Global Rankings: Labor Force Participation % (2025)

Rank Country Value
1 Qatar 87.01
2 Madagascar 85.50
3 Solomon Islands 84.30
4 Tanzania, United Republic of 83.72
5 Nigeria 82.52
6 Cambodia 82.39
7 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 82.15
8 Niger 79.74
9 Mozambique 78.71
10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 78.63
11 Eritrea 78.35
12 Burundi 78.25
13 Liberia 76.58
14 Benin 76.36
15 Iceland 74.93
16 Angola 74.79
17 Bahamas 73.78
18 Central African Republic 73.39
19 Kuwait 73.36
20 Peru 72.86
21 Moldova, Republic of 72.29
22 Bahrain 70.43
23 New Zealand 70.35
24 Paraguay 70.25
25 Burkina Faso 70.00
26 Singapore 69.67
27 Jamaica 69.57
28 Botswana 68.80
29 Ethiopia 68.46
30 Oman 68.38
31 Saint Lucia 68.27
32 Indonesia 67.97
33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 67.90
34 Macao 67.85
35 Congo 67.83
36 Kazakhstan 67.77
37 Kenya 67.39
38 Netherlands 67.25
39 Côte d'Ivoire 67.09
40 Mali 67.04
41 Timor-Leste 66.98
42 Cyprus 66.96
43 Switzerland 66.75
44 Thailand 66.68
45 Australia 66.54
46 Panama 66.30
47 Malaysia 66.12
48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.09
49 Nicaragua 66.07
50 Norway 65.61
51 Israel 65.49
52 Cameroon 65.17
53 Estonia 65.13
54 Saudi Arabia 65.10
55 Denmark 64.94
56 Ireland 64.84
57 Dominican Republic 64.84
58 Bhutan 64.82
59 Guinea-Bissau 64.81
60 Barbados 64.69
61 Sweden 64.59
62 China 64.55
63 Canada 64.52
64 Ecuador 64.50
65 Korea, Republic of 64.35
66 Georgia 64.31
67 Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 64.31
68 Albania 64.26
69 Brunei Darussalam 64.23
70 Malta 63.98
71 Haiti 63.93
72 Rwanda 63.68
73 Maldives 63.50
74 Japan 63.45
75 Colombia 63.40
76 Azerbaijan 63.29
77 Brazil 63.14
78 Lithuania 62.92
79 Belarus 62.75
80 Malawi 62.58
81 Chile 62.30
82 Guam 62.27
83 El Salvador 62.11
84 Argentina 61.91
85 Mexico 61.61
86 Luxembourg 61.50
87 Philippines 61.35
88 Russian Federation 61.11
89 Hungary 60.58
90 Germany 60.57
91 Latvia 60.52
92 Equatorial Guinea 60.51
93 Slovakia 60.42
94 Czechia 60.34
95 Austria 60.12
96 Mongolia 59.69
97 Finland 59.68
98 Guatemala 59.62
99 Chad 59.44
100 Armenia 59.39
101 Serbia 59.14
102 Belize 59.10
103 Namibia 58.84
104 Bangladesh 58.80
105 Mauritius 58.55
106 Ghana 58.52
107 Poland 58.31
108 Portugal 58.16
109 Montenegro 57.97
110 Togo 57.84
111 Trinidad and Tobago 57.75
112 Costa Rica 57.66
113 Slovenia 57.56
114 Spain 57.41
115 Kyrgyzstan 57.37
116 Fiji 57.16
117 Lesotho 57.12
118 Cabo Verde 57.02
119 Honduras 56.56
120 New Caledonia 56.42
121 Hong Kong 56.36
122 Bulgaria 56.12
123 Comoros 55.77
124 India 55.66
125 South Africa 55.58
126 France 55.35
127 Myanmar 55.09
128 Guyana 54.99
129 Türkiye 54.38
130 Belgium 54.27
131 Suriname 53.82
132 Sierra Leone 53.37
133 Guinea 52.61
134 French Polynesia 52.37
135 Pakistan 52.34
136 Cuba 52.25
137 Croatia 52.14
138 Papua New Guinea 52.07
139 Senegal 52.02
140 Greece 51.96
141 North Macedonia 51.94
142 Romania 51.33
143 Eswatini 51.19
144 Gabon 51.06
145 Tonga 49.81
146 Italy 49.30
147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 48.99
148 Sri Lanka 48.52
149 Libya 47.96
150 Gambia 47.46
151 Tunisia 45.22
152 Egypt 44.57
153 Morocco 43.94
154 Puerto Rico 42.78
155 Samoa 42.53
156 Turkmenistan 42.03
157 Iraq 41.53
158 Iran, Islamic Republic of 40.97
159 Algeria 40.78
160 Mauritania 40.77
161 Jordan 40.05
162 Nepal 39.24
163 Tajikistan 38.28
164 Afghanistan 37.46
165 Syrian Arab Republic 36.90
166 Somalia 33.85
167 Djibouti 31.74
168 Sao Tome and Principe 23.34

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