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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

· higher is better · 187 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025

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  1. 1Netherlands83.3
  2. 2Iceland82.1
  3. 3Korea, Dem. People's Rep.78.5
  4. 4Madagascar72.4
  5. 5Solomon Islands70.8
  6. 6Niger70.8
  7. 7Tanzania70.7
  8. 8Cambodia70.6
  9. 9Australia70.2
  10. 10Uganda69.8
  11. 11Denmark69.1
  12. 12Eritrea68.5
  13. 13Norway66.1
  14. 14New Zealand65.8
  15. 15Switzerland65.6
  16. 16Mozambique65
  17. 17Nigeria64.8
  18. 18Canada63.1
  19. 19Bolivia61.2
  20. 20Central African Republic60.7
  21. 21St. Lucia60.6
  22. 22Qatar59.7
  23. 23Bahamas, The59.1
  24. 24Austria57.2
  25. 25Sweden56.9
  26. 26Paraguay56.3
  27. 27Malta56
  28. 28Liberia55.3
  29. 29Peru55.2
  30. 30Brazil54.6
  31. 31Germany54.6
  32. 32Lao PDR54.2
  33. 33Angola54.1
  34. 34Ethiopia53.8
  35. 35Belize53.8
  36. 36Ireland53.6
  37. 37Finland53.3
  38. 38Burundi52.8
  39. 39Mali52.7
  40. 40Benin52.5
  41. 41Nicaragua52.5
  42. 42United Kingdom52.4
  43. 43Burkina Faso51.8
  44. 44Maldives51.7
  45. 45St. Vincent and the Grenadines51.6
  46. 46Guatemala51.6
  47. 47Japan51.2
  48. 48United States50.8
  49. 49Honduras50.3
  50. 50Guyana49.4
  51. 51China49.3
  52. 52Rwanda49
  53. 53Israel48.4
  54. 54Bangladesh48.4
  55. 55Barbados48.3
  56. 56Dominican Republic48.2
  57. 57Zimbabwe48.2
  58. 58Channel Islands48
  59. 59Turkiye47.3
  60. 60United Arab Emirates47.3
  61. 61Uruguay46.8
  62. 62Malawi46.2
  63. 63Myanmar46.2
  64. 64Indonesia46
  65. 65Malaysia45.5
  66. 66Guam45.2
  67. 67Mexico45
  68. 68Panama45
  69. 69Guinea-Bissau45
  70. 70Kazakhstan44.8
  71. 71Ecuador44.7
  72. 72Macao SAR, China44.1
  73. 73Estonia43.8
  74. 74Montenegro43.7
  75. 75Azerbaijan43.4
  76. 76Congo, Rep.43.3
  77. 77Colombia43.2
  78. 78Congo, Dem. Rep.43.2
  79. 79Pakistan43.2
  80. 80El Salvador42.7
  81. 81France42.5
  82. 82Bahrain42.2
  83. 83Botswana41.9
  84. 84Viet Nam41
  85. 85Cyprus40.7
  86. 86Oman40.6
  87. 87Thailand39.6
  88. 88Albania39.3
  89. 89Belarus39.1
  90. 90Georgia39
  91. 91Fiji38.9
  92. 92Cuba38.8
  93. 93Argentina38.8
  94. 94Costa Rica38.7
  95. 95Armenia38.4
  96. 96Mauritius38.1
  97. 97Afghanistan37.8
  98. 98Luxembourg37.7
  99. 99French Polynesia37.7
  100. 100Timor-Leste37.5
  101. 101Chad37.5
  102. 102Jamaica37.5
  103. 103Uzbekistan37.5
  104. 104Vanuatu37
  105. 105Lithuania36.9
  106. 106Zambia36.9
  107. 107Slovenia36.7
  108. 108Cote d'Ivoire36.5
  109. 109New Caledonia36.4
  110. 110Trinidad and Tobago36.4
  111. 111Kenya35.4
  112. 112Suriname35.1
  113. 113Brunei Darussalam34.9
  114. 114Portugal34.7
  115. 115Moldova34.7
  116. 116Lesotho34.6
  117. 117Latvia34.4
  118. 118Cameroon34.2
  119. 119Haiti33.9
  120. 120Spain33.8
  121. 121Singapore33.1
  122. 122Virgin Islands (U.S.)32.5
  123. 123Serbia32.1
  124. 124Hungary32.1
  125. 125Poland32
  126. 126Belgium31.9
  127. 127Philippines31.7
  128. 128Senegal31.6
  129. 129Saudi Arabia31.5
  130. 130India31.2
  131. 131Sierra Leone30.9
  132. 132Ghana30.9
  133. 133Kyrgyz Republic30.9
  134. 134Bhutan30.8
  135. 135Croatia30.8
  136. 136Gambia, The30.7
  137. 137Cabo Verde30.7
  138. 138Venezuela, RB30.6
  139. 139Equatorial Guinea30.4
  140. 140North Macedonia30.1
  141. 141Chile30.1
  142. 142Hong Kong SAR, China29.5
  143. 143Namibia29.3
  144. 144Russian Federation29
  145. 145Mongolia28.4
  146. 146Papua New Guinea28.2
  147. 147Samoa28.2
  148. 148Eswatini27.6
  149. 149Morocco27.3
  150. 150Nepal27.3
  151. 151Iraq27
  152. 152Czechia26.9
  153. 153South Africa26.8
  154. 154Slovak Republic26.8
  155. 155Turkmenistan26.8
  156. 156Bosnia and Herzegovina26
  157. 157Guinea25.9
  158. 158Korea, Rep.25.8
  159. 159Kuwait25.7
  160. 160Tonga25.6
  161. 161Jordan25.2
  162. 162Romania25.2
  163. 163Sri Lanka24.8
  164. 164Italy24.6
  165. 165Togo24.5
  166. 166Algeria24.5
  167. 167Greece23.8
  168. 168Syrian Arab Republic23.8
  169. 169Tunisia23.3
  170. 170Yemen, Rep.23.2
  171. 171Egypt, Arab Rep.23.1
  172. 172Comoros23.1
  173. 173Iran, Islamic Rep.22.5
  174. 174Puerto Rico (US)21.7
  175. 175Sao Tome and Principe21.2
  176. 176Mauritania20.1
  177. 177Bulgaria19.5
  178. 178Tajikistan19.3
  179. 179Gabon17.8
  180. 180Libya16.7
  181. 181Somalia, Fed. Rep.15.8
  182. 182Djibouti13.4

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)