Labor force participation

percent, 1990–2016

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    1990 Ranking
    1. Burundi 90.63
    2. Tanzania 89.37
    3. Rwanda 88.98
    4. Madagascar 86.23
    5. Nepal 84.78
    6. North Korea 84.35
    7. Eritrea 84.09
    8. Vanuatu 83.45
    9. Burkina Faso 83.39
    10. Mozambique 83.33
    11. Equatorial Guinea 82.69
    12. Uganda 81.78
    13. Thailand 81.49
    14. Laos 81.38
    15. Ethiopia 80.76
    16. Cambodia 80.19
    17. Qatar 79.72
    18. Zambia 79.51
    19. China 79.37
    20. Vietnam 78.83
    21. Central African Republic 78.09
    22. Gambia 77.46
    23. Malawi 77.38
    24. Burma (Myanmar) 76.12
    25. Bangladesh 75.65
    26. Lesotho 75.62
    27. Kenya 75.22
    28. Togo 75.18
    29. Iceland 74.80
    30. Jamaica 73.81
    31. Botswana 73.53
    32. Zimbabwe 73.23
    33. United Arab Emirates 72.84
    34. Papua New Guinea 72.55
    35. Benin 72.51
    36. Guinea Bissau 72.37
    37. Chad 72.29
    38. Bahamas 71.99
    39. Paraguay 71.87
    40. Ghana 71.86
    41. Congo (Kinshasa) 71.39
    42. Senegal 70.31
    43. Kazakhstan 69.79
    44. Angola 69.49
    45. Estonia 69.20
    46. Barbados 69.02
    47. Latvia 68.97
    48. Denmark 68.27
    49. Switzerland 67.83
    50. Cameroon 67.23
    51. Belarus 67.19
    52. Moldova 67.18
    53. Russia 67.18
    54. Ivory Coast 67.16
    55. Saint Lucia 66.90
    56. Canada 66.80
    57. Sweden 66.73
    58. Haiti 66.72
    59. Tajikistan 66.67
    60. Bolivia 66.39
    61. Lithuania 66.37
    62. Guinea 66.24
    63. Solomon Islands 66.17
    64. Slovakia 66.08
    65. Kyrgyzstan 66.03
    66. Indonesia 65.60
    67. Sierra Leone 65.60
    68. Bhutan 65.59
    69. United States 65.52
    70. Guam 65.44
    71. Philippines 65.29
    72. Brunei 65.15
    73. Finland 65.00
    74. Singapore 64.95
    75. Brazil 64.87
    76. Timor Leste 64.74
    77. Virgin Islands (U.S.) 64.70
    78. Dominican Republic 64.52
    79. Bahrain 64.35
    80. Congo (Brazzaville) 64.33
    81. Albania 64.14
    82. Australia 63.88
    83. Georgia 63.71
    84. Ecuador 63.68
    85. New Zealand 63.68
    86. Hong Kong 63.58
    87. Poland 63.39
    88. Japan 63.25
    89. United Kingdom 63.17
    90. Norway 63.10
    91. Ukraine 62.83
    92. Sri Lanka 62.51
    93. Gabon 62.43
    94. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 62.10
    95. Malaysia 61.87
    96. Peru 61.60
    97. Cape Verde 61.58
    98. El Salvador 61.50
    99. French Polynesia 61.11
    100. Azerbaijan 60.87
    101. India 60.80
    102. Czech Republic 60.75
    103. Uruguay 60.47
    104. Liberia 60.32
    105. Armenia 60.17
    106. Turkmenistan 60.16
    107. South Korea 60.08
    108. Portugal 60.01
    109. Belize 59.99
    110. Guyana 59.70
    111. Mauritius 59.64
    112. Honduras 59.47
    113. Israel 59.34
    114. Uzbekistan 59.30
    115. New Caledonia 59.27
    116. Panama 59.20
    117. Romania 59.16
    118. Guatemala 59.15
    119. Venezuela 58.89
    120. Samoa 58.89
    121. Bulgaria 58.78
    122. Mexico 58.59
    123. Kuwait 58.56
    124. Costa Rica 58.55
    125. Nicaragua 58.35
    126. Channel Islands 58.25
    127. Suriname 57.81
    128. Argentina 57.63
    129. Mongolia 57.46
    130. Macau 57.40
    131. Trinidad and Tobago 57.17
    132. Croatia 57.13
    133. Nigeria 56.96
    134. Turkey 56.79
    135. Niger 56.69
    136. Netherlands 56.51
    137. Fiji 56.48
    138. Namibia 56.16
    139. Germany 56.00
    140. Somalia 55.96
    141. Saint Thomas and Principe 55.94
    142. Austria 55.83
    143. Cyprus 55.77
    144. France 55.69
    145. Tonga 55.67
    146. Serbia 55.28
    147. Oman 55.13
    148. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 55.10
    149. Hungary 54.78
    150. South Africa 54.56
    151. Colombia 54.21
    152. Chile 53.88
    153. Slovenia 53.77
    154. Comoros 53.73
    155. Cuba 53.51
    156. Montenegro 53.45
    157. Saudi Arabia 53.26
    158. Morocco 53.15
    159. Ireland 52.93
    160. Sudan 52.64
    161. Spain 51.08
    162. Greece 51.01
    163. Afghanistan 51.00
    164. Malta 50.94
    165. Mali 50.94
    166. Luxembourg 50.70
    167. Pakistan 50.57
    168. Italy 50.52
    169. Egypt 50.02
    170. Syria 49.83
    171. Maldives 49.47
    172. Swaziland 48.56
    173. Belgium 48.41
    174. Tunisia 48.16
    175. Libya 48.05
    176. Djibouti 47.03
    177. Mauritania 45.78
    178. Iran 45.63
    179. Puerto Rico 44.68
    180. Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.55
    181. Yemen 43.92
    182. Lebanon 42.50
    183. Algeria 42.32
    184. Iraq 41.02
    185. West Bank and Gaza 40.21
    186. Jordan 39.22
    2016 Ranking
    1. Madagascar 86.41
    2. Uganda 84.99
    3. Rwanda 84.88
    4. Qatar 84.06
    5. Eritrea 83.89
    6. Burundi 83.68
    7. Burkina Faso 83.43
    8. Nepal 83.01
    9. Ethiopia 83.00
    10. Zimbabwe 82.52
    11. Guinea 82.29
    12. Equatorial Guinea 82.02
    13. Malawi 81.06
    14. Cambodia 80.95
    15. Togo 80.88
    16. North Korea 79.52
    17. United Arab Emirates 79.48
    18. Mozambique 79.06
    19. Tanzania 78.54
    20. Vietnam 78.43
    21. Central African Republic 78.06
    22. Burma (Myanmar) 77.83
    23. Laos 77.61
    24. Botswana 77.46
    25. Gambia 77.29
    26. Ghana 77.09
    27. Cameroon 76.09
    28. Zambia 75.32
    29. Peru 74.26
    30. Bahamas 74.10
    31. Iceland 73.90
    32. Bolivia 73.22
    33. Guinea Bissau 72.81
    34. Benin 71.68
    35. Chad 71.59
    36. Paraguay 71.57
    37. Kazakhstan 71.45
    38. Thailand 71.21
    39. Congo (Kinshasa) 71.12
    40. Vanuatu 71.02
    41. Macau 70.96
    42. China 70.77
    43. Papua New Guinea 70.38
    44. Belize 69.93
    45. Congo (Brazzaville) 69.83
    46. Saint Lucia 69.63
    47. Oman 69.20
    48. Bahrain 68.84
    49. Kuwait 68.73
    50. Tajikistan 68.65
    51. Colombia 68.60
    52. Cape Verde 68.57
    53. Switzerland 68.52
    54. Angola 68.31
    55. Maldives 68.30
    56. Georgia 67.46
    57. New Zealand 67.40
    58. Solomon Islands 67.35
    59. Indonesia 67.33
    60. Kenya 67.24
    61. Ivory Coast 66.99
    62. Singapore 66.96
    63. Brazil 66.96
    64. Sierra Leone 66.83
    65. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 66.79
    66. Bhutan 66.77
    67. Lesotho 66.70
    68. Haiti 66.52
    69. Mali 66.32
    70. Barbados 66.00
    71. Honduras 65.77
    72. Canada 65.40
    73. Panama 65.40
    74. Uruguay 65.40
    75. Dominican Republic 65.31
    76. Azerbaijan 65.20
    77. Jamaica 65.07
    78. Norway 64.78
    79. Philippines 64.73
    80. Venezuela 64.73
    81. Niger 64.68
    82. Australia 64.60
    83. Sweden 64.45
    84. Nicaragua 64.44
    85. Ecuador 64.27
    86. Cyprus 64.09
    87. Israel 63.83
    88. Netherlands 63.59
    89. Armenia 63.55
    90. Brunei 63.35
    91. Malaysia 63.35
    92. Russia 63.35
    93. Tonga 63.26
    94. Kyrgyzstan 63.08
    95. El Salvador 62.91
    96. Trinidad and Tobago 62.74
    97. Mongolia 62.74
    98. United Kingdom 62.66
    99. Chile 62.44
    100. Mexico 62.23
    101. Bangladesh 62.21
    102. Turkmenistan 62.05
    103. Guam 62.05
    104. Denmark 62.00
    105. United States 61.98
    106. Uzbekistan 61.98
    107. Estonia 61.93
    108. Guatemala 61.71
    109. Costa Rica 61.60
    110. Virgin Islands (U.S.) 61.30
    111. Argentina 61.03
    112. Liberia 60.97
    113. South Korea 60.83
    114. Saint Thomas and Principe 60.60
    115. Belarus 60.56
    116. Latvia 60.46
    117. Mauritius 60.43
    118. Germany 60.27
    119. Austria 60.19
    120. Hong Kong 59.99
    121. Namibia 59.76
    122. Ireland 59.71
    123. Guyana 59.49
    124. Slovakia 59.43
    125. Czech Republic 59.41
    126. Lithuania 59.32
    127. Ukraine 59.14
    128. Japan 59.09
    129. Luxembourg 58.95
    130. Portugal 58.36
    131. Finland 58.24
    132. Spain 58.19
    133. Channel Islands 57.83
    134. Comoros 57.53
    135. Senegal 57.24
    136. Slovenia 57.23
    137. Poland 56.76
    138. Nigeria 56.42
    139. New Caledonia 56.24
    140. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 55.81
    141. Romania 55.70
    142. Cuba 55.41
    143. French Polynesia 55.02
    144. France 54.91
    145. Saudi Arabia 54.52
    146. Suriname 54.46
    147. Fiji 54.30
    148. Somalia 54.28
    149. Bulgaria 54.12
    150. Pakistan 54.09
    151. Hungary 54.00
    152. India 53.77
    153. Belgium 53.51
    154. South Africa 53.29
    155. Libya 53.11
    156. Afghanistan 52.53
    157. Djibouti 52.43
    158. Malta 52.38
    159. Swaziland 52.25
    160. Croatia 52.16
    161. Greece 51.76
    162. Sri Lanka 51.66
    163. Serbia 51.42
    164. Albania 50.33
    165. Turkey 50.27
    166. Yemen 49.80
    167. Egypt 49.58
    168. Morocco 49.34
    169. Gabon 49.22
    170. Montenegro 48.78
    171. Italy 48.28
    172. Sudan 48.16
    173. Tunisia 47.68
    174. Mauritania 47.30
    175. Lebanon 47.16
    176. Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.97
    177. Iran 44.69
    178. West Bank and Gaza 43.98
    179. Algeria 43.82
    180. Iraq 42.56
    181. Puerto Rico 42.46
    182. Moldova 42.33
    183. Syria 41.66
    184. Timor Leste 41.37
    185. Samoa 41.18
    186. Jordan 40.06

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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.

    Source: World Bank