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Labour force participation rate

% · higher is better · 187 countries

updated 2027
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  1. 1Qatar86.7%
  2. 2Madagascar85.5%
  3. 3Solomon Islands84.3%
  4. 4Tanzania83.7%
  5. 5Nigeria82.4%
  6. 6Cambodia82.4%
  7. 7Korea, Dem. People's Rep.82.1%
  8. 8Uganda80.2%
  9. 9Niger80%
  10. 10Bolivia79%
  11. 11United Arab Emirates78.7%
  12. 12Mozambique78.6%
  13. 13Eritrea78.4%
  14. 14Burundi77.9%
  15. 15Liberia76.5%
  16. 16Benin76.5%
  17. 17Angola74.6%
  18. 18Iceland74.5%
  19. 19Central African Republic73.3%
  20. 20Bahamas, The73.3%
  21. 21Kuwait73.1%
  22. 22Peru72.9%
  23. 23Moldova72.5%
  24. 24Viet Nam72%
  25. 25Singapore70.5%
  26. 26Paraguay70.2%
  27. 27Bahrain70.1%
  28. 28Burkina Faso69.9%
  29. 29New Zealand69.9%
  30. 30Jamaica69.7%
  31. 31Botswana69.3%
  32. 32Ethiopia68.5%
  33. 33St. Lucia68.3%
  34. 34Oman68.2%
  35. 35Indonesia68%
  36. 36Congo, Rep.67.8%
  37. 37Kazakhstan67.8%
  38. 38Zimbabwe67.7%
  39. 39Timor-Leste67.5%
  40. 40St. Vincent and the Grenadines67.4%
  41. 41Kenya67.3%
  42. 42Cote d'Ivoire67.1%
  43. 43Macao SAR, China66.8%
  44. 44Mali66.8%
  45. 45Netherlands66.7%
  46. 46Cyprus66.4%
  47. 47Lao PDR66.2%
  48. 48Panama66.2%
  49. 49Nicaragua66.1%
  50. 50Australia66.1%
  51. 51Malaysia66.1%
  52. 52Switzerland65.9%
  53. 53Thailand65.8%
  54. 54Israel65.5%
  55. 55Dominican Republic65.1%
  56. 56Norway65.1%
  57. 57Uruguay65%
  58. 58Saudi Arabia64.9%
  59. 59Guinea-Bissau64.9%
  60. 60Bhutan64.7%
  61. 61Cameroon64.6%
  62. 62Albania64.6%
  63. 63Denmark64.6%
  64. 64Estonia64.5%
  65. 65Ireland64.5%
  66. 66Ecuador64.4%
  67. 67Sweden64.3%
  68. 68Georgia64.3%
  69. 69Congo, Dem. Rep.64.1%
  70. 70Barbados64.1%
  71. 71Canada64%
  72. 72Maldives63.9%
  73. 73Rwanda63.9%
  74. 74Korea, Rep.63.9%
  75. 75Haiti63.9%
  76. 76China63.8%
  77. 77Japan63.7%
  78. 78Brunei Darussalam63.6%
  79. 79Malta63.4%
  80. 80Colombia63.2%
  81. 81Brazil62.7%
  82. 82El Salvador62.4%
  83. 83Lithuania62.3%
  84. 84Chile62.3%
  85. 85Guam62.3%
  86. 86Azerbaijan62.1%
  87. 87Malawi62.1%
  88. 88Argentina62%
  89. 89Zambia62%
  90. 90Belarus61.7%
  91. 91Mexico61.5%
  92. 92Philippines61.3%
  93. 93United States61.2%
  94. 94United Kingdom60.9%
  95. 95Luxembourg60.8%
  96. 96Hungary60.5%
  97. 97Latvia59.9%
  98. 98Czechia59.8%
  99. 99Germany59.8%
  100. 100Russian Federation59.8%
  101. 101Equatorial Guinea59.7%
  102. 102Slovak Republic59.6%
  103. 103Guatemala59.5%
  104. 104Taiwan59.3%
  105. 105Finland59.3%
  106. 106Austria59.3%
  107. 107Chad59.2%
  108. 108Serbia59.1%
  109. 109Belize59%
  110. 110Namibia58.8%
  111. 111Bangladesh58.6%
  112. 112Mongolia58.3%
  113. 113Armenia58.3%
  114. 114Mauritius58.3%
  115. 115Togo57.8%
  116. 116Vanuatu57.8%
  117. 117Ghana57.7%
  118. 118Poland57.6%
  119. 119Costa Rica57.6%
  120. 120Portugal57.5%
  121. 121Montenegro57.5%
  122. 122Kyrgyz Republic57.2%
  123. 123Fiji57.1%
  124. 124Cabo Verde57%
  125. 125Uzbekistan57%
  126. 126Trinidad and Tobago56.9%
  127. 127Slovenia56.6%
  128. 127Lesotho56.6%
  129. 128Honduras56.5%
  130. 129Spain56.5%
  131. 130Comoros56.3%
  132. 131India55.7%
  133. 132Bulgaria55.7%
  134. 133New Caledonia55.7%
  135. 134South Africa55.6%
  136. 135Hong Kong SAR, China55.1%
  137. 136Myanmar55%
  138. 137Guyana54.8%
  139. 138France54.8%
  140. 139Turkiye54.6%
  141. 140Virgin Islands (U.S.)54.2%
  142. 141Suriname53.8%
  143. 142Belgium53.7%
  144. 143Sierra Leone53%
  145. 144Guinea52.4%
  146. 145Pakistan52.4%
  147. 146Senegal52.2%
  148. 147Papua New Guinea52.2%
  149. 148Venezuela, RB51.7%
  150. 149Croatia51.6%
  151. 150French Polynesia51.5%
  152. 151North Macedonia51.4%
  153. 152Greece51.4%
  154. 153Cuba51.3%
  155. 154Romania51.2%
  156. 155Eswatini51.2%
  157. 156Gabon50.5%
  158. 157Tonga49.2%
  159. 158Italy48.6%
  160. 159Bosnia and Herzegovina48.5%
  161. 160Sri Lanka48.4%
  162. 161Gambia, The47.4%
  163. 162Libya47.3%
  164. 163Tunisia44.7%
  165. 164Egypt, Arab Rep.44.5%
  166. 165Morocco43.7%
  167. 166Puerto Rico (US)43%
  168. 167Turkmenistan41.8%
  169. 168Iraq41.5%
  170. 169Samoa41.5%
  171. 170Mauritania40.6%
  172. 171Iran, Islamic Rep.40.3%
  173. 172Jordan40.1%
  174. 173Algeria40%
  175. 174Nepal39.1%
  176. 175Tajikistan38.1%
  177. 176Afghanistan37.3%
  178. 177Syrian Arab Republic36.7%
  179. 178Somalia, Fed. Rep.33.7%
  180. 179Yemen, Rep.33%
  181. 180Djibouti31.7%
  182. 181Sao Tome and Principe23.3%

Labour force participation rate

Labour force participation rate by country 2027 | worldgovdata