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Labor force participation rate

% · higher is better · 186 countries

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  1. 1Qatar87%
  2. 2Madagascar85.5%
  3. 3Solomon Islands84.3%
  4. 4Tanzania83.7%
  5. 5Nigeria82.5%
  6. 6Cambodia82.4%
  7. 7Korea, Dem. People's Rep.82.2%
  8. 8Uganda80%
  9. 9Niger79.7%
  10. 10Mozambique78.7%
  11. 11Bolivia78.6%
  12. 12United Arab Emirates78.6%
  13. 13Eritrea78.3%
  14. 14Burundi78.3%
  15. 15Liberia76.6%
  16. 16Benin76.4%
  17. 17Iceland74.9%
  18. 18Angola74.8%
  19. 19Bahamas, The73.8%
  20. 20Central African Republic73.4%
  21. 21Kuwait73.4%
  22. 22Peru72.9%
  23. 23Viet Nam72.8%
  24. 24Moldova72.3%
  25. 25Bahrain70.4%
  26. 26New Zealand70.4%
  27. 27Paraguay70.2%
  28. 28Burkina Faso70%
  29. 29Singapore69.7%
  30. 30Jamaica69.6%
  31. 31Botswana68.8%
  32. 32Ethiopia68.5%
  33. 33Oman68.4%
  34. 34St. Lucia68.3%
  35. 35Indonesia68%
  36. 36St. Vincent and the Grenadines67.9%
  37. 37Macao SAR, China67.8%
  38. 38Congo, Rep.67.8%
  39. 39Kazakhstan67.8%
  40. 40Zimbabwe67.7%
  41. 41Kenya67.4%
  42. 42Netherlands67.2%
  43. 43Cote d'Ivoire67.1%
  44. 44Mali67%
  45. 45Timor-Leste67%
  46. 46Cyprus67%
  47. 47Switzerland66.7%
  48. 48Thailand66.7%
  49. 49Australia66.5%
  50. 50Panama66.3%
  51. 51Malaysia66.1%
  52. 52Lao PDR66.1%
  53. 53Nicaragua66.1%
  54. 54Norway65.6%
  55. 55Israel65.5%
  56. 56Cameroon65.2%
  57. 57Estonia65.1%
  58. 58Saudi Arabia65.1%
  59. 59Uruguay65%
  60. 60Denmark64.9%
  61. 61Ireland64.8%
  62. 62Dominican Republic64.8%
  63. 63Bhutan64.8%
  64. 64Guinea-Bissau64.8%
  65. 65Barbados64.7%
  66. 66Sweden64.6%
  67. 67China64.6%
  68. 68Canada64.5%
  69. 69Ecuador64.5%
  70. 70Korea, Rep.64.4%
  71. 71Georgia64.3%
  72. 72Congo, Dem. Rep.64.3%
  73. 73Albania64.3%
  74. 74Brunei Darussalam64.2%
  75. 75Malta64%
  76. 76Haiti63.9%
  77. 77Rwanda63.7%
  78. 78Maldives63.5%
  79. 79Japan63.4%
  80. 80Colombia63.4%
  81. 81Azerbaijan63.3%
  82. 82Brazil63.1%
  83. 83Lithuania62.9%
  84. 84Belarus62.7%
  85. 85Malawi62.6%
  86. 86Chile62.3%
  87. 87Guam62.3%
  88. 88El Salvador62.1%
  89. 89Zambia61.9%
  90. 90Argentina61.9%
  91. 91United States61.7%
  92. 92Mexico61.6%
  93. 93Luxembourg61.5%
  94. 94United Kingdom61.4%
  95. 95Philippines61.4%
  96. 96Russian Federation61.1%
  97. 97Hungary60.6%
  98. 98Germany60.6%
  99. 99Latvia60.5%
  100. 100Equatorial Guinea60.5%
  101. 101Slovak Republic60.4%
  102. 102Czechia60.3%
  103. 103Austria60.1%
  104. 104Mongolia59.7%
  105. 105Finland59.7%
  106. 106Guatemala59.6%
  107. 107Chad59.4%
  108. 108Armenia59.4%
  109. 109Serbia59.1%
  110. 110Belize59.1%
  111. 111Namibia58.8%
  112. 112Bangladesh58.8%
  113. 113Mauritius58.5%
  114. 114Ghana58.5%
  115. 115Poland58.3%
  116. 116Portugal58.2%
  117. 117Vanuatu58.1%
  118. 118Montenegro58%
  119. 119Togo57.8%
  120. 120Trinidad and Tobago57.8%
  121. 121Costa Rica57.7%
  122. 122Slovenia57.6%
  123. 123Uzbekistan57.5%
  124. 124Spain57.4%
  125. 125Kyrgyz Republic57.4%
  126. 126Fiji57.2%
  127. 127Lesotho57.1%
  128. 128Cabo Verde57%
  129. 129Honduras56.6%
  130. 130New Caledonia56.4%
  131. 131Hong Kong SAR, China56.4%
  132. 132Bulgaria56.1%
  133. 133Comoros55.8%
  134. 134India55.7%
  135. 135South Africa55.6%
  136. 136France55.3%
  137. 137Myanmar55.1%
  138. 138Guyana55%
  139. 139Turkiye54.4%
  140. 140Virgin Islands (U.S.)54.4%
  141. 141Belgium54.3%
  142. 142Suriname53.8%
  143. 143Sierra Leone53.4%
  144. 144Guinea52.6%
  145. 145French Polynesia52.4%
  146. 146Pakistan52.3%
  147. 147Cuba52.2%
  148. 148Croatia52.1%
  149. 149Papua New Guinea52.1%
  150. 150Senegal52%
  151. 151Greece52%
  152. 152North Macedonia51.9%
  153. 153Venezuela, RB51.9%
  154. 154Romania51.3%
  155. 155Eswatini51.2%
  156. 156Gabon51.1%
  157. 157Tonga49.8%
  158. 158Italy49.3%
  159. 159Bosnia and Herzegovina49%
  160. 160Sri Lanka48.5%
  161. 161Libya48%
  162. 162Gambia, The47.5%
  163. 163Tunisia45.2%
  164. 164Egypt, Arab Rep.44.6%
  165. 165Morocco43.9%
  166. 166Puerto Rico (US)42.8%
  167. 167Samoa42.5%
  168. 168Turkmenistan42%
  169. 169Iraq41.5%
  170. 170Iran, Islamic Rep.41%
  171. 171Algeria40.8%
  172. 172Mauritania40.8%
  173. 173Jordan40.1%
  174. 174Nepal39.2%
  175. 175Tajikistan38.3%
  176. 176Afghanistan37.5%
  177. 177Syrian Arab Republic36.9%
  178. 178Somalia, Fed. Rep.33.8%
  179. 179Yemen, Rep.33.1%
  180. 180Djibouti31.7%
  181. 181Sao Tome and Principe23.3%

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