.36
76.34
76.28
76.14
75.69
75.37
74.98
74.78
74.74
74.41
74.26
73.98
73.94
73.93
73.61
73.54
73.49
73.40
73.37
73.37
72.80
72.67
72.58
72.46
72.24
72.00
71.93
71.89
71.89
71.85
71.78
71.72
71.66
71.64
71.55
71.48
71.40
71.38
70.68
70.63
70.61
70.51
70.22
70.11
70.10
69.86
69.85
69.82
69.76
69.76
69.74
69.67
69.66
69.58
69.52
69.18
69.09
69.03
68.95
68.94
68.80
68.75
68.22
68.10
68.06
67.77
67.63
67.63
67.52
67.52
67.51
67.34
67.24
67.24
67.06
66.92
66.85
66.85
66.53
66.41
66.08
66.05
66.02
65.71
65.60
65.59
65.50
65.44
65.42
64.86
63.88
63.40
63.32
63.10
63.04
62.98
62.95
62.87
62.81
62.54
62.47
62.36
62.23
62.13
62.07
62.01
61.84
61.84
61.74
61.68
61.45
61.23
60.13
59.98
59.86
59.55
59.04
58.98
58.95
58.29
57.36
56.61
55.78
55.17
54.50
54.03
53.26
52.90
49.60
49.51
47.24
46.10
44.56
23.95
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23.9
47.8
71.7
95.56


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