Male labor force participation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Male labor force participation rate, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 46 countries was 70.03 percent. The highest value was in Madagascar: 87.84 percent and the lowest value was in Somalia: 47.28 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
Madagascar 87.84 1 1991 - 2023
Ethiopia 85.88 2 1991 - 2023
Tanzania 85.88 3 1991 - 2023
Eritrea 85.58 4 1991 - 2023
Niger 84.34 5 1991 - 2023
Mali 82.14 6 1991 - 2023
Liberia 81.44 7 1991 - 2023
Mozambique 79.68 8 1991 - 2023
Burundi 78.84 9 1991 - 2023
C.A. Republic 77.91 10 1991 - 2023
Angola 77.74 11 1991 - 2023
Cameroon 76.7 12 1991 - 2023
Kenya 75.29 13 1991 - 2023
Malawi 74.6 14 1991 - 2023
Lesotho 73 15 1991 - 2023
Burkina Faso 72.86 16 1991 - 2023
Zimbabwe 72.56 17 1991 - 2023
Ghana 72.45 18 1991 - 2023
Uganda 72.39 19 1991 - 2023
Chad 72.23 20 1991 - 2023
Ivory Coast 72.22 21 1991 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 70.43 22 1991 - 2023
Botswana 69.42 23 1991 - 2023
DR Congo 68.99 24 1991 - 2023
R. of Congo 68.83 25 1991 - 2023
Benin 68.77 26 1991 - 2023
Mauritius 68.54 27 1991 - 2023
Sudan 67.84 28 1991 - 2023
Zambia 67.33 29 1991 - 2023
Rwanda 66.42 30 1991 - 2023
Nigeria 65.91 31 1991 - 2023
Gambia 65.58 32 1991 - 2023
Cape Verde 64.85 33 1991 - 2023
South Africa 64.27 34 1991 - 2023
Senegal 63.91 35 1991 - 2023
Guinea 63.71 36 1991 - 2023
Namibia 63.66 37 1991 - 2023
G.-Bissau 63.44 38 1991 - 2023
Togo 59.72 39 1991 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 59.48 40 1991 - 2023
Gabon 57.67 41 1991 - 2023
Mauritania 57.25 42 1991 - 2023
Sierra Leone 56.31 43 1991 - 2023
Comoros 55.36 44 1991 - 2023
Swaziland 54.67 45 1991 - 2023
Somalia 47.28 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. Madagascar
2. Ethiopia
3. Tanzania
4. Eritrea
5. Niger
6. Mali
7. Liberia
8. Mozambique
9. Burundi
10. C.A. Republic
11. Angola
12. Cameroon
13. Kenya
14. Malawi
15. Lesotho
16. Burkina Faso
17. Zimbabwe
18. Ghana
19. Uganda
20. Chad
21. Ivory Coast
22. S.T.&Principe
23. Botswana
24. DR Congo
25. R. of Congo
26. Benin
27. Mauritius
28. Sudan
29. Zambia
30. Rwanda
31. Nigeria
32. Gambia
33. Cape Verde
34. South Africa
35. Senegal
36. Guinea
37. Namibia
38. G.-Bissau
39. Togo
40. Eq. Guinea
41. Gabon
42. Mauritania
43. Sierra Leone
44. Comoros
45. Swaziland
46. Somalia
87.84
85.88
85.88
85.58
84.34
82.14
81.44
79.68
78.84
77.91
77.74
76.70
75.29
74.60
73.00
72.86
72.56
72.45
72.39
72.23
72.22
70.43
69.42
68.99
68.83
68.77
68.54
67.84
67.33
66.42
65.91
65.58
64.85
64.27
63.91
63.71
63.66
63.44
59.72
59.48
57.67
57.25
56.31
55.36
54.67
47.28
0
22
43.9
65.9
87.84


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