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Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) — series 2

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•211 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
61.5% of total population ages 15+
Median: 62.6% of total population ages 15+
Countries Covered
211
with available data
Highest
Qatar
88.0% of total population ages 15+
Lowest
Somalia
31.5% of total population ages 15+
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar88.0% of total population ages 15+
2Solomon Islands86.0% of total population ages 15+
3United Republic of Tanzania85.3% of total population ages 15+
4Isle of Man84.2% of total population ages 15+
5Bermuda84.0% of total population ages 15+
By Region
Oceania68.7% of total population ages 15+(2 countries)
South America64.8% of total population ages 15+(7 countries)
North America63.2% of total population ages 15+(4 countries)
Other61.5% of total population ages 15+(131 countries)
Europe60.9% of total population ages 15+(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (31.5% of total population ages 15+)High (88.0% of total population ages 15+)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 61.5% of total population ages 15+)

Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (131)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)

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 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 ↕
1Qatar88.0% of total population ages 15+
2Solomon Islands86.0% of total population ages 15+
3United Republic of Tanzania85.3% of total population ages 15+
4Isle of Man84.2% of total population ages 15+
5Bermuda84.0% of total population ages 15+
6Faroe Islands82.9% of total population ages 15+
7Cayman Islands82.8% of total population ages 15+
8Nigeria81.5% of total population ages 15+
9United Arab Emirates81.4% of total population ages 15+
10Cambodia80.0% of total population ages 15+
11Niger79.6% of total population ages 15+
12Bolivia79.6% of total population ages 15+
13Uganda79.4% of total population ages 15+
14Mozambique78.8% of total population ages 15+
15Burundi78.6% of total population ages 15+
16Central African Republic77.7% of total population ages 15+
17Rwanda76.8% of total population ages 15+
18Benin76.3% of total population ages 15+
19Iceland75.6% of total population ages 15+
20Bahamas75.3% of total population ages 15+
21Madagascar75.0% of total population ages 15+
22Angola74.3% of total population ages 15+
23Greenland74.1% of total population ages 15+
24South Sudan74.0% of total population ages 15+
25Kuwait73.8% of total population ages 15+
26Cuba72.9% of total population ages 15+
27Antigua and Barbuda72.6% of total population ages 15+
28Vietnam72.4% of total population ages 15+
29Moldova, Republic of72.4% of total population ages 15+
30Macao72.3% of total population ages 15+
31Northern Mariana Islands72.3% of total population ages 15+
32Paraguay72.0% of total population ages 15+
33Peru71.7% of total population ages 15+
34Equatorial Guinea71.7% of total population ages 15+
35Bahrain71.6% of total population ages 15+
36Togo70.7% of total population ages 15+
37Oman70.6% of total population ages 15+
38New Zealand70.5% of total population ages 15+
39San Marino70.5% of total population ages 15+
40People's Republic of China70.3% of total population ages 15+
41Belize69.7% of total population ages 15+
42Vanuatu69.6% of total population ages 15+
43Belarus69.6% of total population ages 15+
44Malaysia69.3% of total population ages 15+
45Botswana69.1% of total population ages 15+
46Saint Lucia68.9% of total population ages 15+
47Saint Kitts and Nevis68.8% of total population ages 15+
48Kazakhstan68.7% of total population ages 15+
49Netherlands68.7% of total population ages 15+
50Kenya68.7% of total population ages 15+
51Gibraltar68.4% of total population ages 15+
52Ethiopia68.3% of total population ages 15+
53Burkina Faso68.1% of total population ages 15+
54Indonesia67.9% of total population ages 15+
55Singapore67.9% of total population ages 15+
56Malta67.5% of total population ages 15+
57Sweden67.5% of total population ages 15+
58Saudi Arabia67.4% of total population ages 15+
59Switzerland67.3% of total population ages 15+
60Cote d'Ivoire67.1% of total population ages 15+
61Palau67.1% of total population ages 15+
62Thailand67.0% of total population ages 15+
63Australia66.9% of total population ages 15+
64Georgia66.5% of total population ages 15+
65Estonia66.4% of total population ages 15+
66Jamaica66.4% of total population ages 15+
67Dominican Republic66.3% of total population ages 15+
68Sierra Leone66.2% of total population ages 15+
69Ireland66.1% of total population ages 15+
70Lao People's Democratic Republic66.0% of total population ages 15+
71Azerbaijan65.7% of total population ages 15+
72Virgin Islands, U.S.65.6% of total population ages 15+
73Norway65.5% of total population ages 15+
74Uruguay65.5% of total population ages 15+
75Lesotho65.4% of total population ages 15+
76Cameroon65.3% of total population ages 15+
77Armenia65.3% of total population ages 15+
78Canada65.3% of total population ages 15+
79Cyprus65.2% of total population ages 15+
80Denmark65.2% of total population ages 15+
81Seychelles65.1% of total population ages 15+
82Nicaragua65.0% of total population ages 15+
83South Korea64.9% of total population ages 15+
84Ghana64.9% of total population ages 15+
85Guinea-Bissau64.8% of total population ages 15+
86Bhutan64.7% of total population ages 15+
87Saint Vincent and the Grenadines64.6% of total population ages 15+
88Guatemala64.6% of total population ages 15+
89Ecuador64.3% of total population ages 15+
90Brunei Darussalam64.3% of total population ages 15+
91Turks and Caicos Islands64.0% of total population ages 15+
92Colombia64.0% of total population ages 15+
93Japan63.8% of total population ages 15+
94Aruba63.8% of total population ages 15+
95Montenegro63.7% of total population ages 15+
96Maldives63.6% of total population ages 15+
97Albania63.5% of total population ages 15+
98Zimbabwe63.4% of total population ages 15+
99Democratic Republic of the Congo63.4% of total population ages 15+
100Zambia63.2% of total population ages 15+
101Brazil63.2% of total population ages 15+
102Lithuania63.1% of total population ages 15+
103United Kingdom62.8% of total population ages 15+
104Russian Federation62.8% of total population ages 15+
105Barbados62.8% of total population ages 15+
106Guam62.6% of total population ages 15+
107Panama62.5% of total population ages 15+
108Chile62.5% of total population ages 15+
109Israel62.5% of total population ages 15+
110United States of America62.4% of total population ages 15+
111Grenada62.4% of total population ages 15+
112Luxembourg62.3% of total population ages 15+
113Argentina62.2% of total population ages 15+
114Mali62.0% of total population ages 15+
115Mongolia61.8% of total population ages 15+
116Germany61.7% of total population ages 15+
117Austria61.7% of total population ages 15+
118Latvia61.6% of total population ages 15+
119Hungary61.5% of total population ages 15+
120Slovakia61.2% of total population ages 15+
121Czech Republic61.0% of total population ages 15+
122Finland60.9% of total population ages 15+
123Virgin Islands, British60.7% of total population ages 15+
124Liechtenstein60.4% of total population ages 15+
125Philippines60.4% of total population ages 15+
126Mexico60.4% of total population ages 15+
127Myanmar60.2% of total population ages 15+
128El Salvador60.0% of total population ages 15+
129Venezuela59.9% of total population ages 15+
130Portugal59.4% of total population ages 15+
131New Caledonia59.3% of total population ages 15+
132Serbia59.0% of total population ages 15+
133Bangladesh58.9% of total population ages 15+
134Namibia58.9% of total population ages 15+
135Poland58.7% of total population ages 15+
136Slovenia58.5% of total population ages 15+
137Spain58.2% of total population ages 15+
138Honduras58.2% of total population ages 15+
139Dominica57.7% of total population ages 15+
140Cape Verde57.4% of total population ages 15+
141Mauritius57.3% of total population ages 15+
142France57.0% of total population ages 15+
143Hong Kong57.0% of total population ages 15+
144Kyrgyzstan56.9% of total population ages 15+
145Haiti56.9% of total population ages 15+
146Micronesia, Federated States of56.9% of total population ages 15+
147Andorra56.7% of total population ages 15+
148Curaçao56.4% of total population ages 15+
149French Polynesia56.4% of total population ages 15+
150Uzbekistan56.2% of total population ages 15+
151Suriname56.1% of total population ages 15+
152Belgium56.0% of total population ages 15+
153Costa Rica55.9% of total population ages 15+
154South Africa55.6% of total population ages 15+
155Pakistan55.3% of total population ages 15+
156India55.3% of total population ages 15+
157Comoros55.2% of total population ages 15+
158Bulgaria55.1% of total population ages 15+
159Fiji54.8% of total population ages 15+
160Ukraine54.6% of total population ages 15+
161Kiribati54.6% of total population ages 15+
162Trinidad and Tobago54.5% of total population ages 15+
163Croatia54.1% of total population ages 15+
164Turkmenistan53.8% of total population ages 15+
165Türkiye53.5% of total population ages 15+
166Republic of the Congo53.1% of total population ages 15+
167Greece52.9% of total population ages 15+
168Guinea52.9% of total population ages 15+
169Chad52.8% of total population ages 15+
170American Samoa52.6% of total population ages 15+
171Bosnia and Herzegovina52.4% of total population ages 15+
172Papua New Guinea52.0% of total population ages 15+
173The Republic of North Macedonia51.9% of total population ages 15+
174Tonga51.4% of total population ages 15+
175Romania51.4% of total population ages 15+
176Republic of The Gambia51.3% of total population ages 15+
177Guyana51.2% of total population ages 15+
178Eswatini51.0% of total population ages 15+
179Italy49.9% of total population ages 15+
180Afghanistan49.7% of total population ages 15+
181Malawi49.6% of total population ages 15+
182Gabon49.5% of total population ages 15+
183Marshall Islands49.5% of total population ages 15+
184Lebanon48.9% of total population ages 15+
185Monaco48.3% of total population ages 15+
186Egypt48.0% of total population ages 15+
187Libya47.8% of total population ages 15+
188Sri Lanka47.3% of total population ages 15+
189Timor-Leste46.7% of total population ages 15+
190Liberia46.7% of total population ages 15+
191Djibouti45.5% of total population ages 15+
192State of Palestine45.5% of total population ages 15+
193Mauritania45.5% of total population ages 15+
194Tunisia45.4% of total population ages 15+
195Senegal44.6% of total population ages 15+
196Morocco44.3% of total population ages 15+
197Tuvalu43.9% of total population ages 15+
198Puerto Rico43.9% of total population ages 15+
199Samoa43.8% of total population ages 15+
200Syrian Arab Republic43.4% of total population ages 15+
201Algeria41.8% of total population ages 15+
202Jordan40.8% of total population ages 15+
203Islamic Republic of Iran40.7% of total population ages 15+
204Nepal39.9% of total population ages 15+
205Tajikistan39.7% of total population ages 15+
206Iraq39.7% of total population ages 15+
207Sudan37.9% of total population ages 15+
208Yemen36.3% of total population ages 15+
209Nauru35.7% of total population ages 15+
210Sao Tome and Principe31.6% of total population ages 15+
211Somalia31.5% of total population ages 15+
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Topics

#demographic#% of total population ages 15+#labor#force#participation#rate#total#population#ages#national#estimate#series

Data Source

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

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