Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.TLF.CACT.NE.ZS•% of total population ages 15+•1960 → 2025•212 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
212
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 49.75%
49.75% – 56.26%
56.26% – 61.09%
61.09% – 64.16%
64.16% – 67.1%
67.1% – 72.29%
> 72.29%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)
212 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)
Countries
212
Median
62.7%
Mean
61.7%
25th pctl
55.2%
75th pctl
68.1%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| QatarQAT | 87.95% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 85.96% | 2013 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 85.29% | 2024 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 84.18% | 2016 | |
| BermudaBMU | 84% | 2010 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 82.9% | 2013 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 82.8% | 2015 | |
| NepalNPL | 82.7% | 2015 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 81.54% | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 81.36% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 79.98% | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 79.61% | 2022 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 79.55% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 79.36% | 2021 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 78.82% | 2022 | |
| BurundiBDI | 78.56% | 2020 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 77.72% | 1988 | |
| RwandaRWA | 76.78% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 76.28% | 2022 | |
| IcelandISL | 75.6% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 75.3% | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 75.01% | 2022 | |
| AngolaAGO | 74.34% | 2025 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 74.07% | 2015 | |
| South SudanSSD | 73.99% | 2008 | — |
| KuwaitKWT | 73.84% | 2016 | |
| CubaCUB | 72.9% | 2013 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 72.61% | 2018 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 72.45% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 72.35% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 72.3% | 2016 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 72.26% | 2010 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 72.03% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 71.71% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 71.7% | 1994 | |
| BahrainBHR | 71.57% | 2015 | |
| TogoTGO | 70.73% | 2022 | |
| OmanOMN | 70.6% | 2022 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 70.51% | 2025 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 70.47% | 2022 | |
| ChinaCHN | 70.26% | 2018 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 69.73% | 2019 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 69.63% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 69.6% | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 69.3% | 2022 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 69.06% | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 68.91% | 2025 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 68.79% | 2001 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 68.7% | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 68.7% | 2025 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 68.37% | 2001 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 68.25% | 2021 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 68.11% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 67.9% | 2023 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 67.87% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 67.5% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 67.5% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 67.41% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 67.33% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 67.15% | 2022 | |
| PalauPLW | 67.12% | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 67.05% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 66.92% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 66.55% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 66.4% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 66.37% | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 66.3% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 66.24% | 2018 | |
| IrelandIRL | 66.1% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 66% | 2022 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 65.7% | 2022 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 65.56% | 1990 | |
| NorwayNOR | 65.5% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 65.49% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 65.41% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 65.32% | 2021 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 65.29% | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 65.28% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 65.2% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 65.2% | 2025 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 65.19% | 2021 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 65.07% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 64.97% | 2014 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 64.92% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 64.92% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 64.84% | 2022 | |
| BhutanBTN | 64.74% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 64.65% | 2008 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 64.63% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 64.3% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 64.25% | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 64.03% | 2008 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 63.97% | 2025 | |
| ArubaABW | 63.8% | 2011 | |
| JapanJPN | 63.8% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 63.74% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 63.63% | 2019 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 63.49% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 63.44% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 63.44% | 2020 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 63.25% | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 63.2% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 63.1% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 62.84% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 62.84% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 62.78% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 62.6% | 2011 | |
| PanamaPAN | 62.53% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 62.49% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 62.46% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 62.42% | 2025 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 62.38% | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 62.3% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 62.22% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 61.97% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 61.83% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 61.7% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 61.7% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 61.6% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 61.5% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 61.2% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 61% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 60.9% | 2025 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 60.71% | 1994 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 60.45% | 2017 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 60.44% | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 60.37% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 60.15% | 2020 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 60% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 59.88% | 2020 | |
| PortugalPRT | 59.4% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 59.29% | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 59.14% | 2022 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 59.01% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 58.9% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 58.88% | 2018 | |
| PolandPOL | 58.72% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 58.5% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 58.2% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 58.16% | 2025 | |
| DominicaDMA | 57.69% | 2001 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 57.4% | 2019 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 57.34% | 2024 | |
| FranceFRA | 57% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 56.99% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 56.92% | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 56.9% | 2012 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 56.89% | 2014 | — |
| AndorraAND | 56.69% | 2008 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 56.4% | 2020 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 56.36% | 2012 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 56.22% | 2020 | |
| SurinameSUR | 56.12% | 2016 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 56% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 55.94% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 55.57% | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 55.34% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 55.26% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 55.2% | 2021 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 55.1% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 54.83% | 2024 | |
| UkraineUKR | 54.64% | 2021 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 54.59% | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 54.53% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 54.1% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 53.84% | 1999 | — |
| TurkiyeTUR | 53.5% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 53.1% | 2012 | |
| GreeceGRC | 52.89% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 52.88% | 2019 | |
| ChadTCD | 52.78% | 2022 | |
| American SamoaASM | 52.64% | 2010 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 52.43% | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 51.99% | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 51.93% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 51.42% | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 51.4% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 51.27% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 51.19% | 2021 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 50.95% | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 49.9% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 49.73% | 2021 | |
| MalawiMWI | 49.58% | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 49.53% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 49.51% | 2021 | |
| LebanonLBN | 48.89% | 2019 | |
| MonacoMCO | 48.25% | 2016 | — |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 47.96% | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 47.75% | 2012 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 47.35% | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 46.73% | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 46.71% | 2017 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 45.53% | 2025 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 45.52% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 45.47% | 2019 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 45.39% | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 44.56% | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 44.3% | 2022 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 43.94% | 2022 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 43.92% | 2020 | |
| SamoaWSM | 43.8% | 2022 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 43.4% | 2011 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 41.81% | 2017 | |
| JordanJOR | 40.82% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 40.71% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 39.71% | 2016 | |
| IraqIRQ | 39.66% | 2021 | |
| KosovoXKX | 37.95% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 37.86% | 2022 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 36.25% | 2014 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 31.6% | 2017 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 31.47% | 2022 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)