* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Male labor force participation rate, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 40 countries was 66.7 percent. The highest value was in Iceland: 78.51 percent and the lowest value was in Croatia: 57.66 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
Iceland 78.51 1 1991 - 2023
Moldova 73.37 2 1991 - 2023
Malta 72.88 3 1991 - 2023
Turkey 71.57 4 1991 - 2023
Switzerland 71.55 5 1991 - 2023
Belarus 71.53 6 1991 - 2023
Estonia 71.04 7 1991 - 2023
Netherlands 70.49 8 1991 - 2023
Sweden 70.49 9 1991 - 2023
Cyprus 70.44 10 1991 - 2023
Ireland 70.4 11 1991 - 2023
Russia 69.05 12 1991 - 2023
Norway 68.68 13 1991 - 2023
Hungary 68.67 14 1991 - 2023
Czechia 68.61 15 1991 - 2023
Latvia 68.33 16 1991 - 2023
Lithuania 68.07 17 1991 - 2023
Serbia 67.87 18 1991 - 2023
Denmark 67.79 19 1991 - 2023
Albania 67.65 20 1991 - 2023
Slovakia 67.37 21 1991 - 2023
Germany 67.02 22 1991 - 2023
Luxembourg 67 23 1991 - 2023
Poland 66.91 24 1991 - 2023
Austria 66.88 25 1991 - 2023
UK 66.58 26 1991 - 2023
Montenegro 64.07 27 1991 - 2023
Portugal 63.65 28 1991 - 2023
Finland 63.6 29 1991 - 2023
Slovenia 63.18 30 1991 - 2023
Spain 62.84 31 1991 - 2023
North Macedonia 62.76 32 1991 - 2023
Bulgaria 62.56 33 1991 - 2023
Romania 61.75 34 1991 - 2023
France 60.11 35 1991 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 59.89 36 1991 - 2023
Belgium 59.45 37 1991 - 2023
Greece 59.01 38 1991 - 2023
Italy 58.78 39 1991 - 2023
Croatia 57.66 40 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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