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Countries by Labor force participation (ILO estimates) (2024)

Labor force participation (ILO estimates) in 2024: highest in Qatar (87.22%), lowest in Sao Tome and Principe (23.39%), median 61.86% across the 181 countries in this dataset, according to ILO ILOSTAT.

Browse Labor force participation (ILO estimates) (measured in %) across 186 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from ILO ILOSTAT.

Unit: %186 countries and regionsSource: ILO ILOSTAT
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1990–2027

Highest Labor force participation (ILO estimates), 2024

  1. 1.Qatar87.22%
  2. 2.Madagascar85.48%
  3. 3.Solomon Islands84.28%
  4. 4.Tanzania83.75%
  5. 5.Nigeria82.57%
  6. 6.Cambodia82.37%
  7. 7.North Korea82.16%
  8. 8.Uganda79.97%
  9. 9.Niger79.56%
  10. 10.Mozambique78.78%

Lowest Labor force participation (ILO estimates), 2024

  1. 172.Mauritania40.9%
  2. 173.Jordan40.01%
  3. 174.Nepal39.31%
  4. 175.Tajikistan38.35%
  5. 176.Afghanistan37.55%
  6. 177.Syrian Arab Republic36.99%
  7. 178.Somalia33.9%
  8. 179.Yemen33.19%
  9. 180.Djibouti31.77%
  10. 181.Sao Tome and Principe23.39%

All 181 ranked countries, 2024— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Labor force participation (ILO estimates) trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

QatarRank 1 of 181MadagascarRank 2 of 181Solomon IslandsRank 3 of 181TanzaniaRank 4 of 181NigeriaRank 5 of 181CambodiaRank 6 of 181North KoreaRank 7 of 181UgandaRank 8 of 181NigerRank 9 of 181MozambiqueRank 10 of 181BurundiRank 11 of 181United Arab EmiratesRank 12 of 181EritreaRank 13 of 181BoliviaRank 14 of 181LiberiaRank 15 of 181BeninRank 16 of 181IcelandRank 17 of 181AngolaRank 18 of 181The BahamasRank 19 of 181KuwaitRank 20 of 181Central African RepublicRank 21 of 181VietnamRank 22 of 181PeruRank 23 of 181MoldovaRank 24 of 181KazakhstanRank 25 of 181BahrainRank 26 of 181New ZealandRank 27 of 181ParaguayRank 28 of 181Burkina FasoRank 29 of 181JamaicaRank 30 of 181SingaporeRank 31 of 181BotswanaRank 32 of 181EthiopiaRank 33 of 181OmanRank 34 of 181MacaoRank 35 of 181St. LuciaRank 36 of 181St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 37 of 181IndonesiaRank 38 of 181Republic of the CongoRank 39 of 181ZimbabweRank 40 of 181NetherlandsRank 41 of 181KenyaRank 42 of 181CyprusRank 43 of 181MaliRank 44 of 181ThailandRank 45 of 181Cote d'IvoireRank 46 of 181SwitzerlandRank 47 of 181Timor-LesteRank 48 of 181AustraliaRank 49 of 181PanamaRank 50 of 181MalaysiaRank 51 of 181NicaraguaRank 52 of 181Lao PDRRank 53 of 181NorwayRank 54 of 181CameroonRank 55 of 181IsraelRank 56 of 181EstoniaRank 57 of 181Saudi ArabiaRank 58 of 181DenmarkRank 59 of 181UruguayRank 60 of 181IrelandRank 61 of 181BarbadosRank 62 of 181ChinaRank 63 of 181BhutanRank 64 of 181Guinea-BissauRank 65 of 181CanadaRank 66 of 181SwedenRank 67 of 181Dominican RepublicRank 68 of 181EcuadorRank 69 of 181Brunei DarussalamRank 70 of 181South KoreaRank 71 of 181DR CongoRank 72 of 181GeorgiaRank 73 of 181MaltaRank 74 of 181AlbaniaRank 75 of 181HaitiRank 76 of 181AzerbaijanRank 77 of 181ColombiaRank 78 of 181RwandaRank 79 of 181BrazilRank 80 of 181JapanRank 81 of 181BelarusRank 82 of 181MaldivesRank 83 of 181LithuaniaRank 84 of 181MalawiRank 85 of 181ChileRank 86 of 181GuamRank 87 of 181United StatesRank 88 of 181El SalvadorRank 89 of 181ZambiaRank 90 of 181ArgentinaRank 91 of 181RussiaRank 92 of 181LuxembourgRank 93 of 181MexicoRank 94 of 181United KingdomRank 95 of 181PhilippinesRank 96 of 181GermanyRank 97 of 181Equatorial GuineaRank 98 of 181LatviaRank 99 of 181SlovakiaRank 100 of 181HungaryRank 101 of 181Czech RepublicRank 102 of 181AustriaRank 103 of 181MongoliaRank 104 of 181ArmeniaRank 105 of 181FinlandRank 106 of 181GuatemalaRank 107 of 181ChadRank 108 of 181SerbiaRank 109 of 181GhanaRank 110 of 181BangladeshRank 111 of 181NamibiaRank 112 of 181MauritiusRank 113 of 181PolandRank 114 of 181PortugalRank 115 of 181VanuatuRank 116 of 181MontenegroRank 117 of 181Trinidad and TobagoRank 118 of 181SloveniaRank 119 of 181TogoRank 120 of 181SpainRank 121 of 181UzbekistanRank 122 of 181Costa RicaRank 123 of 181Kyrgyz RepublicRank 124 of 181LesothoRank 125 of 181FijiRank 126 of 181Cabo VerdeRank 127 of 181New CaledoniaRank 128 of 181BelizeRank 129 of 181Hong KongRank 130 of 181HondurasRank 131 of 181BulgariaRank 132 of 181FranceRank 133 of 181IndiaRank 134 of 181South AfricaRank 135 of 181ComorosRank 136 of 181GuyanaRank 137 of 181MyanmarRank 138 of 181BelgiumRank 139 of 181US Virgin IslandsRank 140 of 181TurkeyRank 141 of 181SurinameRank 142 of 181Sierra LeoneRank 143 of 181French PolynesiaRank 144 of 181GuineaRank 145 of 181CubaRank 146 of 181CroatiaRank 147 of 181GreeceRank 148 of 181PakistanRank 149 of 181North MacedoniaRank 150 of 181VenezuelaRank 151 of 181Papua New GuineaRank 152 of 181SenegalRank 153 of 181RomaniaRank 154 of 181GabonRank 155 of 181EswatiniRank 156 of 181TongaRank 157 of 181ItalyRank 158 of 181Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 159 of 181Sri LankaRank 160 of 181LibyaRank 161 of 181The GambiaRank 162 of 181TunisiaRank 163 of 181EgyptRank 164 of 181MoroccoRank 165 of 181SamoaRank 166 of 181Puerto RicoRank 167 of 181TurkmenistanRank 168 of 181IraqRank 169 of 181IranRank 170 of 181AlgeriaRank 171 of 181MauritaniaRank 172 of 181JordanRank 173 of 181NepalRank 174 of 181TajikistanRank 175 of 181AfghanistanRank 176 of 181Syrian Arab RepublicRank 177 of 181SomaliaRank 178 of 181YemenRank 179 of 181DjiboutiRank 180 of 181Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 181 of 181

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Labor force participation (ILO estimates) Data Coverage

This page lists 186 countries with available Labor force participation (ILO estimates) data. Data sourced from ILO ILOSTAT. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.