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Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Name: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate)
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: demographic, % of male population ages 15+, labor, force, participation, rate, male, population, ages, 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.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•209 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

70.6% of male population ages 15+

Median: 70.8% of male population ages 15+

Countries Covered

209

with available data

Highest

Qatar

95.5% of male population ages 15+

Lowest

Sao Tome and Principe

32.9% of male population ages 15+

Top 5 Countries

1Qatar95.5% of male population ages 15+

2United Arab Emirates91.8% of male population ages 15+

3United Republic of Tanzania89.2% of male population ages 15+

4Isle of Man88.2% of male population ages 15+

5Solomon Islands87.9% of male population ages 15+

By Region

Asia75.4% of male population ages 15+(26 countries)

South America75.1% of male population ages 15+(7 countries)

North America74.4% of male population ages 15+(4 countries)

Oceania72.7% of male population ages 15+(2 countries)

Africa71.7% of male population ages 15+(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (32.9% of male population ages 15+)High (95.5% of male population ages 15+)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 70.6% of male population ages 15+)

Asia (26)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Oceania (2)

Africa (9)

Other (129)

Europe (32)

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

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Qatar	95.5% of male population ages 15+
2	United Arab Emirates	91.8% of male population ages 15+
3	United Republic of Tanzania	89.2% of male population ages 15+
4	Isle of Man	88.2% of male population ages 15+
5	Solomon Islands	87.9% of male population ages 15+
6	Kuwait	87.9% of male population ages 15+
7	Niger	87.3% of male population ages 15+
8	Central African Republic	87.1% of male population ages 15+
9	Cuba	87.1% of male population ages 15+
10	Bermuda	87.0% of male population ages 15+
11	Bahrain	86.9% of male population ages 15+
12	Oman	86.5% of male population ages 15+
13	Cambodia	86.1% of male population ages 15+
14	Faroe Islands	86.0% of male population ages 15+
15	Bolivia	85.2% of male population ages 15+
16	Cayman Islands	84.6% of male population ages 15+
17	Uganda	84.4% of male population ages 15+
18	Guatemala	84.1% of male population ages 15+
19	Saudi Arabia	84.0% of male population ages 15+
20	Nicaragua	83.3% of male population ages 15+
21	Paraguay	82.8% of male population ages 15+
22	Nigeria	82.7% of male population ages 15+
23	Belize	82.4% of male population ages 15+
24	Indonesia	82.2% of male population ages 15+
25	Malaysia	81.9% of male population ages 15+
26	Madagascar	81.6% of male population ages 15+
27	Pakistan	81.5% of male population ages 15+
28	Turks and Caicos Islands	80.8% of male population ages 15+
29	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	80.8% of male population ages 15+
30	Mali	80.7% of male population ages 15+
31	Mozambique	80.7% of male population ages 15+
32	Rwanda	80.2% of male population ages 15+
33	Peru	80.0% of male population ages 15+
34	Bangladesh	80.0% of male population ages 15+
35	Ethiopia	79.2% of male population ages 15+
36	Iceland	79.1% of male population ages 15+
37	Burundi	78.9% of male population ages 15+
38	Bahamas	78.9% of male population ages 15+
39	Gibraltar	78.8% of male population ages 15+
40	Maldives	78.6% of male population ages 15+
41	People's Republic of China	78.2% of male population ages 15+
42	Dominican Republic	78.1% of male population ages 15+
43	Benin	78.0% of male population ages 15+
44	Macao	77.8% of male population ages 15+
45	Northern Mariana Islands	77.6% of male population ages 15+
46	Myanmar	77.5% of male population ages 15+
47	India	77.1% of male population ages 15+
48	Ecuador	77.1% of male population ages 15+
49	Vietnam	77.0% of male population ages 15+
50	Afghanistan	77.0% of male population ages 15+
51	Antigua and Barbuda	76.9% of male population ages 15+
52	Colombia	76.6% of male population ages 15+
53	South Sudan	76.5% of male population ages 15+
54	El Salvador	76.4% of male population ages 15+
55	Honduras	76.3% of male population ages 15+
56	Greenland	76.3% of male population ages 15+
57	Mexico	76.1% of male population ages 15+
58	Armenia	75.9% of male population ages 15+
59	Burkina Faso	75.6% of male population ages 15+
60	Cote d'Ivoire	75.5% of male population ages 15+
61	Thailand	75.5% of male population ages 15+
62	Saint Lucia	75.4% of male population ages 15+
63	Georgia	75.4% of male population ages 15+
64	Moldova, Republic of	75.3% of male population ages 15+
65	Angola	75.1% of male population ages 15+
66	Kazakhstan	74.6% of male population ages 15+
67	New Zealand	74.6% of male population ages 15+
68	Malta	74.5% of male population ages 15+
69	Uruguay	74.5% of male population ages 15+
70	Cameroon	74.5% of male population ages 15+
71	Belarus	74.1% of male population ages 15+
72	Panama	74.0% of male population ages 15+
73	Lesotho	73.9% of male population ages 15+
74	Kenya	73.8% of male population ages 15+
75	Singapore	73.6% of male population ages 15+
76	Brazil	73.5% of male population ages 15+
77	Botswana	73.4% of male population ages 15+
78	Bhutan	73.2% of male population ages 15+
79	Uzbekistan	73.1% of male population ages 15+
80	Saint Kitts and Nevis	73.0% of male population ages 15+
81	Netherlands	73.0% of male population ages 15+
82	Vanuatu	72.9% of male population ages 15+
83	South Korea	72.7% of male population ages 15+
84	Venezuela	72.7% of male population ages 15+
85	Togo	72.7% of male population ages 15+
86	Palau	72.4% of male population ages 15+
87	Jamaica	72.4% of male population ages 15+
88	Virgin Islands, U.S.	72.3% of male population ages 15+
89	Brunei Darussalam	72.2% of male population ages 15+
90	Chile	72.1% of male population ages 15+
91	Switzerland	72.0% of male population ages 15+
92	State of Palestine	72.0% of male population ages 15+
93	Argentina	71.9% of male population ages 15+
94	Japan	71.7% of male population ages 15+
95	Estonia	71.6% of male population ages 15+
96	Zimbabwe	71.5% of male population ages 15+
97	Türkiye	71.3% of male population ages 15+
98	Fiji	71.3% of male population ages 15+
99	Ireland	71.2% of male population ages 15+
100	Syrian Arab Republic	71.2% of male population ages 15+
101	Kyrgyzstan	71.2% of male population ages 15+
102	Philippines	71.0% of male population ages 15+
103	Egypt	71.0% of male population ages 15+
104	Australia	70.8% of male population ages 15+
105	Lao People's Democratic Republic	70.8% of male population ages 15+
106	Montenegro	70.6% of male population ages 15+
107	San Marino	70.6% of male population ages 15+
108	Lebanon	70.6% of male population ages 15+
109	Russian Federation	70.5% of male population ages 15+
110	Cyprus	70.5% of male population ages 15+
111	Sweden	70.4% of male population ages 15+
112	Mongolia	70.4% of male population ages 15+
113	Dominica	70.2% of male population ages 15+
114	Guinea-Bissau	70.2% of male population ages 15+
115	Denmark	70.0% of male population ages 15+
116	Albania	69.9% of male population ages 15+
117	Equatorial Guinea	69.9% of male population ages 15+
118	Morocco	69.6% of male population ages 15+
119	Aruba	69.6% of male population ages 15+
120	Azerbaijan	69.6% of male population ages 15+
121	Canada	69.5% of male population ages 15+
122	Guam	69.3% of male population ages 15+
123	Norway	69.3% of male population ages 15+
124	Zambia	69.2% of male population ages 15+
125	Sierra Leone	69.0% of male population ages 15+
126	Hungary	68.3% of male population ages 15+
127	Iraq	68.2% of male population ages 15+
128	Lithuania	68.1% of male population ages 15+
129	Liechtenstein	68.1% of male population ages 15+
130	Mauritius	67.9% of male population ages 15+
131	Micronesia, Federated States of	67.8% of male population ages 15+
132	United States of America	67.8% of male population ages 15+
133	Costa Rica	67.7% of male population ages 15+
134	Latvia	67.5% of male population ages 15+
135	Sri Lanka	67.4% of male population ages 15+
136	Islamic Republic of Iran	67.4% of male population ages 15+
137	Suriname	67.3% of male population ages 15+
138	Czech Republic	67.3% of male population ages 15+
139	Slovakia	67.2% of male population ages 15+
140	Seychelles	67.1% of male population ages 15+
141	Democratic Republic of the Congo	66.8% of male population ages 15+
142	Barbados	66.7% of male population ages 15+
143	Grenada	66.7% of male population ages 15+
144	United Kingdom	66.6% of male population ages 15+
145	Germany	66.6% of male population ages 15+
146	Austria	66.4% of male population ages 15+
147	Algeria	66.3% of male population ages 15+
148	Serbia	66.1% of male population ages 15+
149	Haiti	66.0% of male population ages 15+
150	Luxembourg	65.9% of male population ages 15+
151	Poland	65.7% of male population ages 15+
152	Chad	65.6% of male population ages 15+
153	Ghana	65.6% of male population ages 15+
154	Israel	65.5% of male population ages 15+
155	Yemen	65.4% of male population ages 15+
156	Guinea	65.2% of male population ages 15+
157	Tunisia	64.9% of male population ages 15+
158	New Caledonia	64.6% of male population ages 15+
159	Cape Verde	64.5% of male population ages 15+
160	Guyana	64.3% of male population ages 15+
161	Republic of the Congo	64.3% of male population ages 15+
162	Finland	64.2% of male population ages 15+
163	Mauritania	64.1% of male population ages 15+
164	Comoros	63.5% of male population ages 15+
165	Portugal	63.5% of male population ages 15+
166	French Polynesia	63.4% of male population ages 15+
167	Kiribati	63.1% of male population ages 15+
168	Bosnia and Herzegovina	62.9% of male population ages 15+
169	Spain	62.9% of male population ages 15+
170	Ukraine	62.9% of male population ages 15+
171	Slovenia	62.7% of male population ages 15+
172	Namibia	62.7% of male population ages 15+
173	Trinidad and Tobago	62.4% of male population ages 15+
174	Hong Kong	62.3% of male population ages 15+
175	Sudan	61.9% of male population ages 15+
176	South Africa	61.7% of male population ages 15+
177	Jordan	61.6% of male population ages 15+
178	Bulgaria	61.6% of male population ages 15+
179	Romania	61.5% of male population ages 15+
180	Tonga	61.4% of male population ages 15+
181	The Republic of North Macedonia	61.3% of male population ages 15+
182	Marshall Islands	61.2% of male population ages 15+
183	Virgin Islands, British	61.0% of male population ages 15+
184	Libya	61.0% of male population ages 15+
185	France	60.9% of male population ages 15+
186	Greece	60.5% of male population ages 15+
187	Belgium	60.4% of male population ages 15+
188	Djibouti	60.2% of male population ages 15+
189	Curaçao	59.4% of male population ages 15+
190	Croatia	59.0% of male population ages 15+
191	American Samoa	58.8% of male population ages 15+
192	Italy	58.7% of male population ages 15+
193	Senegal	58.6% of male population ages 15+
194	Gabon	57.2% of male population ages 15+
195	Monaco	57.2% of male population ages 15+
196	Samoa	56.6% of male population ages 15+
197	Tajikistan	56.4% of male population ages 15+
198	Republic of The Gambia	55.5% of male population ages 15+
199	Malawi	55.2% of male population ages 15+
200	Nepal	55.0% of male population ages 15+
201	Eswatini	54.3% of male population ages 15+
202	Papua New Guinea	53.3% of male population ages 15+
203	Timor-Leste	52.5% of male population ages 15+
204	Tuvalu	52.4% of male population ages 15+
205	Liberia	50.2% of male population ages 15+
206	Puerto Rico	49.0% of male population ages 15+
207	Somalia	45.0% of male population ages 15+
208	Nauru	37.1% of male population ages 15+
209	Sao Tome and Principe	32.9% of male population ages 15+

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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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