Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.TLF.CACT.MA.ZS•% of male population ages 15+•1990 → 2025•187 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 61.67%
61.67% – 65.51%
65.51% – 68.6%
68.6% – 71.5%
71.5% – 74.22%
74.22% – 79.84%
> 79.84%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
187
Median
69.8%
Mean
69.8%
25th pctl
63.4%
75th pctl
76.1%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
QatarUnited Arab EmiratesKuwait
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| QatarQAT | 95.56% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 91.55% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 88.56% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 88.1% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 88.09% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 87.82% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 87.31% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 86.76% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 86.5% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 86.19% | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 85.87% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 84.64% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 84.44% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 84.3% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 84.15% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 83.33% | 2025 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 82.76% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 82.28% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 81.76% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 81.71% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 81.61% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 81.23% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 81.02% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 80.87% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 80.52% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 80.4% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 80.14% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 79.61% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 79.21% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 78.64% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 77.86% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 77.62% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 77.56% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 77.47% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 77.33% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 77.27% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 77.2% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 77.11% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 76.97% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 76.87% | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 76.64% | 2023 | |
| FijiFJI | 76.54% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 76.43% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 76.36% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 76.34% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 76.28% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 76.14% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 75.69% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 75.37% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 74.98% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 74.78% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 74.74% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 74.41% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 74.26% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 73.98% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 73.94% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 73.93% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 73.61% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 73.54% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 73.49% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 73.4% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 73.37% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 73.37% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 72.8% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 72.67% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 72.58% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 72.46% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 72.25% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 72.24% | 2025 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 72.1% | 2022 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 72% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 71.93% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 71.89% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 71.89% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 71.85% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 71.78% | 2025 | |
| ChadTCD | 71.72% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 71.66% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 71.64% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 71.55% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 71.48% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 71.4% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 71.38% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 70.69% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 70.63% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 70.61% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 70.51% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 70.22% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 70.11% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 70.1% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 69.86% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 69.85% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 69.82% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 69.76% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 69.76% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 69.74% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 69.67% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 69.66% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 69.58% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 69.52% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 69.18% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 69.09% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 69.03% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 68.95% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 68.94% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 68.8% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 68.75% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 68.22% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 68.1% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 68.06% | 2025 | |
| GuamGUM | 67.95% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 67.77% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 67.63% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 67.63% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 67.52% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 67.52% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 67.51% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 67.34% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 67.24% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 67.24% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 67.06% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 66.92% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 66.85% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 66.85% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 66.72% | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 66.53% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 66.41% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 66.08% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 66.05% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 66.02% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 65.71% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 65.6% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 65.59% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 65.5% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 65.45% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 65.42% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 65.07% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 64.86% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 63.88% | 2025 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 63.65% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 63.4% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 63.32% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 63.11% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 63.04% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 62.98% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 62.95% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 62.87% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 62.83% | 2021 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 62.81% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 62.55% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 62.47% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 62.36% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 62.23% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 62.13% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 62.07% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 62.01% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 61.84% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 61.84% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 61.74% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 61.68% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 61.65% | 2022 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 61.45% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 61.23% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 60.13% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 59.98% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 59.86% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 59.55% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 59.04% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 58.98% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 58.95% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 58.3% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 58.04% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 57.36% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 56.61% | 2025 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 56.18% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 55.78% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 55.17% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 54.5% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 54.03% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 53.26% | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 52.9% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 49.51% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 47.24% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 46.1% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 44.56% | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 23.95% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)