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Labour force participation, % of 15+: ranking of countries
187 countries ranked by their latest value (2021–2025). Qatar is highest at 87.0%; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest at 23.3%.
World 61.0% (2025)Median country 61.5%187 countries
Participation rate: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 187 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
187 shown
| # | Country | Region | Participation rate | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 87.0% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 85.5% | 2025 | |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 84.3% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 83.7% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 82.5% | 2025 | |
| 6 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 82.4% | 2025 | |
| 7 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 82.2% | 2025 | |
| 8 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 80.0% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 79.7% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.7% | 2025 | |
| 11 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 78.6% | 2025 | |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 78.6% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.3% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.3% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.6% | 2025 | |
| 16 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.4% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 74.9% | 2025 | |
| 18 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 74.8% | 2025 | |
| 19 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 73.8% | 2025 | |
| 20 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.4% | 2023 | |
| 21 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.4% | 2025 | |
| 22 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 73.4% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 72.9% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 72.8% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 72.3% | 2025 | |
| 26 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 70.4% | 2025 | |
| 27 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 70.4% | 2025 | |
| 28 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 70.2% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.0% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 69.7% | 2025 | |
| 31 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 69.6% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.8% | 2025 | |
| 33 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.5% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 68.4% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 68.3% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 68.0% | 2025 | |
| 37 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 67.9% | 2025 | |
| 38 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 67.8% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.8% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 67.8% | 2025 | |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.7% | 2025 | |
| 42 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.4% | 2025 | |
| 43 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 67.2% | 2025 | |
| 44 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.1% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.0% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 67.0% | 2025 | |
| 47 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 67.0% | 2025 | |
| 48 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 66.7% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 66.7% | 2025 | |
| 50 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 66.5% | 2025 | |
| 51 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 66.3% | 2025 | |
| 52 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 66.1% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 66.1% | 2025 | |
| 54 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 66.1% | 2025 | |
| 55 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 65.6% | 2025 | |
| 56 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65.5% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.2% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 65.1% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65.1% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 65.0% | 2025 | |
| 61 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 64.9% | 2025 | |
| 62 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 64.8% | 2025 | |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 64.8% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Bhutan | South Asia | 64.8% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.8% | 2025 | |
| 66 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 64.7% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 64.6% | 2025 | |
| 68 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 64.6% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Canada | North America | 64.5% | 2025 | |
| 70 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 64.5% | 2025 | |
| 71 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 64.4% | 2025 | |
| 72 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 64.3% | 2025 | |
| 73 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.3% | 2025 | |
| 74 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 64.3% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 64.2% | 2025 | |
| 76 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 64.0% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 63.9% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.7% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Maldives | South Asia | 63.5% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 63.4% | 2025 | |
| 81 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 63.4% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 63.3% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 63.1% | 2025 | |
| 84 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 62.9% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 62.7% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.6% | 2025 | |
| 87 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 62.3% | 2025 | |
| 88 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 62.3% | 2025 | |
| 89 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 62.1% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.9% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 61.9% | 2025 | |
| 92 | United States | North America | 61.7% | 2025 | |
| 93 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 61.6% | 2025 | |
| 94 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 61.5% | 2025 | |
| 95 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 61.4% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 61.4% | 2025 | |
| 97 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 61.1% | 2025 | |
| 98 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 60.6% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 60.6% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 60.5% | 2025 | |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.5% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 60.4% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 60.3% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 60.1% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 59.7% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 59.7% | 2025 | |
| 107 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.6% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.4% | 2025 | |
| 109 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 59.4% | 2025 | |
| 110 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 59.1% | 2025 | |
| 111 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.1% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.8% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 58.8% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.5% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.5% | 2025 | |
| 116 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 58.3% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 58.2% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 58.1% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 58.0% | 2025 | |
| 120 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.8% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 57.8% | 2025 | |
| 122 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 57.7% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 57.6% | 2025 | |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 57.5% | 2025 | |
| 125 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 57.4% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 57.4% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 57.2% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.1% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.0% | 2025 | |
| 130 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 56.6% | 2025 | |
| 131 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 56.4% | 2025 | |
| 132 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 56.4% | 2025 | |
| 133 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 56.4% | 2025 | |
| 134 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 56.1% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.8% | 2025 | |
| 136 | India | South Asia | 55.7% | 2025 | |
| 137 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.6% | 2025 | |
| 138 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 55.3% | 2025 | |
| 139 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 55.1% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 55.0% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 54.6% | 2021 | |
| 142 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 54.4% | 2025 | |
| 143 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 54.4% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 54.3% | 2025 | |
| 145 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 53.8% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.4% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.6% | 2025 | |
| 148 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 52.4% | 2025 | |
| 149 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 52.3% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 52.2% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 52.1% | 2025 | |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 52.1% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.0% | 2025 | |
| 154 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 52.0% | 2025 | |
| 155 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| 157 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 51.3% | 2025 | |
| 158 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.2% | 2025 | |
| 159 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.1% | 2025 | |
| 160 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 49.8% | 2025 | |
| 161 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 49.3% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 49.0% | 2025 | |
| 163 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 48.5% | 2025 | |
| 164 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 48.0% | 2025 | |
| 165 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.5% | 2025 | |
| 166 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 45.2% | 2025 | |
| 167 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 45.0% | 2022 | |
| 168 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 44.6% | 2025 | |
| 169 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 43.9% | 2025 | |
| 170 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 43.4% | 2023 | |
| 171 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.8% | 2025 | |
| 172 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 42.5% | 2025 | |
| 173 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 42.0% | 2025 | |
| 174 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41.5% | 2025 | |
| 175 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41.0% | 2025 | |
| 176 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 40.8% | 2025 | |
| 177 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.8% | 2025 | |
| 178 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 40.1% | 2025 | |
| 179 | Nepal | South Asia | 39.2% | 2025 | |
| 180 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 38.3% | 2025 | |
| 181 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.5% | 2022 | |
| 182 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37.5% | 2025 | |
| 183 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36.9% | 2025 | |
| 184 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.8% | 2025 | |
| 185 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.1% | 2025 | |
| 186 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31.7% | 2025 | |
| 187 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.3% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)