Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) - Economic activity - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators



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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) - Economic activity - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators (2008)

Rank

Country

Value

1United Arab Emirates93.50
2Equatorial Guinea92
3Ethiopia90.80
4Burundi90.50
5Guinea-Bissau90.40
6Qatar90.30
7Tanzania90.10
8Uganda90.10
9Burkina Faso90
10Democratic Republic of the Congo89.40
11Angola88.80
12Afghanistan88.60
13Guinea88.60
14Madagascar88.50
15Somalia88.20
16Vanuatu88.20
17Central African Republic87.70
18Niger87.60
19Kenya87.20
20Senegal86.80
21Togo86.80
22Nicaragua86.80
23Cambodia86.50
24Indonesia86.10
25Burma86
26Eritrea85.80
27Benin85.70
28Ivory Coast85.10
29Liberia84.90
30Pakistan84.70
31Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)84.22
32Least developed countries: UN classification84.18
33Bahrain84.10
34Bangladesh84
35Guatemala84
36Paraguay83.80
37Comoros83.70
38Gambia83.20
39Bolivia82.90
40Low income82.71
41Haiti82.60
42Timor-Leste82.50
43Peru82.20
44Republic of the Congo82.10
45South Asia81.91
46India81.40
47Honduras81.30
48Guyana81.10
49Venezuela80.80
50Brazil80.70
51Zambia80.70
52Kuwait80.60
53Belize80.40
54Solomon Islands80.40
55Rwanda80.10
56Thailand80
57Malawi80
58Saudi Arabia80
59Philippines80
60Malaysia79.90
61Sub-Saharan Africa79.88
62Mauritania79.80
63Laos79.50
64Panama79.40
65Morocco79.40
66Bhutan79.30
67East Asia & Pacific79.29
68Lower middle income79.13
69Mexico79.10
70Latin America & Caribbean79.03
71St. Vincent and the Grenadines79
72Gabon78.90
73Low & middle income78.67
74Fiji78.50
75Ecuador78.40
76China78.20
77St. Lucia78.20
78Syria78.10
79Iceland78.10
80Costa Rica78
81Middle income77.97
82Colombia77.90
83Guam77.60
84Zimbabwe77.60
85Bahamas77.60
86Trinidad and Tobago77.60
87Mozambique77.40
88Chad77.20
89Libya77.20
90Barbados77.20
91Lebanon76.90
92Oman76.80
93Algeria76.70
94Djibouti76.60
95Maldives76.50
96Nepal75.70
97Vietnam75.30
98Mauritius75.30
99El Salvador75.10
100Kazakhstan75
101Cameroon75
102Iran74.90
103Argentina74.80
104Singapore74.80
105Kyrgyzstan74.70
106Lesotho74.60
107High income: nonOECD74.47
108Cape Verde74.20
109Sri Lanka74.10
110Georgia73.90
111Brunei Darussalam73.90
112Samoa73.80
113Macau73.50
114Papua New Guinea73.40
115Middle East & North Africa73.38
116Upper middle income73.36
117Ghana73.30
118Jamaica73.20
119Uruguay73.10
120Tonga73.10
121New Zealand72.80
122North Korea72.20
123South Korea72.20
124Dominican Republic71.80
125Switzerland71.70
126Ireland71.60
127French Polynesia71.50
128Sudan71.50
129Canada70.90
130Azerbaijan70.80
131Nigeria70.70
132Egypt70.50
133Sao Tome and Principe70.40
134Turkmenistan70.30
135Chile70.30
136United States70.30
137New Caledonia70.20
138Uzbekistan70.20
139Albania70.10
140Tunisia69.90
141Jordan69.80
142Turkey69.60
143Australia69.50
144Japan69.20
145Norway69
146Iraq68.90
147Russia68.70
148Latvia68.70
149Netherlands68.60
150Cyprus68.40
151Denmark68.10
152Tajikistan68.10
153Swaziland68.10
154Portugal68
155High income67.71
156Slovakia67.60
157Cuba67.60
158Sierra Leone67.30
159United Kingdom67.30
160High income: OECD67.19
161Hong Kong67
162Europe & Central Asia66.81
163Armenia66.70
164West Bank and Gaza66.60
165Sweden66.50
166Netherlands Antilles66.30
167Mali66.20
168Czech Republic65.90
169Yemen65.90
170Bosnia and Herzegovina65.80
171Suriname65.70
172Spain65.60
173Malta65.30
174Belarus65
175Austria64.90
176Macedonia64.70
177Ukraine64.40
178Estonia64.30
179Slovenia64.10
180Germany64
181Botswana63.50
182Finland63.40
183Greece63.10
184Euro area62.47
185Luxembourg62.30
186Mongolia60.70
187Virgin Islands (U.S.)60.50
188Namibia60
189South Africa60
190Poland59.90
191Lithuania59.50
192Israel59.20
193Croatia58.80
194France58.70
195Romania58.20
196Italy58.10
197Belgium57.70
198Hungary57.40
199Puerto Rico56.20
200Bulgaria55.20
201Moldova48.30
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