Male labor force participation - Country rankings

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Male labor force participation rate, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 178 countries was 69.61 percent. The highest value was in Qatar: 96.38 percent and the lowest value was in Djibouti: 44.77 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 Male labor force participation, 2021 Global rank Available data
Qatar 96.38 1 1990 - 2022
UA Emirates 92.02 2 1990 - 2022
Madagascar 87.53 3 1990 - 2022
Ethiopia 86.09 4 1990 - 2022
Tanzania 86.06 5 1990 - 2022
Bahrain 85.93 6 1990 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 85.38 7 1990 - 2022
Oman 84.76 8 1990 - 2022
Kuwait 84.53 9 1990 - 2022
Eritrea 84.2 10 1990 - 2022
Paraguay 84.08 11 1990 - 2022
Niger 83.72 12 1990 - 2022
Nicaragua 83.13 13 1990 - 2022
Cambodia 82.2 14 1990 - 2022
Pakistan 80.81 15 1990 - 2022
Liberia 80.65 16 1990 - 2022
Mali 80.57 17 1990 - 2022
Guatemala 80.46 18 1990 - 2022
Bangladesh 80.16 19 1990 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 79.92 20 1990 - 2022
Indonesia 79.69 21 1990 - 2022
North Korea 79.64 22 1990 - 2022
Belize 79.46 23 1990 - 2022
Peru 79.25 24 1990 - 2022
Angola 78.64 25 1990 - 2022
Bolivia 78.64 26 1990 - 2022
Mozambique 78.52 27 1990 - 2022
Malaysia 78.16 28 1990 - 2022
Bahamas 78.11 29 1990 - 2022
Ecuador 78.07 30 1990 - 2022
Vietnam 77.85 31 1990 - 2022
Vanuatu 77.79 32 1990 - 2022
Singapore 77.63 33 1990 - 2022
Colombia 77.55 34 1990 - 2022
Iceland 77.48 35 1990 - 2022
Burundi 77.47 36 1990 - 2022
C.A. Republic 77.35 37 1990 - 2022
Maldives 77.22 38 1990 - 2022
Mexico 76.71 39 1990 - 2022
Honduras 75.93 40 1990 - 2022
Panama 75.8 41 1990 - 2022
Cameroon 75.77 42 1990 - 2022
Kenya 75.63 43 1990 - 2022
New Zealand 75.61 44 1990 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 75.45 45 1990 - 2022
Thailand 75.24 46 1990 - 2022
Fiji 75.09 47 1990 - 2022
Kazakhstan 75 48 1990 - 2022
Macao 74.79 49 1990 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 74.38 50 1990 - 2022
Jamaica 74.33 51 1990 - 2022
Costa Rica 73.52 52 1990 - 2022
Georgia 73.5 53 1990 - 2022
Saint Lucia 73.4 54 1990 - 2022
Uzbekistan 73.28 55 1990 - 2022
El Salvador 73.25 56 1990 - 2022
Burkina Faso 72.94 57 1990 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 72.88 58 1990 - 2022
China 72.79 59 1990 - 2022
India 72.7 60 1990 - 2022
Switzerland 72.68 61 1990 - 2022
South Korea 72.63 62 1990 - 2022
Ivory Coast 72.62 63 1990 - 2022
Malawi 72.59 64 1990 - 2022
Brazil 72.39 65 1990 - 2022
Brunei 72.36 66 1990 - 2022
Ghana 72.28 67 1990 - 2022
Uganda 71.79 68 1990 - 2022
Sri Lanka 71.77 69 1990 - 2022
Syria 71.72 70 1990 - 2022
Zimbabwe 71.55 71 1990 - 2022
Mauritius 71.47 72 1990 - 2022
Lesotho 71.38 73 1990 - 2022
Malta 71.38 74 1990 - 2022
Japan 71.31 75 1990 - 2022
Argentina 70.87 76 1990 - 2022
Australia 70.62 77 1990 - 2022
Chad 70.62 78 1990 - 2022
Uruguay 70.48 79 1990 - 2022
Russia 70.44 80 1990 - 2021
Turkey 70.14 81 1990 - 2022
Palestine 70.05 82 1990 - 2022
Belarus 70 83 1990 - 2022
Cyprus 69.98 84 1990 - 2022
Yemen 69.93 85 1990 - 2022
Netherlands 69.86 86 1990 - 2022
Morocco 69.84 87 1990 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 69.77 88 1990 - 2022
Botswana 69.66 89 1990 - 2022
Canada 69.62 90 1990 - 2022
Azerbaijan 69.43 91 1990 - 2022
Estonia 69.42 92 1990 - 2022
Iraq 69.17 93 1990 - 2022
Philippines 69.14 94 1990 - 2022
DR Congo 69.12 95 1990 - 2022
Haiti 69.03 96 1990 - 2022
Ireland 68.94 97 1990 - 2022
Benin 68.75 98 1990 - 2022
Iran 68.65 99 1990 - 2022
Armenia 68.6 100 1990 - 2022
Sudan 68.38 101 1990 - 2022
Chile 68.33 102 1990 - 2022
Bhutan 68.29 103 1990 - 2022
Lithuania 68.05 104 1990 - 2022
R. of Congo 68.05 105 1990 - 2022
Czechia 68.01 106 1990 - 2022
Norway 68 107 1990 - 2022
Sweden 67.78 108 1990 - 2022
Egypt 67.71 109 1990 - 2022
Zambia 67.56 110 1990 - 2022
Latvia 67.28 111 1990 - 2022
Denmark 67.11 112 1990 - 2022
USA 67.04 113 1990 - 2022
Hungary 66.98 114 1990 - 2022
Austria 66.65 115 1990 - 2022
Mongolia 66.57 116 1990 - 2022
Israel 66.51 117 1990 - 2022
Slovakia 66.46 118 1990 - 2022
Poland 66.36 119 1990 - 2022
Samoa 66.24 120 1990 - 2022
UK 66.15 121 1990 - 2022
Lebanon 66.08 122 1990 - 2022
Albania 66.07 123 1990 - 2022
Germany 65.83 124 1990 - 2022
Tunisia 65.81 125 1990 - 2022
Hong Kong 65.7 126 1990 - 2022
Luxembourg 65.67 127 1990 - 2022
North Macedonia 65.55 128 1990 - 2022
Gambia 65.38 129 1990 - 2022
Tonga 65.13 130 1990 - 2022
Nigeria 65.06 131 1990 - 2022
Venezuela 64.92 132 1990 - 2022
Serbia 64.9 133 1990 - 2022
Senegal 64.75 134 1990 - 2022
Suriname 64.6 135 1990 - 2022
Barbados 64.07 136 1990 - 2022
Guinea 63.66 137 1990 - 2022
Algeria 63.39 138 1990 - 2022
Finland 62.96 139 1990 - 2022
Montenegro 62.93 140 1990 - 2022
Ukraine 62.9 141 1990 - 2021
Slovenia 62.88 142 1990 - 2022
G.-Bissau 62.87 143 1990 - 2022
Rwanda 62.67 144 1990 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 62.54 145 1990 - 2022
Spain 62.53 146 1990 - 2022
Jordan 62.46 147 1990 - 2022
South Africa 62.46 148 1990 - 2022
Laos 62.43 149 1990 - 2022
Portugal 62.38 150 1990 - 2022
Namibia 62.13 151 1990 - 2022
Bulgaria 62 152 1990 - 2022
Romania 61.94 153 1990 - 2022
Cape Verde 61.89 154 1990 - 2022
N. Caledonia 61.55 155 1990 - 2022
Guyana 61.29 156 1990 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 60.57 157 1990 - 2022
Libya 59.99 158 1990 - 2022
France 59.84 159 1990 - 2022
Togo 59.33 160 1990 - 2022
Belgium 59.11 161 1990 - 2022
Croatia 58.25 162 1990 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 57.89 163 1990 - 2022
Italy 57.62 164 1990 - 2022
Greece 57.22 165 1990 - 2022
Mauritania 56.34 166 1990 - 2022
Sierra Leone 55.43 167 1990 - 2022
Gabon 55.22 168 1990 - 2022
Comoros 54.74 169 1990 - 2022
Swaziland 53.89 170 1990 - 2022
Nepal 52.78 171 1990 - 2022
Tajikistan 51.13 172 1990 - 2022
Puerto Rico 50.89 173 1990 - 2022
Papua N.G. 47.7 174 1990 - 2022
Somalia 46.84 175 1990 - 2022
Moldova 46.53 176 1990 - 2022
Turkmenistan 44.95 177 1990 - 2022
Djibouti 44.77 178 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. UA Emirates
3. Madagascar
4. Ethiopia
5. Tanzania
6. Bahrain
7. Solomon Isl.
8. Oman
9. Kuwait
10. Eritrea
11. Paraguay
12. Niger
13. Nicaragua
14. Cambodia
15. Pakistan
16. Liberia
17. Mali
18. Guatemala
19. Bangladesh
20. Saudi Arabia
21. Indonesia
22. North Korea
23. Belize
24. Peru
25. Angola
26. Bolivia
27. Mozambique
28. Malaysia
29. Bahamas
30. Ecuador
31. Vietnam
32. Vanuatu
33. Singapore
34. Colombia
35. Iceland
36. Burundi
37. C.A. Republic
38. Maldives
39. Mexico
40. Honduras
41. Panama
42. Cameroon
43. Kenya
44. New Zealand
45. Domin. Rep.
46. Thailand
47. Fiji
48. Kazakhstan
49. Macao
50. Kyrgyzstan
51. Jamaica
52. Costa Rica
53. Georgia
54. Saint Lucia
55. Uzbekistan
56. El Salvador
57. Burkina Faso
58. St. Vincent & ...
59. China
60. India
61. Switzerland
62. South Korea
63. Ivory Coast
64. Malawi
65. Brazil
66. Brunei
67. Ghana
68. Uganda
69. Sri Lanka
70. Syria
71. Zimbabwe
72. Mauritius
73. Lesotho
74. Malta
75. Japan
76. Argentina
77. Australia
78. Chad
79. Uruguay
80. Russia
81. Turkey
82. Palestine
83. Belarus
84. Cyprus
85. Yemen
86. Netherlands
87. Morocco
88. S.T.&Principe
89. Botswana
90. Canada
91. Azerbaijan
92. Estonia
93. Iraq
94. Philippines
95. DR Congo
96. Haiti
97. Ireland
98. Benin
99. Iran
100. Armenia
101. Sudan
102. Chile
103. Bhutan
104. Lithuania
105. R. of Congo
106. Czechia
107. Norway
108. Sweden
109. Egypt
110. Zambia
111. Latvia
112. Denmark
113. USA
114. Hungary
115. Austria
116. Mongolia
117. Israel
118. Slovakia
119. Poland
120. Samoa
121. UK
122. Lebanon
123. Albania
124. Germany
125. Tunisia
126. Hong Kong
127. Luxembourg
128. North Macedonia
129. Gambia
130. Tonga
131. Nigeria
132. Venezuela
133. Serbia
134. Senegal
135. Suriname
136. Barbados
137. Guinea
138. Algeria
139. Finland
140. Montenegro
141. Ukraine
142. Slovenia
143. G.-Bissau
144. Rwanda
145. Tr.&Tobago
146. Spain
147. Jordan
148. South Africa
149. Laos
150. Portugal
151. Namibia
152. Bulgaria
153. Romania
154. Cape Verde
155. N. Caledonia
156. Guyana
157. Bosnia & Herz.
158. Libya
159. France
160. Togo
161. Belgium
162. Croatia
163. Eq. Guinea
164. Italy
165. Greece
166. Mauritania
167. Sierra Leone
168. Gabon
169. Comoros
170. Swaziland
171. Nepal
172. Tajikistan
173. Puerto Rico
174. Papua N.G.
175. Somalia
176. Moldova
177. Turkmenistan
178. Djibouti
96.38
92.02
87.53
86.09
86.06
85.93
85.38
84.76
84.53
84.20
84.08
83.72
83.13
82.20
80.81
80.65
80.57
80.46
80.16
79.92
79.69
79.64
79.46
79.25
78.64
78.64
78.52
78.16
78.11
78.07
77.85
77.79
77.63
77.55
77.48
77.47
77.35
77.22
76.71
75.93
75.80
75.77
75.63
75.61
75.45
75.24
75.09
75.00
74.79
74.38
74.33
73.52
73.50
73.40
73.28
73.25
72.94
72.88
72.79
72.70
72.68
72.63
72.62
72.59
72.39
72.36
72.28
71.79
71.77
71.72
71.55
71.47
71.38
71.38
71.31
70.87
70.62
70.62
70.48
70.44
70.14
70.05
70.00
69.98
69.93
69.86
69.84
69.77
69.66
69.62
69.43
69.42
69.17
69.14
69.12
69.03
68.94
68.75
68.65
68.60
68.38
68.33
68.29
68.05
68.05
68.01
68.00
67.78
67.71
67.56
67.28
67.11
67.04
66.98
66.65
66.57
66.51
66.46
66.36
66.24
66.15
66.08
66.07
65.83
65.81
65.70
65.67
65.55
65.38
65.13
65.06
64.92
64.90
64.75
64.60
64.07
63.66
63.39
62.96
62.93
62.90
62.88
62.87
62.67
62.54
62.53
62.46
62.46
62.43
62.38
62.13
62.00
61.94
61.89
61.55
61.29
60.57
59.99
59.84
59.33
59.11
58.25
57.89
57.62
57.22
56.34
55.43
55.22
54.74
53.89
52.78
51.13
50.89
47.70
46.84
46.53
44.95
44.77
0
24.1
48.2
72.3
96.38
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