demographic2026
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
67.2%
Median: 69.5%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
North Korea
89.1%
Lowest
Sao Tome and Principe
23.5%
Top 5 Countries
1North Korea89.1%
2Qatar88.3%
3Iceland87.5%
4Madagascar86.8%
5Cambodia86.0%
By Region
Oceania81.6%(2 countries)
Europe76.7%(32 countries)
South America71.9%(7 countries)
North America70.4%(4 countries)
Other64.8%(106 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (23.5%)High (89.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 67.2%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (106)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. 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 | North Korea | 89.1% |
| 2 | Qatar | 88.3% |
| 3 | Iceland | 87.5% |
| 4 | Madagascar | 86.8% |
| 5 | Cambodia | 86.0% |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 85.8% |
| 7 | Netherlands | 85.5% |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 85.0% |
| 9 | Switzerland | 84.1% |
| 10 | Sweden | 83.9% |
| 11 | Nigeria | 83.4% |
| 12 | Bahamas | 82.9% |
| 13 | New Zealand | 82.6% |
| 14 | Denmark | 82.1% |
| 15 | Japan | 82.0% |
| 16 | Malta | 81.5% |
| 17 | Estonia | 81.2% |
| 18 | Uganda | 81.1% |
| 19 | Eritrea | 80.9% |
| 20 | Australia | 80.6% |
| 21 | Norway | 80.3% |
| 22 | Niger | 80.3% |
| 23 | Bolivia | 80.1% |
| 24 | Germany | 79.9% |
| 25 | Canada | 79.9% |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 79.8% |
| 27 | Belarus | 79.6% |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 79.5% |
| 29 | Finland | 79.4% |
| 30 | Burundi | 79.3% |
| 31 | Cyprus | 79.2% |
| 32 | Mozambique | 79.2% |
| 33 | Macao | 78.8% |
| 34 | Lithuania | 78.5% |
| 35 | Vietnam | 78.5% |
| 36 | Hungary | 78.2% |
| 37 | Barbados | 78.2% |
| 38 | Austria | 77.9% |
| 39 | Portugal | 77.8% |
| 40 | Czech Republic | 77.6% |
| 41 | Liberia | 77.6% |
| 42 | Uruguay | 77.4% |
| 43 | Benin | 77.4% |
| 44 | Ireland | 77.2% |
| 45 | Peru | 76.9% |
| 46 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 76.9% |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 76.8% |
| 48 | Latvia | 76.7% |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 76.4% |
| 50 | Slovenia | 76.3% |
| 51 | Slovakia | 76.2% |
| 52 | Albania | 76.2% |
| 53 | Singapore | 76.1% |
| 54 | Thailand | 75.9% |
| 55 | Angola | 75.8% |
| 56 | Kuwait | 75.2% |
| 57 | Spain | 75.2% |
| 58 | Poland | 74.9% |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 74.7% |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 74.7% |
| 61 | Israel | 74.4% |
| 62 | People's Republic of China | 74.4% |
| 63 | South Sudan | 74.3% |
| 64 | Moldova, Republic of | 74.3% |
| 65 | France | 74.1% |
| 66 | Serbia | 74.0% |
| 67 | Paraguay | 73.9% |
| 68 | United States of America | 73.7% |
| 69 | Jamaica | 73.7% |
| 70 | Central African Republic | 73.6% |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 73.2% |
| 72 | Bahrain | 73.0% |
| 73 | Panama | 71.8% |
| 74 | Hong Kong | 71.5% |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 71.3% |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 71.1% |
| 77 | Belgium | 71.0% |
| 78 | Brazil | 71.0% |
| 79 | South Korea | 71.0% |
| 80 | Botswana | 70.9% |
| 81 | Montenegro | 70.8% |
| 82 | Georgia | 70.8% |
| 83 | Armenia | 70.8% |
| 84 | Chile | 70.6% |
| 85 | Malaysia | 70.5% |
| 86 | Argentina | 70.5% |
| 87 | Croatia | 70.3% |
| 88 | Oman | 70.3% |
| 89 | Guam | 70.2% |
| 90 | Greece | 70.1% |
| 91 | Indonesia | 70.1% |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 69.9% |
| 93 | Brunei Darussalam | 69.6% |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 69.3% |
| 95 | Colombia | 69.0% |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 68.9% |
| 97 | Republic of the Congo | 68.7% |
| 98 | Mali | 68.6% |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 68.6% |
| 100 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 68.5% |
| 101 | Mauritius | 68.4% |
| 102 | Cote d'Ivoire | 68.3% |
| 103 | Kenya | 68.1% |
| 104 | Ecuador | 68.0% |
| 105 | Bhutan | 67.7% |
| 106 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 67.7% |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 67.3% |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | 67.2% |
| 109 | Romania | 67.0% |
| 110 | Ukraine | 66.8% |
| 111 | Italy | 66.6% |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | 66.6% |
| 113 | Mexico | 66.1% |
| 114 | Cameroon | 66.1% |
| 115 | El Salvador | 65.9% |
| 116 | Maldives | 65.9% |
| 117 | Rwanda | 65.9% |
| 118 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 65.8% |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | 65.7% |
| 120 | New Caledonia | 65.4% |
| 121 | Haiti | 65.3% |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 65.0% |
| 123 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 64.7% |
| 124 | Mongolia | 64.1% |
| 125 | Cuba | 64.0% |
| 126 | Philippines | 63.6% |
| 127 | Malawi | 63.6% |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62.9% |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 62.9% |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.7% |
| 131 | Zambia | 62.2% |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 62.1% |
| 133 | Guatemala | 61.8% |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 61.3% |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.1% |
| 136 | Ghana | 60.9% |
| 137 | South Africa | 60.4% |
| 138 | Türkiye | 60.4% |
| 139 | French Polynesia | 60.4% |
| 140 | Fiji | 60.3% |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 60.2% |
| 142 | Namibia | 60.1% |
| 143 | Suriname | 59.9% |
| 144 | Belize | 59.7% |
| 145 | Myanmar | 59.7% |
| 146 | Chad | 59.6% |
| 147 | Lesotho | 59.4% |
| 148 | Guyana | 59.3% |
| 149 | India | 59.0% |
| 150 | Togo | 59.0% |
| 151 | Honduras | 58.7% |
| 152 | Comoros | 57.0% |
| 153 | Venezuela | 56.7% |
| 154 | Puerto Rico | 56.2% |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 54.8% |
| 156 | Pakistan | 54.7% |
| 157 | Guinea | 53.8% |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 53.7% |
| 159 | Eswatini | 53.7% |
| 160 | Gabon | 53.3% |
| 161 | Senegal | 53.2% |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 52.8% |
| 163 | Tonga | 52.6% |
| 164 | Libya | 51.7% |
| 165 | Tunisia | 51.1% |
| 166 | Republic of The Gambia | 48.7% |
| 167 | Lebanon | 48.0% |
| 168 | Morocco | 47.8% |
| 169 | Egypt | 47.3% |
| 170 | State of Palestine | 47.3% |
| 171 | Samoa | 46.1% |
| 172 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 45.2% |
| 173 | Algeria | 45.1% |
| 174 | Turkmenistan | 44.8% |
| 175 | Iraq | 43.4% |
| 176 | Jordan | 42.6% |
| 177 | Mauritania | 42.0% |
| 178 | Nepal | 41.9% |
| 179 | Tajikistan | 40.4% |
| 180 | Syrian Arab Republic | 39.0% |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 38.5% |
| 182 | Sudan | 37.9% |
| 183 | Somalia | 34.8% |
| 184 | Yemen | 34.1% |
| 185 | Djibouti | 33.3% |
| 186 | Sao Tome and Principe | 23.5% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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