Labor force participation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Labor force participation rate, 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 176 countries was 60.87 percent. The highest value was in Qatar: 87.01 percent and the lowest value was in Sao Tome and Principe: 23.34 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 Labor force participation, 2025 Global rank Available data
Qatar 87.01 1 1990 - 2025
Madagascar 85.5 2 1990 - 2025
Solomon Isl. 84.3 3 1990 - 2025
Tanzania 83.72 4 1990 - 2025
Nigeria 82.52 5 1990 - 2025
Cambodia 82.39 6 1990 - 2025
North Korea 82.15 7 1990 - 2025
Uganda 80.03 8 1990 - 2025
Niger 79.74 9 1990 - 2025
Mozambique 78.71 10 1990 - 2025
Bolivia 78.63 11 1990 - 2025
UA Emirates 78.59 12 1990 - 2025
Eritrea 78.35 13 1990 - 2025
Burundi 78.25 14 1990 - 2025
Liberia 76.58 15 1990 - 2025
Benin 76.36 16 1990 - 2025
Iceland 74.93 17 1990 - 2025
Angola 74.79 18 1990 - 2025
Bahamas 73.78 19 1990 - 2025
C.A. Republic 73.39 20 1990 - 2025
Kuwait 73.36 21 1990 - 2025
Peru 72.86 22 1990 - 2025
Vietnam 72.78 23 1990 - 2025
Moldova 72.29 24 1990 - 2025
Bahrain 70.43 25 1990 - 2025
New Zealand 70.35 26 1990 - 2025
Paraguay 70.25 27 1990 - 2025
Burkina Faso 70 28 1990 - 2025
Singapore 69.67 29 1990 - 2025
Jamaica 69.57 30 1990 - 2025
Botswana 68.8 31 1990 - 2025
Ethiopia 68.46 32 1990 - 2025
Oman 68.38 33 1990 - 2025
Saint Lucia 68.26 34 1990 - 2025
Indonesia 67.96 35 1990 - 2025
St. Vincent & ... 67.9 36 1990 - 2025
Macao 67.85 37 1990 - 2025
R. of Congo 67.82 38 1990 - 2025
Kazakhstan 67.77 39 1990 - 2025
Zimbabwe 67.72 40 1990 - 2025
Kenya 67.39 41 1990 - 2025
Netherlands 67.25 42 1990 - 2025
Ivory Coast 67.09 43 1990 - 2025
Mali 67.04 44 1990 - 2025
Cyprus 66.96 45 1990 - 2025
Switzerland 66.75 46 1990 - 2025
Thailand 66.68 47 1990 - 2025
Australia 66.54 48 1990 - 2025
Panama 66.3 49 1990 - 2025
Malaysia 66.12 50 1990 - 2025
Laos 66.09 51 1990 - 2025
Nicaragua 66.07 52 1990 - 2025
Norway 65.61 53 1990 - 2025
Israel 65.49 54 1990 - 2025
Cameroon 65.17 55 1990 - 2025
Estonia 65.13 56 1990 - 2025
Saudi Arabia 65.1 57 1990 - 2025
Uruguay 64.99 58 1990 - 2025
Denmark 64.93 59 1990 - 2025
Domin. Rep. 64.84 60 1990 - 2025
Ireland 64.84 61 1990 - 2025
Bhutan 64.82 62 1990 - 2025
G.-Bissau 64.81 63 1990 - 2025
Barbados 64.68 64 1990 - 2025
Sweden 64.6 65 1990 - 2025
China 64.55 66 1990 - 2025
Canada 64.52 67 1990 - 2025
Ecuador 64.5 68 1990 - 2025
South Korea 64.35 69 1990 - 2025
DR Congo 64.31 70 1990 - 2025
Georgia 64.31 71 1990 - 2025
Albania 64.26 72 1990 - 2025
Brunei 64.24 73 1990 - 2025
Malta 63.98 74 1990 - 2025
Haiti 63.93 75 1990 - 2025
Rwanda 63.68 76 1990 - 2025
Maldives 63.5 77 1990 - 2025
Japan 63.45 78 1990 - 2025
Colombia 63.4 79 1990 - 2025
Azerbaijan 63.29 80 1990 - 2025
Brazil 63.14 81 1990 - 2025
Lithuania 62.92 82 1990 - 2025
Belarus 62.75 83 1990 - 2025
Malawi 62.58 84 1990 - 2025
Chile 62.3 85 1990 - 2025
El Salvador 62.11 86 1990 - 2025
Zambia 61.93 87 1990 - 2025
Argentina 61.91 88 1990 - 2025
USA 61.7 89 1990 - 2025
Mexico 61.61 90 1990 - 2025
Luxembourg 61.5 91 1990 - 2025
UK 61.37 92 1990 - 2025
Philippines 61.35 93 1990 - 2025
Russia 61.11 94 1990 - 2025
Hungary 60.58 95 1990 - 2025
Germany 60.57 96 1990 - 2025
Latvia 60.52 97 1990 - 2025
Eq. Guinea 60.51 98 1990 - 2025
Slovakia 60.42 99 1990 - 2025
Czechia 60.34 100 1990 - 2025
Austria 60.12 101 1990 - 2025
Mongolia 59.69 102 1990 - 2025
Finland 59.68 103 1990 - 2025
Guatemala 59.62 104 1990 - 2025
Chad 59.44 105 1990 - 2025
Armenia 59.39 106 1990 - 2025
Serbia 59.14 107 1990 - 2025
Belize 59.1 108 1990 - 2025
Namibia 58.84 109 1990 - 2025
Bangladesh 58.8 110 1990 - 2025
Mauritius 58.55 111 1990 - 2025
Ghana 58.52 112 1990 - 2025
Poland 58.31 113 1990 - 2025
Portugal 58.16 114 1990 - 2025
Vanuatu 58.11 115 1990 - 2025
Montenegro 57.97 116 1990 - 2025
Togo 57.85 117 1990 - 2025
Tr.&Tobago 57.75 118 1990 - 2025
Costa Rica 57.66 119 1990 - 2025
Slovenia 57.56 120 1990 - 2025
Uzbekistan 57.5 121 1990 - 2025
Spain 57.41 122 1990 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan 57.37 123 1990 - 2025
Fiji 57.16 124 1990 - 2025
Lesotho 57.12 125 1990 - 2025
Cape Verde 57.03 126 1990 - 2025
Honduras 56.56 127 1990 - 2025
N. Caledonia 56.42 128 1990 - 2025
Hong Kong 56.36 129 1990 - 2025
Bulgaria 56.12 130 1990 - 2025
Comoros 55.77 131 1990 - 2025
India 55.66 132 1990 - 2025
South Africa 55.58 133 1990 - 2025
France 55.35 134 1990 - 2025
Burma 55.09 135 1990 - 2025
Guyana 54.99 136 1990 - 2025
Turkey 54.38 137 1990 - 2025
Belgium 54.27 138 1990 - 2025
Suriname 53.82 139 1990 - 2025
Sierra Leone 53.37 140 1990 - 2025
Guinea 52.61 141 1990 - 2025
Pakistan 52.33 142 1990 - 2025
Croatia 52.14 143 1990 - 2025
Papua N.G. 52.07 144 1990 - 2025
Senegal 52.02 145 1990 - 2025
Greece 51.96 146 1990 - 2025
North Macedonia 51.94 147 1990 - 2025
Venezuela 51.93 148 1990 - 2025
Romania 51.33 149 1990 - 2025
Swaziland 51.19 150 1990 - 2025
Gabon 51.06 151 1990 - 2025
Tonga 49.81 152 1990 - 2025
Italy 49.3 153 1990 - 2025
Bosnia & Herz. 48.99 154 1990 - 2025
Sri Lanka 48.52 155 1990 - 2025
Libya 47.96 156 1990 - 2025
Gambia 47.46 157 1990 - 2025
Tunisia 45.22 158 1990 - 2025
Egypt 44.57 159 1990 - 2025
Morocco 43.94 160 1990 - 2025
Puerto Rico 42.78 161 1990 - 2025
Samoa 42.53 162 1990 - 2025
Turkmenistan 42.03 163 1990 - 2025
Iraq 41.53 164 1990 - 2025
Iran 40.97 165 1990 - 2025
Algeria 40.78 166 1990 - 2025
Mauritania 40.77 167 1990 - 2025
Jordan 40.05 168 1990 - 2025
Nepal 39.24 169 1990 - 2025
Tajikistan 38.28 170 1990 - 2025
Afghanistan 37.46 171 1990 - 2025
Syria 36.9 172 1990 - 2025
Somalia 33.85 173 1990 - 2025
Yemen 33.1 174 1990 - 2025
Djibouti 31.74 175 1990 - 2025
S.T.&Principe 23.34 176 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. Madagascar
3. Solomon Isl.
4. Tanzania
5. Nigeria
6. Cambodia
7. North Korea
8. Uganda
9. Niger
10. Mozambique
11. Bolivia
12. UA Emirates
13. Eritrea
14. Burundi
15. Liberia
16. Benin
17. Iceland
18. Angola
19. Bahamas
20. C.A. Republic
21. Kuwait
22. Peru
23. Vietnam
24. Moldova
25. Bahrain
26. New Zealand
27. Paraguay
28. Burkina Faso
29. Singapore
30. Jamaica
31. Botswana
32. Ethiopia
33. Oman
34. Saint Lucia
35. Indonesia
36. St. Vincent & ...
37. Macao
38. R. of Congo
39. Kazakhstan
40. Zimbabwe
41. Kenya
42. Netherlands
43. Ivory Coast
44. Mali
45. Cyprus
46. Switzerland
47. Thailand
48. Australia
49. Panama
50. Malaysia
51. Laos
52. Nicaragua
53. Norway
54. Israel
55. Cameroon
56. Estonia
57. Saudi Arabia
58. Uruguay
59. Denmark
60. Domin. Rep.
61. Ireland
62. Bhutan
63. G.-Bissau
64. Barbados
65. Sweden
66. China
67. Canada
68. Ecuador
69. South Korea
70. DR Congo
71. Georgia
72. Albania
73. Brunei
74. Malta
75. Haiti
76. Rwanda
77. Maldives
78. Japan
79. Colombia
80. Azerbaijan
81. Brazil
82. Lithuania
83. Belarus
84. Malawi
85. Chile
86. El Salvador
87. Zambia
88. Argentina
89. USA
90. Mexico
91. Luxembourg
92. UK
93. Philippines
94. Russia
95. Hungary
96. Germany
97. Latvia
98. Eq. Guinea
99. Slovakia
100. Czechia
101. Austria
102. Mongolia
103. Finland
104. Guatemala
105. Chad
106. Armenia
107. Serbia
108. Belize
109. Namibia
110. Bangladesh
111. Mauritius
112. Ghana
113. Poland
114. Portugal
115. Vanuatu
116. Montenegro
117. Togo
118. Tr.&Tobago
119. Costa Rica
120. Slovenia
121. Uzbekistan
122. Spain
123. Kyrgyzstan
124. Fiji
125. Lesotho
126. Cape Verde
127. Honduras
128. N. Caledonia
129. Hong Kong
130. Bulgaria
131. Comoros
132. India
133. South Africa
134. France
135. Burma
136. Guyana
137. Turkey
138. Belgium
139. Suriname
140. Sierra Leone
141. Guinea
142. Pakistan
143. Croatia
144. Papua N.G.
145. Senegal
146. Greece
147. North Macedonia
148. Venezuela
149. Romania
150. Swaziland
151. Gabon
152. Tonga
153. Italy
154. Bosnia & Herz.
155. Sri Lanka
156. Libya
157. Gambia
158. Tunisia
159. Egypt
160. Morocco
161. Puerto Rico
162. Samoa
163. Turkmenistan
164. Iraq
165. Iran
166. Algeria
167. Mauritania
168. Jordan
169. Nepal
170. Tajikistan
171. Afghanistan
172. Syria
173. Somalia
174. Yemen
175. Djibouti
176. S.T.&Principe
87.01
85.50
84.30
83.72
82.52
82.39
82.15
80.03
79.74
78.71
78.63
78.59
78.35
78.25
76.58
76.36
74.93
74.79
73.78
73.39
73.36
72.86
72.78
72.29
70.43
70.35
70.25
70.00
69.67
69.57
68.80
68.46
68.38
68.26
67.96
67.90
67.85
67.82
67.77
67.72
67.39
67.25
67.09
67.04
66.96
66.75
66.68
66.54
66.30
66.12
66.09
66.07
65.61
65.49
65.17
65.13
65.10
64.99
64.93
64.84
64.84
64.82
64.81
64.68
64.60
64.55
64.52
64.50
64.35
64.31
64.31
64.26
64.24
63.98
63.93
63.68
63.50
63.45
63.40
63.29
63.14
62.92
62.75
62.58
62.30
62.11
61.93
61.91
61.70
61.61
61.50
61.37
61.35
61.11
60.58
60.57
60.52
60.51
60.42
60.34
60.12
59.69
59.68
59.62
59.44
59.39
59.14
59.10
58.84
58.80
58.55
58.52
58.31
58.16
58.11
57.97
57.85
57.75
57.66
57.56
57.50
57.41
57.37
57.16
57.12
57.03
56.56
56.42
56.36
56.12
55.77
55.66
55.58
55.35
55.09
54.99
54.38
54.27
53.82
53.37
52.61
52.33
52.14
52.07
52.02
51.96
51.94
51.93
51.33
51.19
51.06
49.81
49.30
48.99
48.52
47.96
47.46
45.22
44.57
43.94
42.78
42.53
42.03
41.53
40.97
40.78
40.77
40.05
39.24
38.28
37.46
36.90
33.85
33.10
31.74
23.34
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21.8
43.5
65.3
87.01


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