Global Rankings: Labor Force Participation % (2024)

Rank Country Value
1 Qatar 87.22
2 Madagascar 85.47
3 Solomon Islands 84.28
4 Tanzania, United Republic of 83.75
5 Nigeria 82.57
6 Cambodia 82.37
7 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 82.16
8 Uganda 79.97
9 Niger 79.56
10 Mozambique 78.78
11 Burundi 78.49
12 United Arab Emirates 78.48
13 Eritrea 78.34
14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 78.33
15 Liberia 76.61
16 Benin 76.27
17 Iceland 75.15
18 Angola 74.88
19 Bahamas 74.00
20 Kuwait 73.56
21 Central African Republic 73.42
22 Viet Nam 73.13
23 Peru 72.81
24 Moldova, Republic of 72.16
25 Kazakhstan 70.59
26 Bahrain 70.57
27 New Zealand 70.55
28 Paraguay 70.27
29 Burkina Faso 70.06
30 Jamaica 69.44
31 Singapore 69.20
32 Botswana 68.57
33 Ethiopia 68.47
34 Oman 68.29
35 Macao 68.28
36 Saint Lucia 68.23
37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.04
38 Indonesia 67.93
39 Congo 67.85
40 Zimbabwe 67.72
41 Netherlands 67.46
42 Kenya 67.42
43 Cyprus 67.19
44 Mali 67.17
45 Thailand 67.13
46 Côte d'Ivoire 67.11
47 Switzerland 67.10
48 Timor-Leste 66.76
49 Australia 66.72
50 Panama 66.32
51 Malaysia 66.11
52 Nicaragua 66.03
53 Lao People's Democratic Republic 65.99
54 Norway 65.83
55 Cameroon 65.53
56 Israel 65.49
57 Estonia 65.45
58 Saudi Arabia 65.20
59 Denmark 65.05
60 Uruguay 65.02
61 Ireland 65.01
62 Barbados 64.97
63 China 64.91
64 Bhutan 64.90
65 Guinea-Bissau 64.75
66 Canada 64.74
67 Sweden 64.73
68 Dominican Republic 64.65
69 Ecuador 64.54
70 Brunei Darussalam 64.51
71 Korea, Republic of 64.47
72 Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 64.41
73 Georgia 64.34
74 Malta 64.16
75 Albania 64.01
76 Haiti 63.97
77 Azerbaijan 63.90
78 Colombia 63.53
79 Rwanda 63.52
80 Brazil 63.34
81 Japan 63.30
82 Belarus 63.26
83 Maldives 63.20
84 Lithuania 63.10
85 Malawi 62.93
86 Chile 62.30
87 Guam 62.27
88 United States 61.96
89 El Salvador 61.92
90 Zambia 61.90
91 Argentina 61.86
92 Russian Federation 61.82
93 Luxembourg 61.76
94 Mexico 61.63
95 United Kingdom 61.56
96 Philippines 61.40
97 Germany 60.92
98 Equatorial Guinea 60.91
99 Latvia 60.84
100 Slovakia 60.80
101 Hungary 60.66
102 Czechia 60.62
103 Austria 60.51
104 Mongolia 60.31
105 Armenia 59.92
106 Finland 59.85
107 Guatemala 59.70
108 Chad 59.59
109 Serbia 59.16
110 Ghana 59.06
111 Bangladesh 58.90
112 Namibia 58.87
113 Mauritius 58.66
114 Poland 58.66
115 Portugal 58.44
116 Vanuatu 58.34
117 Montenegro 58.23
118 Trinidad and Tobago 58.15
119 Slovenia 57.95
120 Togo 57.89
121 Spain 57.84
122 Uzbekistan 57.70
123 Costa Rica 57.69
124 Kyrgyzstan 57.48
125 Lesotho 57.42
126 Fiji 57.22
127 Cabo Verde 57.03
128 New Caledonia 56.88
129 Belize 56.85
130 Hong Kong 56.84
131 Honduras 56.59
132 Bulgaria 56.27
133 France 55.66
134 India 55.64
135 South Africa 55.57
136 Comoros 55.39
137 Guyana 55.14
138 Myanmar 55.13
139 Belgium 54.54
140 Virgin Islands, U.S. 54.47
141 Türkiye 54.20
142 Suriname 53.84
143 Sierra Leone 53.58
144 French Polynesia 52.80
145 Guinea 52.79
146 Cuba 52.63
147 Croatia 52.36
148 Greece 52.33
149 Pakistan 52.31
150 North Macedonia 52.20
151 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 52.05
152 Papua New Guinea 51.96
153 Senegal 51.85
154 Romania 51.46
155 Gabon 51.31
156 Eswatini 51.20
157 Tonga 50.20
158 Italy 49.59
159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.24
160 Sri Lanka 48.60
161 Libya 48.27
162 Gambia 47.51
163 Tunisia 45.49
164 Egypt 44.60
165 Morocco 44.13
166 Samoa 43.08
167 Puerto Rico 42.62
168 Turkmenistan 42.17
169 Iraq 41.56
170 Iran, Islamic Republic of 41.27
171 Algeria 41.16
172 Mauritania 40.90
173 Jordan 40.01
174 Nepal 39.31
175 Tajikistan 38.35
176 Afghanistan 37.55
177 Syrian Arab Republic 36.99
178 Somalia 33.90
179 Yemen 33.19
180 Djibouti 31.77
181 Sao Tome and Principe 23.39

About This Indicator

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.

Data source: World Bank Development Indicators