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Male labor force participation rate

% · higher is better · 186 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Qatar95.6%
  2. 2United Arab Emirates91.6%
  3. 3Kuwait88.6%
  4. 4Oman88.1%
  5. 5Madagascar88.1%
  6. 6Cambodia87.8%
  7. 7Tanzania87.3%
  8. 8Korea, Dem. People's Rep.86.8%
  9. 9Niger86.5%
  10. 10Solomon Islands86.2%
  11. 11Bahrain85.9%
  12. 12Uganda84.6%
  13. 13Bolivia84.4%
  14. 14Nigeria84.3%
  15. 15Eritrea84.1%
  16. 16Saudi Arabia83.3%
  17. 17Central African Republic82.8%
  18. 18Indonesia82.3%
  19. 19Nicaragua81.8%
  20. 20Guatemala81.7%
  21. 21Paraguay81.6%
  22. 22Liberia81.2%
  23. 23Mali81%
  24. 24Peru80.9%
  25. 25Mozambique80.5%
  26. 26Bangladesh80.4%
  27. 27Pakistan80.1%
  28. 28Iceland79.6%
  29. 29Malaysia79.2%
  30. 30Ethiopia78.6%
  31. 31Panama77.9%
  32. 32India77.6%
  33. 33Benin77.6%
  34. 34Angola77.5%
  35. 35Viet Nam77.3%
  36. 36El Salvador77.3%
  37. 37Bahamas, The77.2%
  38. 38Mexico77.1%
  39. 39Burundi77%
  40. 40Ecuador76.9%
  41. 41Fiji76.5%
  42. 42Maldives76.4%
  43. 43Dominican Republic76.4%
  44. 44Jamaica76.3%
  45. 45St. Vincent and the Grenadines76.3%
  46. 46Burkina Faso76.1%
  47. 47Colombia75.7%
  48. 48Singapore75.4%
  49. 49Thailand75%
  50. 50St. Lucia74.8%
  51. 51New Zealand74.7%
  52. 52Cote d'Ivoire74.4%
  53. 53Zimbabwe74.3%
  54. 54Botswana74%
  55. 55Cameroon73.9%
  56. 56Uzbekistan73.9%
  57. 57Macao SAR, China73.6%
  58. 58Honduras73.5%
  59. 59Georgia73.5%
  60. 60Uruguay73.4%
  61. 61Kazakhstan73.4%
  62. 62Brazil73.4%
  63. 63Brunei Darussalam72.8%
  64. 64Cyprus72.7%
  65. 65Iraq72.6%
  66. 66Philippines72.5%
  67. 67Timor-Leste72.2%
  68. 68Moldova72.2%
  69. 69Korea, Rep.72%
  70. 70Chile71.9%
  71. 71Netherlands71.9%
  72. 72Turkiye71.9%
  73. 73Kenya71.9%
  74. 74Bhutan71.8%
  75. 75Chad71.7%
  76. 76Argentina71.7%
  77. 77Belize71.6%
  78. 78Malta71.6%
  79. 79Japan71.5%
  80. 80Kyrgyz Republic71.4%
  81. 81Switzerland71.4%
  82. 82Australia70.7%
  83. 83Lao PDR70.6%
  84. 84Rwanda70.6%
  85. 85Egypt, Arab Rep.70.5%
  86. 86Albania70.2%
  87. 87Ireland70.1%
  88. 88Congo, Rep.70.1%
  89. 89Belarus69.9%
  90. 90China69.9%
  91. 91Estonia69.8%
  92. 92Costa Rica69.8%
  93. 93Afghanistan69.8%
  94. 94Haiti69.7%
  95. 95Mauritius69.7%
  96. 96Myanmar69.7%
  97. 97Guinea-Bissau69.6%
  98. 98Armenia69.5%
  99. 99Denmark69.2%
  100. 100Norway69.1%
  101. 101Russian Federation69%
  102. 102Lithuania69%
  103. 103Canada68.9%
  104. 104Israel68.8%
  105. 105Barbados68.7%
  106. 106Mongolia68.2%
  107. 107Trinidad and Tobago68.1%
  108. 108Morocco68.1%
  109. 109Guam68%
  110. 110Sri Lanka67.8%
  111. 111Sweden67.6%
  112. 112Zambia67.6%
  113. 113Venezuela, RB67.5%
  114. 114Czechia67.5%
  115. 115Hungary67.5%
  116. 116Malawi67.3%
  117. 117Equatorial Guinea67.2%
  118. 118Iran, Islamic Rep.67.2%
  119. 119United States67.1%
  120. 120Lesotho66.9%
  121. 121Congo, Dem. Rep.66.8%
  122. 122Latvia66.8%
  123. 123Serbia66.5%
  124. 124Algeria66.4%
  125. 125Slovak Republic66.1%
  126. 126Germany66.1%
  127. 127Azerbaijan66%
  128. 128Senegal65.7%
  129. 129United Kingdom65.6%
  130. 130Poland65.6%
  131. 131Luxembourg65.5%
  132. 132Montenegro65.4%
  133. 133Austria65.4%
  134. 134Cuba65.1%
  135. 135Tunisia64.9%
  136. 136Comoros63.9%
  137. 137Cabo Verde63.4%
  138. 138Guyana63.3%
  139. 139Guinea63.1%
  140. 140Namibia63%
  141. 141Finland63%
  142. 142Vanuatu62.9%
  143. 143Suriname62.9%
  144. 144Slovenia62.8%
  145. 145Libya62.5%
  146. 146Jordan62.5%
  147. 147Bulgaria62.4%
  148. 148Spain62.2%
  149. 149Portugal62.1%
  150. 150Hong Kong SAR, China62.1%
  151. 151New Caledonia62%
  152. 152Ghana61.8%
  153. 153North Macedonia61.8%
  154. 154South Africa61.7%
  155. 155Romania61.7%
  156. 156Syrian Arab Republic61.4%
  157. 157Yemen, Rep.61.2%
  158. 158Gabon60.1%
  159. 159Bosnia and Herzegovina60%
  160. 160Greece59.9%
  161. 161France59.6%
  162. 162Togo59%
  163. 163Tonga59%
  164. 164Belgium59%
  165. 165Italy58.3%
  166. 166French Polynesia58%
  167. 167Croatia57.4%
  168. 168Mauritania56.6%
  169. 169Virgin Islands (U.S.)56.2%
  170. 170Tajikistan55.8%
  171. 171Sierra Leone55.2%
  172. 172Samoa54.5%
  173. 173Eswatini54%
  174. 174Papua New Guinea53.3%
  175. 175Nepal52.9%
  176. 176Puerto Rico (US)49.6%
  177. 177Gambia, The49.5%
  178. 178Somalia, Fed. Rep.47.2%
  179. 179Turkmenistan46.1%
  180. 180Djibouti44.6%
  181. 181Sao Tome and Principe24%

Male labor force participation rate