Male labor force participation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Male labor force participation rate, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 178 countries was 70.48 percent. The highest value was in Qatar: 96.57 percent and the lowest value was in Djibouti: 46.2 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 Male labor force participation, 2023 Global rank Available data
Qatar 96.57 1 1991 - 2023
UA Emirates 93.09 2 1991 - 2023
Oman 88.45 3 1991 - 2023
Madagascar 87.84 4 1991 - 2023
Bahrain 87.1 5 1991 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 86.23 6 1991 - 2023
Kuwait 85.93 7 1991 - 2023
Ethiopia 85.88 8 1991 - 2023
Tanzania 85.88 9 1991 - 2023
Eritrea 85.58 10 1991 - 2023
Niger 84.34 11 1991 - 2023
Nicaragua 82.58 12 1991 - 2023
Cambodia 82.44 13 1991 - 2023
Paraguay 82.39 14 1991 - 2023
Bolivia 82.17 15 1991 - 2023
Mali 82.14 16 1991 - 2023
Indonesia 81.92 17 1991 - 2023
Liberia 81.44 18 1991 - 2023
Guatemala 81.08 19 1991 - 2023
Pakistan 81.01 20 1991 - 2023
Bangladesh 80.15 21 1991 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 79.92 22 1991 - 2023
North Korea 79.71 23 1991 - 2023
Mozambique 79.68 24 1991 - 2023
Bahamas 79.54 25 1991 - 2023
Peru 79.52 26 1991 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 79.03 27 1991 - 2023
Burundi 78.84 28 1991 - 2023
Maldives 78.6 29 1991 - 2023
Vanuatu 78.6 30 1991 - 2023
Iceland 78.51 31 1991 - 2023
Malaysia 77.97 32 1991 - 2023
Ecuador 77.92 33 1991 - 2023
C.A. Republic 77.91 34 1991 - 2023
Vietnam 77.8 35 1991 - 2023
Angola 77.74 36 1991 - 2023
Mexico 77.37 37 1991 - 2023
Fiji 77.35 38 1991 - 2023
Belize 77.08 39 1991 - 2023
India 76.78 40 1991 - 2023
New Zealand 76.76 41 1991 - 2023
Cameroon 76.7 42 1991 - 2023
El Salvador 76.46 43 1991 - 2023
Panama 76.38 44 1991 - 2023
Singapore 76.19 45 1991 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 76.14 46 1991 - 2023
Jamaica 75.79 47 1991 - 2023
Colombia 75.74 48 1991 - 2023
Thailand 75.58 49 1991 - 2023
Honduras 75.55 50 1991 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 75.3 51 1991 - 2023
Kenya 75.29 52 1991 - 2023
Malawi 74.6 53 1991 - 2023
Kazakhstan 74.51 54 1991 - 2023
Bhutan 73.89 55 1991 - 2023
Saint Lucia 73.59 56 1991 - 2023
Macao 73.45 57 1991 - 2023
Moldova 73.37 58 1991 - 2023
South Korea 73.34 59 1991 - 2023
Azerbaijan 73.24 60 1991 - 2023
Philippines 73.08 61 1991 - 2023
Lesotho 73 62 1991 - 2023
Brazil 72.98 63 1991 - 2023
Malta 72.88 64 1991 - 2023
Burkina Faso 72.86 65 1991 - 2023
Uzbekistan 72.83 66 1991 - 2023
Brunei 72.69 67 1991 - 2023
Zimbabwe 72.56 68 1991 - 2023
Uruguay 72.53 69 1991 - 2023
Ghana 72.45 70 1991 - 2023
Georgia 72.4 71 1991 - 2023
Uganda 72.39 72 1991 - 2023
Chad 72.23 73 1991 - 2023
Ivory Coast 72.22 74 1991 - 2023
Iraq 72.14 75 1991 - 2023
China 72.11 76 1991 - 2023
Sri Lanka 71.88 77 1991 - 2023
Turkey 71.57 78 1991 - 2023
Japan 71.55 79 1991 - 2023
Switzerland 71.55 80 1991 - 2023
Belarus 71.53 81 1991 - 2023
Australia 71.36 82 1991 - 2023
Egypt 71.32 83 1991 - 2023
Argentina 71.11 84 1991 - 2023
Chile 71.11 85 1991 - 2023
Estonia 71.04 86 1991 - 2023
Venezuela 70.81 87 1991 - 2023
Iran 70.58 88 1991 - 2023
Costa Rica 70.57 89 1991 - 2023
Netherlands 70.49 90 1991 - 2023
Sweden 70.49 91 1991 - 2023
Cyprus 70.44 92 1991 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 70.43 93 1991 - 2023
Ireland 70.4 94 1991 - 2023
Haiti 70.22 95 1991 - 2023
Burma 69.86 96 1991 - 2023
Botswana 69.42 97 1991 - 2023
Canada 69.32 98 1991 - 2023
Afghanistan 69.12 99 1991 - 2023
Russia 69.05 100 1991 - 2023
Tunisia 69.03 101 1991 - 2023
DR Congo 68.99 102 1991 - 2023
R. of Congo 68.83 103 1991 - 2023
Benin 68.77 104 1991 - 2023
Israel 68.76 105 1991 - 2023
Norway 68.68 106 1991 - 2023
Hungary 68.67 107 1991 - 2023
Czechia 68.61 108 1991 - 2023
Mauritius 68.54 109 1991 - 2023
Latvia 68.33 110 1991 - 2023
Armenia 68.3 111 1991 - 2023
Morocco 68.27 112 1991 - 2023
Lithuania 68.07 113 1991 - 2023
Serbia 67.87 114 1991 - 2023
Sudan 67.84 115 1991 - 2023
Denmark 67.79 116 1991 - 2023
Mongolia 67.75 117 1991 - 2023
Albania 67.65 118 1991 - 2023
USA 67.39 119 1991 - 2023
Slovakia 67.37 120 1991 - 2023
Zambia 67.33 121 1991 - 2023
Samoa 67.32 122 1991 - 2023
Germany 67.02 123 1991 - 2023
Luxembourg 67 124 1991 - 2023
Algeria 66.99 125 1991 - 2023
Poland 66.91 126 1991 - 2023
Austria 66.88 127 1991 - 2023
UK 66.58 128 1991 - 2023
Rwanda 66.42 129 1991 - 2023
Tonga 66.16 130 1991 - 2023
Barbados 65.95 131 1991 - 2023
Nigeria 65.91 132 1991 - 2023
Gambia 65.58 133 1991 - 2023
Lebanon 65.49 134 1991 - 2023
Cape Verde 64.85 135 1991 - 2023
South Africa 64.27 136 1991 - 2023
Suriname 64.11 137 1991 - 2023
Montenegro 64.07 138 1991 - 2023
Hong Kong 63.97 139 1991 - 2023
Senegal 63.91 140 1991 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 63.79 141 1991 - 2023
Guinea 63.71 142 1991 - 2023
Namibia 63.66 143 1991 - 2023
Portugal 63.65 144 1991 - 2023
Finland 63.6 145 1991 - 2023
Syria 63.6 146 1991 - 2023
G.-Bissau 63.44 147 1991 - 2023
Laos 63.24 148 1991 - 2023
Slovenia 63.18 149 1991 - 2023
Spain 62.84 150 1991 - 2023
Jordan 62.76 151 1991 - 2023
North Macedonia 62.76 152 1991 - 2023
Bulgaria 62.56 153 1991 - 2023
Guyana 62.49 154 1991 - 2023
Romania 61.75 155 1991 - 2023
N. Caledonia 61.44 156 1991 - 2023
Libya 61.38 157 1991 - 2023
Yemen 60.42 158 1991 - 2023
France 60.11 159 1991 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 59.89 160 1991 - 2023
Togo 59.72 161 1991 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 59.48 162 1991 - 2023
Belgium 59.45 163 1991 - 2023
Greece 59.01 164 1991 - 2023
Italy 58.78 165 1991 - 2023
Gabon 57.67 166 1991 - 2023
Croatia 57.66 167 1991 - 2023
Mauritania 57.25 168 1991 - 2023
Sierra Leone 56.31 169 1991 - 2023
Comoros 55.36 170 1991 - 2023
Swaziland 54.67 171 1991 - 2023
Nepal 53.94 172 1991 - 2023
Puerto Rico 52.5 173 1991 - 2023
Tajikistan 51.13 174 1991 - 2023
Papua N.G. 48.1 175 1991 - 2023
Somalia 47.28 176 1991 - 2023
Turkmenistan 46.71 177 1991 - 2023
Djibouti 46.2 178 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. Oman
4. Madagascar
5. Bahrain
6. Solomon Isl.
7. Kuwait
8. Ethiopia
9. Tanzania
10. Eritrea
11. Niger
12. Nicaragua
13. Cambodia
14. Paraguay
15. Bolivia
16. Mali
17. Indonesia
18. Liberia
19. Guatemala
20. Pakistan
21. Bangladesh
22. Saudi Arabia
23. North Korea
24. Mozambique
25. Bahamas
26. Peru
27. Kyrgyzstan
28. Burundi
29. Maldives
30. Vanuatu
31. Iceland
32. Malaysia
33. Ecuador
34. C.A. Republic
35. Vietnam
36. Angola
37. Mexico
38. Fiji
39. Belize
40. India
41. New Zealand
42. Cameroon
43. El Salvador
44. Panama
45. Singapore
46. Domin. Rep.
47. Jamaica
48. Colombia
49. Thailand
50. Honduras
51. St. Vincent & ...
52. Kenya
53. Malawi
54. Kazakhstan
55. Bhutan
56. Saint Lucia
57. Macao
58. Moldova
59. South Korea
60. Azerbaijan
61. Philippines
62. Lesotho
63. Brazil
64. Malta
65. Burkina Faso
66. Uzbekistan
67. Brunei
68. Zimbabwe
69. Uruguay
70. Ghana
71. Georgia
72. Uganda
73. Chad
74. Ivory Coast
75. Iraq
76. China
77. Sri Lanka
78. Turkey
79. Japan
80. Switzerland
81. Belarus
82. Australia
83. Egypt
84. Argentina
85. Chile
86. Estonia
87. Venezuela
88. Iran
89. Costa Rica
90. Netherlands
91. Sweden
92. Cyprus
93. S.T.&Principe
94. Ireland
95. Haiti
96. Burma
97. Botswana
98. Canada
99. Afghanistan
100. Russia
101. Tunisia
102. DR Congo
103. R. of Congo
104. Benin
105. Israel
106. Norway
107. Hungary
108. Czechia
109. Mauritius
110. Latvia
111. Armenia
112. Morocco
113. Lithuania
114. Serbia
115. Sudan
116. Denmark
117. Mongolia
118. Albania
119. USA
120. Slovakia
121. Zambia
122. Samoa
123. Germany
124. Luxembourg
125. Algeria
126. Poland
127. Austria
128. UK
129. Rwanda
130. Tonga
131. Barbados
132. Nigeria
133. Gambia
134. Lebanon
135. Cape Verde
136. South Africa
137. Suriname
138. Montenegro
139. Hong Kong
140. Senegal
141. Tr.&Tobago
142. Guinea
143. Namibia
144. Portugal
145. Finland
146. Syria
147. G.-Bissau
148. Laos
149. Slovenia
150. Spain
151. Jordan
152. North Macedonia
153. Bulgaria
154. Guyana
155. Romania
156. N. Caledonia
157. Libya
158. Yemen
159. France
160. Bosnia & Herz.
161. Togo
162. Eq. Guinea
163. Belgium
164. Greece
165. Italy
166. Gabon
167. Croatia
168. Mauritania
169. Sierra Leone
170. Comoros
171. Swaziland
172. Nepal
173. Puerto Rico
174. Tajikistan
175. Papua N.G.
176. Somalia
177. Turkmenistan
178. Djibouti
96.57
93.09
88.45
87.84
87.10
86.23
85.93
85.88
85.88
85.58
84.34
82.58
82.44
82.39
82.17
82.14
81.92
81.44
81.08
81.01
80.15
79.92
79.71
79.68
79.54
79.52
79.03
78.84
78.60
78.60
78.51
77.97
77.92
77.91
77.80
77.74
77.37
77.35
77.08
76.78
76.76
76.70
76.46
76.38
76.19
76.14
75.79
75.74
75.58
75.55
75.30
75.29
74.60
74.51
73.89
73.59
73.45
73.37
73.34
73.24
73.08
73.00
72.98
72.88
72.86
72.83
72.69
72.56
72.53
72.45
72.40
72.39
72.23
72.22
72.14
72.11
71.88
71.57
71.55
71.55
71.53
71.36
71.32
71.11
71.11
71.04
70.81
70.58
70.57
70.49
70.49
70.44
70.43
70.40
70.22
69.86
69.42
69.32
69.12
69.05
69.03
68.99
68.83
68.77
68.76
68.68
68.67
68.61
68.54
68.33
68.30
68.27
68.07
67.87
67.84
67.79
67.75
67.65
67.39
67.37
67.33
67.32
67.02
67.00
66.99
66.91
66.88
66.58
66.42
66.16
65.95
65.91
65.58
65.49
64.85
64.27
64.11
64.07
63.97
63.91
63.79
63.71
63.66
63.65
63.60
63.60
63.44
63.24
63.18
62.84
62.76
62.76
62.56
62.49
61.75
61.44
61.38
60.42
60.11
59.89
59.72
59.48
59.45
59.01
58.78
57.67
57.66
57.25
56.31
55.36
54.67
53.94
52.50
51.13
48.10
47.28
46.71
46.20
0
24.1
48.3
72.4
96.57


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