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Labor force participation rate, total (% of total 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. 1Korea, Dem. People's Rep.89.3
  2. 2Qatar88.1
  3. 3Iceland87.5
  4. 4Madagascar86.9
  5. 5Cambodia86.1
  6. 6Solomon Islands85.8
  7. 7Netherlands85.6
  8. 8Tanzania85
  9. 9Switzerland84
  10. 10Sweden83.9
  11. 11Nigeria83.3
  12. 12Bahamas, The82.9
  13. 13New Zealand82.6
  14. 14Japan82.3
  15. 15Denmark82.2
  16. 16Malta81.6
  17. 17Uganda81.2
  18. 18Estonia81.1
  19. 19Eritrea80.9
  20. 20Australia80.6
  21. 21Bolivia80.5
  22. 22Niger80.4
  23. 23Norway80.3
  24. 24Canada80
  25. 25Germany80
  26. 26United Arab Emirates79.6
  27. 27Belarus79.6
  28. 28Finland79.4
  29. 29Cyprus79.3
  30. 30Mozambique79.1
  31. 31Burundi79.1
  32. 32Macao SAR, China79
  33. 33Lithuania78.7
  34. 34Viet Nam78.4
  35. 35Barbados78.3
  36. 36Hungary78.3
  37. 37Austria77.9
  38. 38Portugal77.8
  39. 39Liberia77.6
  40. 40Czechia77.5
  41. 41Uruguay77.5
  42. 42Benin77.5
  43. 43Ireland77.2
  44. 44Peru77
  45. 45Albania77
  46. 46St. Vincent and the Grenadines77
  47. 47Singapore77
  48. 48Kazakhstan77
  49. 49United Kingdom76.7
  50. 50Latvia76.6
  51. 51Slovak Republic76.2
  52. 52Slovenia76.2
  53. 53Russian Federation76.1
  54. 54Thailand75.8
  55. 55Angola75.7
  56. 56Kuwait75.1
  57. 57Spain75
  58. 58Poland75
  59. 59St. Lucia74.9
  60. 60Luxembourg74.7
  61. 61Israel74.4
  62. 62Moldova74.4
  63. 63Serbia74.2
  64. 64China74
  65. 65France74
  66. 66Jamaica74
  67. 67Paraguay73.9
  68. 68United States73.7
  69. 69Central African Republic73.6
  70. 70Bulgaria73.2
  71. 71Bahrain72.9
  72. 72Panama71.9
  73. 73Channel Islands71.9
  74. 74Hong Kong SAR, China71.6
  75. 75Burkina Faso71.2
  76. 76Botswana71.2
  77. 77Korea, Rep.71.2
  78. 78Brazil71
  79. 79Belgium71
  80. 80Chile70.9
  81. 81Azerbaijan70.9
  82. 82Georgia70.9
  83. 83Montenegro70.9
  84. 84Armenia70.8
  85. 85Malaysia70.7
  86. 86Argentina70.7
  87. 87Guam70.5
  88. 88Oman70.4
  89. 89Croatia70.4
  90. 90Indonesia70.1
  91. 91Greece70
  92. 92Ethiopia69.9
  93. 93Dominican Republic69.7
  94. 94Brunei Darussalam69.6
  95. 95Colombia69.1
  96. 96Nicaragua69
  97. 97Mauritius68.8
  98. 98Congo, Rep.68.7
  99. 99Lao PDR68.7
  100. 100Zimbabwe68.5
  101. 101Mali68.5
  102. 102Cote d'Ivoire68.2
  103. 103Ecuador68
  104. 104Kenya68
  105. 105Virgin Islands (U.S.)67.8
  106. 106Bhutan67.7
  107. 107Timor-Leste67.4
  108. 108Trinidad and Tobago67.3
  109. 109Romania66.9
  110. 110Italy66.6
  111. 111Saudi Arabia66.5
  112. 112Maldives66.4
  113. 113Mexico66.3
  114. 114El Salvador66.2
  115. 115Rwanda66.1
  116. 116North Macedonia65.8
  117. 117Guinea-Bissau65.8
  118. 118Cameroon65.8
  119. 119Costa Rica65.3
  120. 120Haiti65.3
  121. 121New Caledonia65.1
  122. 122Congo, Dem. Rep.64.6
  123. 123Cuba63.8
  124. 124Philippines63.7
  125. 125Mongolia63.6
  126. 126Malawi63.2
  127. 127Bosnia and Herzegovina63.1
  128. 128Uzbekistan62.9
  129. 129Equatorial Guinea62.3
  130. 130Zambia62.2
  131. 131Cabo Verde62.2
  132. 132Belize62.2
  133. 133Guatemala61.8
  134. 134Bangladesh61.3
  135. 135Kyrgyz Republic61.1
  136. 136Turkiye60.8
  137. 137South Africa60.6
  138. 138Ghana60.4
  139. 139Fiji60.3
  140. 140French Polynesia60.3
  141. 141Suriname60.1
  142. 142Namibia60.1
  143. 143Vanuatu60
  144. 144Myanmar59.8
  145. 145Chad59.5
  146. 146Guyana59.2
  147. 147India59.1
  148. 148Lesotho59.1
  149. 149Togo59
  150. 150Honduras58.7
  151. 151Comoros57.4
  152. 152Puerto Rico (US)56.8
  153. 153Venezuela, RB56.6
  154. 154Pakistan54.7
  155. 155Sierra Leone54.6
  156. 156Sri Lanka53.8
  157. 157Eswatini53.7
  158. 158Guinea53.6
  159. 159Senegal53.3
  160. 160Gabon53.1
  161. 161Papua New Guinea52.9
  162. 162Tonga52.2
  163. 163Libya51.4
  164. 164Tunisia51.1
  165. 165Gambia, The48.7
  166. 166Morocco47.8
  167. 167Egypt, Arab Rep.47.4
  168. 168Samoa45.6
  169. 169Iran, Islamic Rep.45
  170. 170Turkmenistan44.8
  171. 171Algeria44.8
  172. 172Iraq43.4
  173. 173Jordan42.8
  174. 174Nepal41.9
  175. 175Mauritania41.9
  176. 176Tajikistan40.4
  177. 177Syrian Arab Republic38.9
  178. 178Afghanistan38.4
  179. 179Somalia, Fed. Rep.34.8
  180. 180Yemen, Rep.34
  181. 181Djibouti33.3
  182. 182Sao Tome and Principe23.4

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