Labour force participation rate (% of population ages 15+)

Name: Labour force participation rate (% of population ages 15+)
Creator: World Bank

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 pp2025

28Paraguay70.25%−0.02 pp2025

29Burkina Faso70.00%−0.06 pp2025

30Singapore69.67%+0.47 pp2025

31Jamaica69.57%+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 pp2025

51Panama66.30%−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 pp2025

63Dominican 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 pp2025

70Ecuador64.50%−0.04 pp2025

71Korea, Rep.64.35%−0.11 pp2025

72Georgia64.31%−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 pp2025

93Mexico61.61%−0.03 pp2025

94Luxembourg61.50%−0.26 pp2025

95United Kingdom61.37%−0.19 pp2025

96Philippines61.35%−0.05 pp2025

97Russian Federation61.11%−0.71 pp2025

98Hungary60.58%−0.08 pp2025

99Germany60.57%−0.35 pp2025

100Latvia60.52%−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 pp2025

131Honduras56.56%−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 pp2025 139France55.35%−0.32 pp2025

140Myanmar55.09%−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 pp2025

163Bosnia 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

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).

Reading this series

This series is the labour-force participation rate for people aged 15 and over: the share who are either employed or unemployed and looking for work. The source is World Bank Open Data indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS, an ILO modelled estimate. It measures who is in the labour market, not what they earn, and it is not the same as the employment ratio: unemployed people count in the numerator here but not there.

Participation reflects retirement ages, education, caring responsibilities and social norms as well as job availability, so levels differ for reasons that have little to do with the unemployment rate. The series is modelled from national surveys and censuses and is revised periodically. Use the chart and range buttons to follow one economy and the ranked ledger to compare latest published years. Treat small cross-country gaps with caution, because the estimate carries uncertainty where survey coverage is thin. A fall can mean people left the labour force rather than lost work, so read it with the unemployment rate.