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Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (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. 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. 137Channel Islands63.7
  138. 138Cabo Verde63.4
  139. 139Guyana63.3
  140. 140Guinea63.1
  141. 141Namibia63
  142. 142Finland63
  143. 143Vanuatu62.9
  144. 144Suriname62.9
  145. 145Slovenia62.8
  146. 146Libya62.5
  147. 147Jordan62.5
  148. 148Bulgaria62.4
  149. 149Spain62.2
  150. 150Portugal62.1
  151. 151Hong Kong SAR, China62.1
  152. 152New Caledonia62
  153. 153Ghana61.8
  154. 154North Macedonia61.8
  155. 155South Africa61.7
  156. 156Romania61.7
  157. 157Syrian Arab Republic61.4
  158. 158Yemen, Rep.61.2
  159. 159Gabon60.1
  160. 160Bosnia and Herzegovina60
  161. 161Greece59.9
  162. 162France59.6
  163. 163Togo59
  164. 164Tonga59
  165. 165Belgium59
  166. 166Italy58.3
  167. 167French Polynesia58
  168. 168Croatia57.4
  169. 169Mauritania56.6
  170. 170Virgin Islands (U.S.)56.2
  171. 171Tajikistan55.8
  172. 172Sierra Leone55.2
  173. 173Samoa54.5
  174. 174Eswatini54
  175. 175Papua New Guinea53.3
  176. 176Nepal52.9
  177. 177Puerto Rico (US)49.6
  178. 178Gambia, The49.5
  179. 179Somalia, Fed. Rep.47.2
  180. 180Turkmenistan46.1
  181. 181Djibouti44.6
  182. 182Sao Tome and Principe24

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