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Labour force participation rate
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187 countries · 2000–2027
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Country
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Value
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1
Qatar
86.8%
2
Madagascar
85.5%
3
Solomon Islands
84.3%
4
Tanzania
83.7%
5
Nigeria
82.5%
6
Cambodia
82.4%
7
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
82.1%
8
Uganda
80.1%
9
Niger
79.9%
10
Bolivia
78.9%
11
United Arab Emirates
78.7%
12
Mozambique
78.6%
13
Eritrea
78.4%
14
Burundi
78%
15
Liberia
76.6%
16
Benin
76.4%
17
Iceland
74.7%
18
Angola
74.7%
19
Bahamas, The
73.5%
20
Central African Republic
73.4%
21
Kuwait
73.2%
22
Peru
72.9%
23
Viet Nam
72.4%
24
Moldova
72.4%
25
Bahrain
70.3%
26
Paraguay
70.2%
27
New Zealand
70.1%
28
Singapore
70.1%
29
Burkina Faso
70%
30
Jamaica
69.6%
31
Botswana
69%
32
Ethiopia
68.5%
33
Oman
68.4%
34
St. Lucia
68.3%
35
Indonesia
68%
36
Congo, Rep.
67.8%
37
Kazakhstan
67.8%
38
Zimbabwe
67.7%
39
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
67.7%
40
Macao SAR, China
67.4%
41
Kenya
67.4%
42
Timor-Leste
67.2%
43
Cote d'Ivoire
67.1%
44
Netherlands
67%
45
Mali
66.9%
46
Cyprus
66.7%
47
Switzerland
66.4%
48
Australia
66.3%
49
Panama
66.3%
50
Thailand
66.2%
51
Lao PDR
66.2%
52
Malaysia
66.1%
53
Nicaragua
66.1%
54
Israel
65.5%
55
Norway
65.4%
56
Saudi Arabia
65%
57
Dominican Republic
65%
58
Uruguay
65%
59
Cameroon
64.9%
60
Guinea-Bissau
64.9%
61
Estonia
64.8%
62
Denmark
64.8%
63
Bhutan
64.8%
64
Ireland
64.7%
65
Albania
64.5%
66
Ecuador
64.5%
67
Sweden
64.4%
68
Barbados
64.4%
69
Georgia
64.3%
70
Canada
64.3%
71
China
64.2%
72
Congo, Dem. Rep.
64.2%
73
Korea, Rep.
64.2%
74
Brunei Darussalam
63.9%
75
Haiti
63.9%
76
Rwanda
63.8%
77
Maldives
63.7%
78
Malta
63.7%
79
Japan
63.6%
80
Colombia
63.3%
81
Brazil
62.9%
82
Azerbaijan
62.7%
83
Lithuania
62.6%
84
Chile
62.3%
85
Malawi
62.3%
86
Guam
62.3%
87
El Salvador
62.3%
88
Belarus
62.2%
89
Zambia
62%
90
Argentina
62%
91
Mexico
61.6%
92
United States
61.5%
93
Philippines
61.3%
94
Luxembourg
61.2%
95
United Kingdom
61.2%
96
Hungary
60.5%
97
Russian Federation
60.4%
98
Latvia
60.2%
99
Germany
60.2%
100
Equatorial Guinea
60.1%
101
Czechia
60.1%
102
Slovak Republic
60%
103
Austria
59.7%
104
Guatemala
59.5%
105
Finland
59.5%
106
Taiwan
59.3%
107
Chad
59.3%
108
Serbia
59.1%
109
Belize
59.1%
110
Mongolia
59%
111
Armenia
58.8%
112
Namibia
58.8%
113
Bangladesh
58.7%
114
Mauritius
58.4%
115
Ghana
58.1%
116
Poland
58%
117
Vanuatu
57.9%
118
Portugal
57.8%
119
Togo
57.8%
120
Montenegro
57.7%
121
Costa Rica
57.6%
122
Trinidad and Tobago
57.3%
123
Kyrgyz Republic
57.3%
124
Uzbekistan
57.3%
125
Slovenia
57.1%
126
Fiji
57.1%
127
Cabo Verde
57%
128
Spain
57%
129
Lesotho
56.9%
130
Honduras
56.5%
131
Comoros
56.1%
132
New Caledonia
56.1%
133
Bulgaria
55.9%
134
Hong Kong SAR, China
55.8%
135
India
55.7%
136
South Africa
55.6%
137
Myanmar
55%
138
France
55%
139
Guyana
54.9%
140
Turkiye
54.5%
141
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
54.3%
142
Belgium
54%
143
Suriname
53.8%
144
Sierra Leone
53.2%
145
Guinea
52.5%
146
Pakistan
52.4%
147
Papua New Guinea
52.2%
148
Senegal
52.1%
149
French Polynesia
52%
150
Croatia
51.9%
151
Cuba
51.8%
152
Venezuela, RB
51.8%
153
North Macedonia
51.7%
154
Greece
51.6%
155
Romania
51.2%
156
Eswatini
51.2%
157
Gabon
50.8%
158
Tonga
49.5%
159
Italy
49%
160
Bosnia and Herzegovina
48.7%
161
Sri Lanka
48.4%
162
Libya
47.6%
163
Gambia, The
47.4%
164
Tunisia
45%
165
Egypt, Arab Rep.
44.5%
166
Morocco
43.8%
167
Puerto Rico (US)
42.9%
168
Samoa
42%
169
Turkmenistan
41.9%
170
Iraq
41.5%
171
Mauritania
40.7%
172
Iran, Islamic Rep.
40.6%
173
Algeria
40.4%
174
Jordan
40.1%
175
Nepal
39.2%
176
Tajikistan
38.2%
177
Afghanistan
37.4%
178
Syrian Arab Republic
36.8%
179
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
33.8%
180
Yemen, Rep.
33%
181
Djibouti
31.7%
182
Sao Tome and Principe
23.3%
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