demographic2025
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
46.9% of male population ages 15-24
Median: 45.7% of male population ages 15-24
Countries Covered
209
with available data
Highest
Equatorial Guinea
85.2% of male population ages 15-24
Lowest
Gabon
17.4% of male population ages 15-24
Top 5 Countries
1Equatorial Guinea85.2% of male population ages 15-24
2Netherlands83.3% of male population ages 15-24
3Iceland81.5% of male population ages 15-24
4Niger78.8% of male population ages 15-24
5Gibraltar78.8% of male population ages 15-24
By Region
Oceania67.6% of male population ages 15-24(2 countries)
North America62.4% of male population ages 15-24(4 countries)
South America49.8% of male population ages 15-24(7 countries)
Other46.8% of male population ages 15-24(129 countries)
Asia46.1% of male population ages 15-24(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (17.4% of male population ages 15-24)High (85.2% of male population ages 15-24)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 46.9% of male population ages 15-24)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (129)
Asia (26)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 85.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 83.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 3 | Iceland | 81.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 4 | Niger | 78.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 78.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 77.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 7 | Guatemala | 75.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 8 | Uganda | 74.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 71.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 71.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 11 | Australia | 70.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 12 | Denmark | 70.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 13 | Solomon Islands | 69.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 14 | Qatar | 69.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 15 | Virgin Islands, British | 69.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 16 | Cambodia | 68.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 17 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 18 | Faroe Islands | 67.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 19 | Norway | 67.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 66.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 21 | Madagascar | 66.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 22 | Bolivia | 66.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 23 | Mozambique | 66.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 24 | Paraguay | 65.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 25 | Pakistan | 65.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 26 | Honduras | 65.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 65.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 64.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 29 | Saint Lucia | 64.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 30 | Bahamas | 64.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 31 | Nigeria | 64.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 32 | Belize | 63.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 63.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 34 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 63.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 35 | South Sudan | 63.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 36 | Canada | 63.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 37 | Mali | 62.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 61.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 39 | Rwanda | 60.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 40 | Türkiye | 60.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 41 | Brazil | 59.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 42 | People's Republic of China | 59.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 59.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 44 | Austria | 58.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 45 | Maldives | 58.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 58.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 47 | Greenland | 57.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 48 | Isle of Man | 57.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 49 | Sweden | 57.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 50 | Peru | 56.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 51 | United States of America | 56.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 52 | Germany | 56.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 53 | El Salvador | 56.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 56.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 55 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 55.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 55.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 57 | Malta | 55.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 58 | Mexico | 54.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 59 | Bahrain | 54.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 60 | Guyana | 54.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 61 | Uruguay | 54.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 62 | Burundi | 54.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 63 | Antigua and Barbuda | 54.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 64 | Malaysia | 53.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 65 | Indonesia | 53.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 66 | Finland | 53.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 67 | Liechtenstein | 53.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 68 | Ireland | 52.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 69 | Benin | 52.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 70 | Cuba | 52.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 71 | Angola | 52.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 72 | Barbados | 52.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 73 | Cayman Islands | 52.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 74 | Ecuador | 52.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 75 | Myanmar | 51.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 76 | Lesotho | 51.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 77 | State of Palestine | 51.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 78 | Panama | 51.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 79 | Colombia | 50.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 80 | Dominica | 50.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 81 | Japan | 50.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 82 | Bermuda | 50.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 83 | Bangladesh | 50.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 50.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 85 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 50.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 86 | Republic of the Congo | 50.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 87 | Lebanon | 50.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 49.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 49.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 90 | Syrian Arab Republic | 49.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 91 | Northern Mariana Islands | 49.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | 49.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 93 | Oman | 48.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 94 | Macao | 47.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 95 | Guam | 47.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 96 | Botswana | 47.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 97 | Montenegro | 46.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 98 | Seychelles | 46.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 99 | France | 46.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 46.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 101 | Suriname | 46.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 102 | Grenada | 46.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 103 | Armenia | 45.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 104 | India | 45.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 105 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 45.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 106 | Venezuela | 45.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 107 | Albania | 45.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 45.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 109 | Iraq | 45.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 110 | Sudan | 45.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 111 | French Polynesia | 45.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 112 | Yemen | 44.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 113 | Thailand | 44.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 114 | Estonia | 43.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 115 | Israel | 43.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 116 | Vietnam | 43.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 117 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 42.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 42.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 119 | Moldova, Republic of | 42.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 120 | Mauritius | 42.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 121 | Georgia | 42.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam | 42.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 123 | Argentina | 42.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | 42.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 126 | Zambia | 41.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 127 | Malawi | 41.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 128 | Cameroon | 40.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 129 | Cote d'Ivoire | 40.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 130 | Jamaica | 40.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 131 | Fiji | 40.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 132 | Algeria | 40.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 133 | Aruba | 40.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 134 | Egypt | 40.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 135 | Kiribati | 39.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 136 | Nepal | 39.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 137 | Kenya | 39.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 138 | Haiti | 39.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 39.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 140 | Cyprus | 38.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 141 | Slovenia | 38.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 142 | New Caledonia | 38.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 143 | Latvia | 38.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 144 | Belarus | 38.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 145 | Serbia | 38.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 146 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 38.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 147 | Philippines | 37.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 148 | Samoa | 37.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 37.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 150 | Lithuania | 37.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 151 | Belgium | 37.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 152 | Portugal | 37.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 153 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 35.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 154 | Mongolia | 35.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 155 | Spain | 35.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 156 | Jordan | 35.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 157 | Croatia | 35.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 158 | Togo | 35.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 159 | Mauritania | 35.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 160 | Ghana | 34.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 161 | Tuvalu | 34.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 162 | Palau | 34.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 163 | Singapore | 34.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 164 | Senegal | 34.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 165 | Luxembourg | 34.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 167 | Hungary | 33.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 168 | Poland | 33.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 169 | American Samoa | 33.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 170 | Puerto Rico | 33.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 171 | Morocco | 33.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 172 | Republic of The Gambia | 33.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 173 | Chile | 33.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 174 | Ukraine | 33.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 175 | Kuwait | 33.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 176 | Djibouti | 32.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 177 | Curaçao | 32.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 178 | Namibia | 32.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 179 | Tonga | 31.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 180 | Russian Federation | 31.6% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 181 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 182 | Sri Lanka | 31.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 183 | Tunisia | 31.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 184 | Nauru | 31.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 185 | Slovakia | 31.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 186 | Tajikistan | 30.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 187 | Czech Republic | 30.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 188 | San Marino | 30.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 189 | Marshall Islands | 29.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 190 | Chad | 28.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 191 | South Africa | 28.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 192 | Romania | 28.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 193 | Hong Kong | 28.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 194 | Papua New Guinea | 27.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 195 | Eswatini | 27.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 196 | Greece | 26.8% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 197 | Italy | 26.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 198 | Monaco | 26.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 199 | Guinea | 26.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 200 | Comoros | 25.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 201 | Azerbaijan | 25.3% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 202 | Bhutan | 24.7% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 203 | Libya | 24.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 204 | Timor-Leste | 23.1% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 205 | Bulgaria | 22.9% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 206 | Liberia | 22.0% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 207 | South Korea | 20.5% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 208 | Somalia | 20.2% of male population ages 15-24 |
| 209 | Gabon | 17.4% of male population ages 15-24 |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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