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Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (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. 1Qatar96.3
  2. 2United Arab Emirates92.3
  3. 3Korea, Dem. People's Rep.91.2
  4. 4Iceland90.8
  5. 5Cambodia90.4
  6. 6Oman89.8
  7. 7Kuwait89.6
  8. 8Madagascar89.2
  9. 9Netherlands89
  10. 10Tanzania88.1
  11. 11Bahrain87.9
  12. 12Malta87.6
  13. 13Japan87.5
  14. 14Solomon Islands87.4
  15. 15Switzerland87.3
  16. 16Niger86.7
  17. 17Bolivia86
  18. 18New Zealand85.9
  19. 19Eritrea85.8
  20. 20Uganda85.6
  21. 21Sweden85.3
  22. 22Macao SAR, China85.3
  23. 23St. Vincent and the Grenadines84.9
  24. 24Paraguay84.7
  25. 25Nigeria84.7
  26. 26Peru84.6
  27. 27Bahamas, The84.5
  28. 28Denmark84.5
  29. 29Saudi Arabia84.5
  30. 30Cyprus84.1
  31. 31Indonesia84
  32. 32Nicaragua83.9
  33. 33Germany83.9
  34. 34Australia83.8
  35. 35Guatemala83.7
  36. 36Canada83.2
  37. 37Malaysia83.1
  38. 38Uruguay83.1
  39. 39Pakistan83
  40. 40Czechia82.9
  41. 41Belarus82.7
  42. 42Thailand82.7
  43. 43Panama82.7
  44. 44Bangladesh82.6
  45. 45Norway82.5
  46. 46Central African Republic82.4
  47. 47Mali82.3
  48. 48Hungary82.2
  49. 49Albania82.1
  50. 50Austria82
  51. 51Mexico81.8
  52. 52Liberia81.8
  53. 53Viet Nam81.7
  54. 54India81.7
  55. 55Ireland81.5
  56. 56Estonia81.4
  57. 57Singapore81.4
  58. 58Brazil80.8
  59. 59Mozambique80.7
  60. 60Colombia80.7
  61. 61Kazakhstan80.7
  62. 62El Salvador80.7
  63. 63Russian Federation80.6
  64. 64Ecuador80.3
  65. 65Barbados80.3
  66. 66Dominican Republic80.2
  67. 67Poland80.2
  68. 68Finland80.1
  69. 69Lithuania80.1
  70. 70Mauritius80
  71. 71St. Lucia80
  72. 72United Kingdom79.9
  73. 73Portugal79.8
  74. 74Slovak Republic79.7
  75. 75Armenia79.7
  76. 76Ethiopia79.6
  77. 77Uzbekistan79.5
  78. 78Fiji79.5
  79. 79Chile79.5
  80. 80Serbia79.5
  81. 81Slovenia79.5
  82. 82Jamaica79.5
  83. 83Argentina79.4
  84. 84Channel Islands79.2
  85. 85Maldives79.2
  86. 86Latvia78.7
  87. 87Turkiye78.7
  88. 88Spain78.7
  89. 89Hong Kong SAR, China78.6
  90. 90Georgia78.6
  91. 91Benin78.4
  92. 92United States78.2
  93. 93China78.2
  94. 94Angola78.2
  95. 95Brunei Darussalam77.9
  96. 96Luxembourg77.9
  97. 97Korea, Rep.77.6
  98. 98Trinidad and Tobago77.5
  99. 99Greece77.3
  100. 100Burundi77.3
  101. 101Costa Rica77.3
  102. 102Cuba77.2
  103. 103Burkina Faso77
  104. 104France76.9
  105. 105Bulgaria76.5
  106. 106Montenegro76.4
  107. 107Israel76.1
  108. 108Romania76
  109. 109North Macedonia76
  110. 110Italy75.7
  111. 111Botswana75.7
  112. 112Honduras75.6
  113. 113Cote d'Ivoire75.3
  114. 114Zimbabwe75
  115. 115Iraq75
  116. 116Belize74.9
  117. 117Kyrgyz Republic74.8
  118. 118Belgium74.8
  119. 119Philippines74.5
  120. 120Cameroon74.5
  121. 121Bhutan74.5
  122. 122Myanmar74.3
  123. 123Guam74.2
  124. 124Egypt, Arab Rep.74.1
  125. 125Bosnia and Herzegovina73.6
  126. 126Morocco73.5
  127. 127Croatia73.4
  128. 128Iran, Islamic Rep.73.4
  129. 129Sri Lanka73
  130. 130Moldova72.9
  131. 131Lao PDR72.7
  132. 132Timor-Leste72.6
  133. 133Azerbaijan72.6
  134. 134Rwanda72.5
  135. 135Algeria72.4
  136. 136Kenya72.3
  137. 137Tunisia72.2
  138. 138Venezuela, RB71.9
  139. 139Chad71.5
  140. 140Mongolia71.5
  141. 141Afghanistan71.1
  142. 142Congo, Rep.70.9
  143. 143New Caledonia70.6
  144. 144Haiti70.4
  145. 145Guinea-Bissau70.2
  146. 146Suriname69
  147. 147Equatorial Guinea68.8
  148. 148Virgin Islands (U.S.)68.2
  149. 149Lesotho68.1
  150. 150Zambia67.9
  151. 151Malawi67.8
  152. 152Cabo Verde67.7
  153. 153Senegal67.3
  154. 154Guyana67.3
  155. 155Congo, Dem. Rep.66.9
  156. 156Libya66.5
  157. 157Jordan66.3
  158. 158French Polynesia66.3
  159. 159South Africa65.9
  160. 160Comoros65.2
  161. 161Vanuatu64.7
  162. 162Syrian Arab Republic64.1
  163. 163Namibia63.9
  164. 164Ghana63.5
  165. 165Guinea63.5
  166. 166Puerto Rico (US)63.4
  167. 167Yemen, Rep.62.5
  168. 168Gabon62.2
  169. 169Tonga60.8
  170. 170Togo60
  171. 171Tajikistan58.5
  172. 172Mauritania57.8
  173. 173Samoa57.7
  174. 174Eswatini56.2
  175. 175Nepal56.2
  176. 176Sierra Leone56.1
  177. 177Papua New Guinea54.1
  178. 178Gambia, The50.5
  179. 179Turkmenistan48.3
  180. 180Somalia, Fed. Rep.48.2
  181. 181Djibouti46.5
  182. 182Sao Tome and Principe24.1

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)