What labour force participation is
Labour force participation, ages 15+ (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS, ILO modelled). Ranked by each economy’s latest published year.
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).
Labour force participation rate (% of population ages 15+)
Every published economy, ranked by the latest year. Click a country in the list or the chart legend to show or hide it. Country desks cover a smaller set.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.35% |
| 2024 | 70.55% |
| 2023 | 71.50% |
| 2022 | 70.93% |
| 2021 | 70.40% |
| 2020 | 69.86% |
| 2019 | 70.17% |
| 2018 | 70.51% |
| 2017 | 70.48% |
| 2016 | 69.55% |
| 2015 | 68.40% |
| 2014 | 68.31% |
| 2013 | 67.41% |
| 2012 | 67.64% |
| 2011 | 67.90% |
| 2010 | 67.54% |
| 2009 | 67.75% |
| 2008 | 67.97% |
| 2007 | 68.01% |
| 2006 | 67.74% |
| 2005 | 67.19% |
| 2004 | 66.43% |
| 2003 | 65.83% |
| 2002 | 66.04% |
#CountryParticipationChangeYear
1Qatar87.01%−0.21 pp2025
2Madagascar85.50%+0.02 pp2025
3Solomon Islands84.30%+0.02 pp2025
4Tanzania83.72%−0.03 pp2025
5Nigeria82.52%−0.05 pp2025
6Cambodia82.39%+0.02 pp2025
7Korea, Dem. People's Rep.82.15%−0.01 pp2025
8Uganda80.03%+0.06 pp2025
9Niger79.74%+0.18 pp2025
10Mozambique78.71%−0.07 pp2025
11Bolivia78.63%+0.30 pp2025
12United Arab Emirates78.59%+0.11 pp2025
13Eritrea78.35%+0.01 pp2025
14Burundi78.25%−0.24 pp2025
15Liberia76.58%−0.03 pp2025
16Benin76.36%+0.09 pp2025
17Iceland74.93%−0.23 pp2025
18Angola74.79%−0.09 pp2025
19Bahamas, The73.78%−0.22 pp2025
20South Sudan73.41%−0.13 pp2023
21Central African Republic73.39%−0.03 pp2025
22Kuwait73.36%−0.19 pp2025
23Peru72.86%+0.05 pp2025
24Viet Nam72.78%−0.36 pp2025
25Moldova72.29%+0.13 pp2025
26Bahrain70.43%−0.14 pp2025
27New Zealand70.35%−0.20 pp202528Paraguay70.25%−0.02 pp2025
29Burkina Faso70.00%−0.06 pp2025
30Singapore69.67%+0.47 pp202531Jamaica69.57%+0.12 pp2025
32Botswana68.80%+0.23 pp2025
33Ethiopia68.46%−0.00 pp2025
34Oman68.38%+0.09 pp2025
35St. Lucia68.27%+0.03 pp2025
36Indonesia67.97%+0.04 pp2025
37St. Vincent and the Grenadines67.90%−0.14 pp2025
38Macao SAR, China67.85%−0.43 pp2025
39Congo, Rep.67.83%−0.02 pp2025
40Kazakhstan67.77%−2.82 pp2025
41Zimbabwe67.72%−0.01 pp2025
42Kenya67.39%−0.03 pp2025
43Netherlands67.25%−0.21 pp2025
44Cote d'Ivoire67.09%−0.02 pp2025
45Mali67.04%−0.14 pp2025
46Timor-Leste66.98%+0.22 pp2025
47Cyprus66.96%−0.23 pp2025
48Switzerland66.75%−0.36 pp2025
49Thailand66.68%−0.45 pp2025
50Australia66.54%−0.18 pp202551Panama66.30%−0.02 pp2025
52Malaysia66.12%+0.01 pp2025
53Lao PDR66.09%+0.10 pp2025
54Nicaragua66.07%+0.04 pp2025
55Norway65.61%−0.23 pp2025
56Israel65.49%−0.00 pp2025
57Cameroon65.17%−0.36 pp2025
58Estonia65.13%−0.32 pp2025
59Saudi Arabia65.10%−0.10 pp2025
60Uruguay64.99%−0.03 pp2025
61Denmark64.94%−0.11 pp2025
62Ireland64.84%−0.17 pp202563Dominican Republic64.84%+0.19 pp2025
64Bhutan64.82%−0.08 pp2025
65Guinea-Bissau64.81%+0.06 pp2025
66Barbados64.69%−0.29 pp2025
67Sweden64.59%−0.14 pp2025
68China64.55%−0.36 pp2025
69Canada64.52%−0.22 pp202570Ecuador64.50%−0.04 pp2025
71Korea, Rep.64.35%−0.11 pp202572Georgia64.31%−0.03 pp2025
73Congo, Dem. Rep.64.31%−0.11 pp2025
74Albania64.26%+0.26 pp2025
75Brunei Darussalam64.23%−0.27 pp2025
76Malta63.98%−0.18 pp2025
77Haiti63.93%−0.04 pp2025
78Rwanda63.68%+0.16 pp2025
79Maldives63.50%+0.30 pp2025
80Japan63.45%+0.15 pp2025
81Colombia63.40%−0.13 pp2025
82Azerbaijan63.29%−0.61 pp2025
83Brazil63.14%−0.20 pp2025
84Lithuania62.92%−0.19 pp2025
85Belarus62.75%−0.51 pp2025
86Malawi62.58%−0.35 pp2025
87Chile62.30%+0.01 pp2025
88Guam62.27%−0.00 pp2025
89El Salvador62.11%+0.19 pp2025
90Zambia61.93%+0.03 pp2025
91Argentina61.91%+0.05 pp2025
92United States61.70%−0.26 pp202593Mexico61.61%−0.03 pp2025
94Luxembourg61.50%−0.26 pp2025
95United Kingdom61.37%−0.19 pp202596Philippines61.35%−0.05 pp2025
97Russian Federation61.11%−0.71 pp2025
98Hungary60.58%−0.08 pp2025
99Germany60.57%−0.35 pp2025100Latvia60.52%−0.32 pp2025
101Equatorial Guinea60.51%−0.40 pp2025
102Slovak Republic60.42%−0.38 pp2025
103Czechia60.34%−0.28 pp2025
104Austria60.12%−0.38 pp2025
105Mongolia59.69%−0.62 pp2025
106Finland59.68%−0.17 pp2025
107Guatemala59.62%−0.09 pp2025
108Chad59.44%−0.16 pp2025
109Armenia59.39%−0.53 pp2025
110Serbia59.14%−0.02 pp2025
111Belize59.10%+2.25 pp2025
112Namibia58.84%−0.03 pp2025
113Bangladesh58.80%−0.11 pp2025
114Mauritius58.55%−0.12 pp2025
115Ghana58.52%−0.53 pp2025
116Poland58.31%−0.34 pp2025
117Portugal58.16%−0.28 pp2025
118Vanuatu58.11%−0.23 pp2025
119Montenegro57.97%−0.27 pp2025
120Togo57.84%−0.04 pp2025
121Trinidad and Tobago57.75%−0.40 pp2025
122Costa Rica57.66%−0.03 pp2025
123Slovenia57.56%−0.39 pp2025
124Uzbekistan57.50%−0.20 pp2025
125Spain57.41%−0.43 pp2025
126Kyrgyz Republic57.37%−0.11 pp2025
127Fiji57.16%−0.06 pp2025
128Lesotho57.12%−0.30 pp2025
129Cabo Verde57.02%−0.01 pp2025
130Euro area56.97%−0.32 pp2025131Honduras56.56%−0.04 pp2025
132New Caledonia56.42%−0.46 pp2025
133Channel Islands56.36%−0.37 pp2025
134Hong Kong SAR, China56.36%−0.48 pp2025
135Bulgaria56.12%−0.16 pp2025
136Comoros55.77%+0.38 pp2025
137India55.66%+0.02 pp2025
138South Africa55.58%+0.01 pp2025139France55.35%−0.32 pp2025140Myanmar55.09%−0.04 pp2025
141Guyana54.99%−0.15 pp2025
142Ukraine54.64%−0.45 pp2021
143Turkiye54.38%+0.18 pp2025
144Virgin Islands (U.S.)54.36%−0.11 pp2025
145Belgium54.27%−0.26 pp2025
146Suriname53.82%−0.01 pp2025
147Sierra Leone53.37%−0.21 pp2025
148Guinea52.61%−0.18 pp2025
149French Polynesia52.37%−0.43 pp2025
150Pakistan52.34%+0.03 pp2025
151Cuba52.25%−0.39 pp2025
152Croatia52.14%−0.21 pp2025
153Papua New Guinea52.07%+0.11 pp2025
154Senegal52.02%+0.17 pp2025
155Greece51.96%−0.38 pp2025
156North Macedonia51.94%−0.27 pp2025
157Venezuela, RB51.93%−0.12 pp2025
158Romania51.33%−0.13 pp2025
159Eswatini51.19%−0.01 pp2025
160Gabon51.06%−0.26 pp2025
161Tonga49.81%−0.39 pp2025
162Italy49.30%−0.29 pp2025163Bosnia and Herzegovina48.99%−0.25 pp2025
164Sri Lanka48.52%−0.08 pp2025
165Libya47.96%−0.30 pp2025
166Gambia, The47.46%−0.05 pp2025
167Tunisia45.22%−0.27 pp2025
168West Bank and Gaza44.99%+1.62 pp2022
169Egypt, Arab Rep.44.57%−0.03 pp2025
170Morocco43.94%−0.19 pp2025
171Lebanon43.42%+0.02 pp2023
172Puerto Rico (US)42.78%+0.16 pp2025
173Samoa42.53%−0.55 pp2025
174Turkmenistan42.03%−0.14 pp2025
175Iraq41.53%−0.02 pp2025
176Iran, Islamic Rep.40.97%−0.30 pp2025
177Algeria40.78%−0.38 pp2025
178Mauritania40.77%−0.12 pp2025
179Jordan40.05%+0.05 pp2025
180Nepal39.24%−0.07 pp2025
181Tajikistan38.28%−0.07 pp2025
182Sudan37.52%−0.83 pp2022
183Afghanistan37.46%−0.09 pp2025
184Syrian Arab Republic36.90%−0.09 pp2025
185Somalia, Fed. Rep.33.85%−0.05 pp2025
186Yemen, Rep.33.10%−0.08 pp2025
187Djibouti31.74%−0.03 pp2025
188Sao Tome and Principe23.34%−0.05 pp2025