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Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)

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

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  1. 1Rwanda76.8
  2. 2Iceland75.6
  3. 3Angola74.3
  4. 4Moldova72.4
  5. 5Paraguay72
  6. 6Peru71.7
  7. 7New Zealand70.5
  8. 8Vanuatu69.6
  9. 9St. Lucia68.9
  10. 10Netherlands68.7
  11. 11Burkina Faso68.1
  12. 12Singapore67.9
  13. 13Malta67.5
  14. 13Sweden67.5
  15. 14Saudi Arabia67.4
  16. 15Switzerland67.3
  17. 16Thailand67
  18. 17Australia66.9
  19. 18Estonia66.4
  20. 19Dominican Republic66.3
  21. 20Ireland66.1
  22. 21Norway65.5
  23. 22Canada65.3
  24. 23Denmark65.2
  25. 23Cyprus65.2
  26. 24Korea, Rep.64.9
  27. 25Bhutan64.7
  28. 26Ecuador64.3
  29. 27Colombia64
  30. 28Japan63.8
  31. 29Brazil63.2
  32. 30Lithuania63.1
  33. 31United Kingdom62.8
  34. 32Russian Federation62.8
  35. 33Panama62.5
  36. 34Chile62.5
  37. 35Israel62.5
  38. 36United States62.4
  39. 37Luxembourg62.3
  40. 38Argentina62.2
  41. 39Germany61.7
  42. 40Austria61.7
  43. 41Latvia61.6
  44. 42Hungary61.5
  45. 43Slovak Republic61.2
  46. 44Czechia61
  47. 45Finland60.9
  48. 46Mexico60.4
  49. 47Portugal59.4
  50. 48Serbia59
  51. 49Poland58.7
  52. 50Slovenia58.5
  53. 51Spain58.2
  54. 52Honduras58.2
  55. 53France57
  56. 54Hong Kong SAR, China57
  57. 55Belgium56
  58. 56Costa Rica55.9
  59. 57Pakistan55.3
  60. 58India55.3
  61. 59Bulgaria55.1
  62. 60Croatia54.1
  63. 61Turkiye53.5
  64. 62Greece52.9
  65. 63North Macedonia51.9
  66. 64Romania51.4
  67. 65Gambia, The51.3
  68. 66Italy49.9
  69. 67Djibouti45.5
  70. 68West Bank and Gaza45.5

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)