Labor participation rate, total (% of total 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, total (% of total population ages 15+) - Economic activity - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators (2008)

Rank

Country

Value

1Burundi89.40
2Tanzania88.40
3Madagascar86.30
4Mozambique85.90
5Rwanda85.70
6Uganda84.50
7Burkina Faso84.20
8Ethiopia84.20
9Guinea84.10
10Qatar83.80
11Vanuatu83.50
12Kenya81.90
13Angola81.20
14Comoros79.30
15Central African Republic78.70
16Cambodia78.50
17Iceland78.40
18Laos78.20
19Gambia77.80
20United Arab Emirates77.60
21Malawi76.80
22Senegal76.40
23Botswana76.30
24Gabon75
25Ghana74.40
26Togo74.30
27Burma74.20
28Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)74.03
29China73.80
30Lesotho73.70
31Low income73.59
32Bahamas73.40
33Least developed countries: UN classification73.30
34Thailand73.20
35Benin72.80
36Republic of the Congo72.50
37East Asia & Pacific72.47
38Papua New Guinea72.40
39Mongolia72.30
40Vietnam72
41Bolivia71.90
42Paraguay71.80
43Barbados71.60
44Macau71.60
45Nepal71.50
46Guinea-Bissau71.40
47Eritrea71.40
48Liberia71.10
49Timor-Leste70.90
50Kazakhstan70.80
51Chad70.80
52Brazil70.70
53Bangladesh70.60
54Democratic Republic of the Congo70.50
55Sub-Saharan Africa70.50
56Somalia70.30
57Haiti70.10
58Djibouti70
59Mauritania69.90
60Zambia69.10
61Kuwait68.40
62Norway68.40
63New Zealand68.30
64Indonesia68.30
65Switzerland67.90
66Kyrgyzstan67.60
67Brunei Darussalam67.40
68St. Vincent and the Grenadines67.30
69Canada67.30
70Turkmenistan67
71Guatemala67
72Cameroon66.90
73Panama66.80
74Ivory Coast66.70
75Peru66.60
76Sierra Leone66.60
77Zimbabwe66.30
78Netherlands66.20
79Denmark66.10
80Tajikistan65.80
81Cape Verde65.80
82Latin America & Caribbean65.64
83Armenia65.60
84Low & middle income65.54
85Maldives65.40
86United States65.40
87Jamaica65.40
88Australia65.30
89Trinidad and Tobago65.20
90Dominican Republic65.20
91Venezuela65.20
92Sweden65.10
93Singapore65.10
94Equatorial Guinea64.90
95Lower middle income64.71
96Guam64.30
97Tonga64.20
98Uzbekistan64.20
99Middle income64.10
100Guyana64.10
101Argentina64.10
102Bahrain63.90
103Uruguay63.90
104Belize63.80
105Philippines63.80
106Georgia63.70
107Costa Rica63.50
108Swaziland63.40
109Azerbaijan63.40
110Ireland63.20
111Russia62.80
112Nicaragua62.60
113St. Lucia62.60
114Portugal62.60
115United Kingdom62.20
116Latvia62.20
117Ecuador62.10
118Niger62.10
119Cyprus62.10
120Honduras62
121Malaysia62
122Mexico61.90
123Upper middle income61.81
124Netherlands Antilles61.70
125Finland61.50
126Estonia61.50
127High income: OECD61.34
128High income61.24
129Bosnia and Herzegovina61.10
130Hong Kong61
131Bhutan60.90
132North Korea60.80
133South Korea60.80
134El Salvador60.80
135Austria60.70
136Japan60.50
137Virgin Islands (U.S.)60.10
138Germany59.80
139Belarus59.80
140High income: nonOECD59.77
141Israel59.70
142Sao Tome and Principe59.70
143Afghanistan59.70
144Chile59.50
145Slovenia59.40
146Albania59.40
147Slovakia59.30
148Fiji59
149South Asia58.93
150Europe & Central Asia58.85
151Mauritius58.70
152Spain58.60
153Colombia58.50
154Czech Republic58.50
155Algeria58.30
156Ukraine58
157Samoa57.90
158India57.80
159French Polynesia57.30
160New Caledonia57.20
161Euro area57.07
162Namibia57
163Lithuania56.70
164France56.30
165Nigeria56.10
166Oman55.60
167Bulgaria55.60
168Cuba55.40
169South Africa55.30
170Luxembourg55
171Poland54.60
172Romania54.60
173Saudi Arabia54.60
174Sri Lanka54.30
175Macedonia54.30
176Greece54
177Belgium53.70
178Pakistan53.60
179Croatia53.10
180Sudan52.40
181Morocco52.40
182Libya52.20
183Suriname51.80
184Mali51.80
185Iran51.10
186Syria50.60
187Malta50.50
188Hungary50
189Middle East & North Africa49.93
190Jordan49.80
191Italy49.10
192Moldova49.10
193Tunisia48.10
194Turkey47.90
195Egypt47.80
196Yemen46.60
197Puerto Rico46.50
198Lebanon45.20
199West Bank and Gaza43.70
200Iraq41.40
201Solomon Islands36.40
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