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

Name: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: demographic, % of total population ages 15+, labor, force, participation, rate, total, population, ages, modeled, ilo, estimate, series

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•186 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

60.5% of total population ages 15+

Median: 61.6% of total population ages 15+

Countries Covered

186

with available data

Highest

Qatar

87.0% of total population ages 15+

Lowest

Sao Tome and Principe

23.3% of total population ages 15+

Top 5 Countries

1Qatar87.0% of total population ages 15+

2Madagascar85.5% of total population ages 15+

3Solomon Islands84.3% of total population ages 15+

4United Republic of Tanzania83.7% of total population ages 15+

5Nigeria82.5% of total population ages 15+

By Region

Oceania68.4% of total population ages 15+(2 countries)

South America64.7% of total population ages 15+(7 countries)

North America61.9% of total population ages 15+(4 countries)

Other60.5% of total population ages 15+(106 countries)

Europe60.1% 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 (23.3% of total population ages 15+)High (87.0% of total population ages 15+)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 60.5% of total population ages 15+)

Oceania (2)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Other (106)

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

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Qatar	87.0% of total population ages 15+
2	Madagascar	85.5% of total population ages 15+
3	Solomon Islands	84.3% of total population ages 15+
4	United Republic of Tanzania	83.7% of total population ages 15+
5	Nigeria	82.5% of total population ages 15+
6	Cambodia	82.4% of total population ages 15+
7	North Korea	82.2% of total population ages 15+
8	Uganda	80.0% of total population ages 15+
9	Niger	79.7% of total population ages 15+
10	Mozambique	78.7% of total population ages 15+
11	Bolivia	78.6% of total population ages 15+
12	United Arab Emirates	78.6% of total population ages 15+
13	Eritrea	78.3% of total population ages 15+
14	Burundi	78.3% of total population ages 15+
15	Liberia	76.6% of total population ages 15+
16	Benin	76.4% of total population ages 15+
17	Iceland	74.9% of total population ages 15+
18	Angola	74.8% of total population ages 15+
19	Bahamas	73.8% of total population ages 15+
20	South Sudan	73.4% of total population ages 15+
21	Central African Republic	73.4% of total population ages 15+
22	Kuwait	73.4% of total population ages 15+
23	Peru	72.9% of total population ages 15+
24	Vietnam	72.8% of total population ages 15+
25	Moldova, Republic of	72.3% of total population ages 15+
26	Bahrain	70.4% of total population ages 15+
27	New Zealand	70.4% of total population ages 15+
28	Paraguay	70.2% of total population ages 15+
29	Burkina Faso	70.0% of total population ages 15+
30	Singapore	69.7% of total population ages 15+
31	Jamaica	69.6% of total population ages 15+
32	Botswana	68.8% of total population ages 15+
33	Ethiopia	68.5% of total population ages 15+
34	Oman	68.4% of total population ages 15+
35	Saint Lucia	68.3% of total population ages 15+
36	Indonesia	68.0% of total population ages 15+
37	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	67.9% of total population ages 15+
38	Macao	67.8% of total population ages 15+
39	Republic of the Congo	67.8% of total population ages 15+
40	Kazakhstan	67.8% of total population ages 15+
41	Zimbabwe	67.7% of total population ages 15+
42	Kenya	67.4% of total population ages 15+
43	Netherlands	67.2% of total population ages 15+
44	Cote d'Ivoire	67.1% of total population ages 15+
45	Mali	67.0% of total population ages 15+
46	Timor-Leste	67.0% of total population ages 15+
47	Cyprus	67.0% of total population ages 15+
48	Switzerland	66.7% of total population ages 15+
49	Thailand	66.7% of total population ages 15+
50	Australia	66.5% of total population ages 15+
51	Panama	66.3% of total population ages 15+
52	Malaysia	66.1% of total population ages 15+
53	Lao People's Democratic Republic	66.1% of total population ages 15+
54	Nicaragua	66.1% of total population ages 15+
55	Norway	65.6% of total population ages 15+
56	Israel	65.5% of total population ages 15+
57	Cameroon	65.2% of total population ages 15+
58	Estonia	65.1% of total population ages 15+
59	Saudi Arabia	65.1% of total population ages 15+
60	Uruguay	65.0% of total population ages 15+
61	Denmark	64.9% of total population ages 15+
62	Ireland	64.8% of total population ages 15+
63	Dominican Republic	64.8% of total population ages 15+
64	Bhutan	64.8% of total population ages 15+
65	Guinea-Bissau	64.8% of total population ages 15+
66	Barbados	64.7% of total population ages 15+
67	Sweden	64.6% of total population ages 15+
68	People's Republic of China	64.6% of total population ages 15+
69	Canada	64.5% of total population ages 15+
70	Ecuador	64.5% of total population ages 15+
71	South Korea	64.4% of total population ages 15+
72	Georgia	64.3% of total population ages 15+
73	Democratic Republic of the Congo	64.3% of total population ages 15+
74	Albania	64.3% of total population ages 15+
75	Brunei Darussalam	64.2% of total population ages 15+
76	Malta	64.0% of total population ages 15+
77	Haiti	63.9% of total population ages 15+
78	Rwanda	63.7% of total population ages 15+
79	Maldives	63.5% of total population ages 15+
80	Japan	63.4% of total population ages 15+
81	Colombia	63.4% of total population ages 15+
82	Azerbaijan	63.3% of total population ages 15+
83	Brazil	63.1% of total population ages 15+
84	Lithuania	62.9% of total population ages 15+
85	Belarus	62.7% of total population ages 15+
86	Malawi	62.6% of total population ages 15+
87	Chile	62.3% of total population ages 15+
88	Guam	62.3% of total population ages 15+
89	El Salvador	62.1% of total population ages 15+
90	Zambia	61.9% of total population ages 15+
91	Argentina	61.9% of total population ages 15+
92	United States of America	61.7% of total population ages 15+
93	Mexico	61.6% of total population ages 15+
94	Luxembourg	61.5% of total population ages 15+
95	United Kingdom	61.4% of total population ages 15+
96	Philippines	61.4% of total population ages 15+
97	Russian Federation	61.1% of total population ages 15+
98	Hungary	60.6% of total population ages 15+
99	Germany	60.6% of total population ages 15+
100	Latvia	60.5% of total population ages 15+
101	Equatorial Guinea	60.5% of total population ages 15+
102	Slovakia	60.4% of total population ages 15+
103	Czech Republic	60.3% of total population ages 15+
104	Austria	60.1% of total population ages 15+
105	Mongolia	59.7% of total population ages 15+
106	Finland	59.7% of total population ages 15+
107	Guatemala	59.6% of total population ages 15+
108	Chad	59.4% of total population ages 15+
109	Armenia	59.4% of total population ages 15+
110	Serbia	59.1% of total population ages 15+
111	Belize	59.1% of total population ages 15+
112	Namibia	58.8% of total population ages 15+
113	Bangladesh	58.8% of total population ages 15+
114	Mauritius	58.5% of total population ages 15+
115	Ghana	58.5% of total population ages 15+
116	Poland	58.3% of total population ages 15+
117	Portugal	58.2% of total population ages 15+
118	Vanuatu	58.1% of total population ages 15+
119	Montenegro	58.0% of total population ages 15+
120	Togo	57.8% of total population ages 15+
121	Trinidad and Tobago	57.8% of total population ages 15+
122	Costa Rica	57.7% of total population ages 15+
123	Slovenia	57.6% of total population ages 15+
124	Uzbekistan	57.5% of total population ages 15+
125	Spain	57.4% of total population ages 15+
126	Kyrgyzstan	57.4% of total population ages 15+
127	Fiji	57.2% of total population ages 15+
128	Lesotho	57.1% of total population ages 15+
129	Cape Verde	57.0% of total population ages 15+
130	Honduras	56.6% of total population ages 15+
131	New Caledonia	56.4% of total population ages 15+
132	Hong Kong	56.4% of total population ages 15+
133	Bulgaria	56.1% of total population ages 15+
134	Comoros	55.8% of total population ages 15+
135	India	55.7% of total population ages 15+
136	South Africa	55.6% of total population ages 15+
137	France	55.3% of total population ages 15+
138	Myanmar	55.1% of total population ages 15+
139	Guyana	55.0% of total population ages 15+
140	Ukraine	54.6% of total population ages 15+
141	Türkiye	54.4% of total population ages 15+
142	Virgin Islands, U.S.	54.4% of total population ages 15+
143	Belgium	54.3% of total population ages 15+
144	Suriname	53.8% of total population ages 15+
145	Sierra Leone	53.4% of total population ages 15+
146	Guinea	52.6% of total population ages 15+
147	French Polynesia	52.4% of total population ages 15+
148	Pakistan	52.3% of total population ages 15+
149	Cuba	52.2% of total population ages 15+
150	Croatia	52.1% of total population ages 15+
151	Papua New Guinea	52.1% of total population ages 15+
152	Senegal	52.0% of total population ages 15+
153	Greece	52.0% of total population ages 15+
154	The Republic of North Macedonia	51.9% of total population ages 15+
155	Venezuela	51.9% of total population ages 15+
156	Romania	51.3% of total population ages 15+
157	Eswatini	51.2% of total population ages 15+
158	Gabon	51.1% of total population ages 15+
159	Tonga	49.8% of total population ages 15+
160	Italy	49.3% of total population ages 15+
161	Bosnia and Herzegovina	49.0% of total population ages 15+
162	Sri Lanka	48.5% of total population ages 15+
163	Libya	48.0% of total population ages 15+
164	Republic of The Gambia	47.5% of total population ages 15+
165	Tunisia	45.2% of total population ages 15+
166	State of Palestine	45.0% of total population ages 15+
167	Egypt	44.6% of total population ages 15+
168	Morocco	43.9% of total population ages 15+
169	Lebanon	43.4% of total population ages 15+
170	Puerto Rico	42.8% of total population ages 15+
171	Samoa	42.5% of total population ages 15+
172	Turkmenistan	42.0% of total population ages 15+
173	Iraq	41.5% of total population ages 15+
174	Islamic Republic of Iran	41.0% of total population ages 15+
175	Algeria	40.8% of total population ages 15+
176	Mauritania	40.8% of total population ages 15+
177	Jordan	40.1% of total population ages 15+
178	Nepal	39.2% of total population ages 15+
179	Tajikistan	38.3% of total population ages 15+
180	Sudan	37.5% of total population ages 15+
181	Afghanistan	37.5% of total population ages 15+
182	Syrian Arab Republic	36.9% of total population ages 15+
183	Somalia	33.8% of total population ages 15+
184	Yemen	33.1% of total population ages 15+
185	Djibouti	31.7% of total population ages 15+
186	Sao Tome and Principe	23.3% of total 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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