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Countries by Labor force participation rate, ages 15-64 (2025)

Labor force participation rate, ages 15-64 in 2025: highest in North Korea (89.27%), lowest in Sao Tome and Principe (23.42%), median 69.96% across the 182 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Labor force participation rate, ages 15-64 (measured in %) across 231 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: %231 countries and regionsSource: World Bank
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1990–2025

Highest Labor force participation rate, ages 15-64, 2025

  1. 1.North Korea89.27%
  2. 2.Qatar88.1%
  3. 3.Iceland87.51%
  4. 4.Madagascar86.89%
  5. 5.Cambodia86.14%
  6. 6.Solomon Islands85.84%
  7. 7.Netherlands85.59%
  8. 8.Tanzania85%
  9. 9.Switzerland84.04%
  10. 10.Sweden83.85%

Lowest Labor force participation rate, ages 15-64, 2025

  1. 173.Jordan42.77%
  2. 174.Nepal41.89%
  3. 175.Mauritania41.87%
  4. 176.Tajikistan40.39%
  5. 177.Syrian Arab Republic38.89%
  6. 178.Afghanistan38.45%
  7. 179.Somalia34.78%
  8. 180.Yemen33.99%
  9. 181.Djibouti33.34%
  10. 182.Sao Tome and Principe23.42%

All 182 ranked countries, 2025— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Labor force participation rate, ages 15-64 trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

North KoreaRank 1 of 182QatarRank 2 of 182IcelandRank 3 of 182MadagascarRank 4 of 182CambodiaRank 5 of 182Solomon IslandsRank 6 of 182NetherlandsRank 7 of 182TanzaniaRank 8 of 182SwitzerlandRank 9 of 182SwedenRank 10 of 182NigeriaRank 11 of 182The BahamasRank 12 of 182New ZealandRank 13 of 182JapanRank 14 of 182DenmarkRank 15 of 182MaltaRank 16 of 182UgandaRank 17 of 182EstoniaRank 18 of 182EritreaRank 19 of 182AustraliaRank 20 of 182BoliviaRank 21 of 182NigerRank 22 of 182NorwayRank 23 of 182CanadaRank 24 of 182GermanyRank 25 of 182United Arab EmiratesRank 26 of 182BelarusRank 27 of 182FinlandRank 28 of 182CyprusRank 29 of 182MozambiqueRank 30 of 182BurundiRank 31 of 182MacaoRank 32 of 182LithuaniaRank 33 of 182VietnamRank 34 of 182BarbadosRank 35 of 182HungaryRank 36 of 182AustriaRank 37 of 182PortugalRank 38 of 182LiberiaRank 39 of 182Czech RepublicRank 40 of 182UruguayRank 41 of 182BeninRank 42 of 182IrelandRank 43 of 182PeruRank 44 of 182AlbaniaRank 45 of 182St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 46 of 182SingaporeRank 47 of 182KazakhstanRank 48 of 182United KingdomRank 49 of 182LatviaRank 50 of 182SlovakiaRank 51 of 182SloveniaRank 52 of 182RussiaRank 53 of 182ThailandRank 54 of 182AngolaRank 55 of 182KuwaitRank 56 of 182SpainRank 57 of 182PolandRank 58 of 182St. LuciaRank 59 of 182LuxembourgRank 60 of 182IsraelRank 61 of 182MoldovaRank 62 of 182SerbiaRank 63 of 182ChinaRank 64 of 182FranceRank 65 of 182JamaicaRank 66 of 182ParaguayRank 67 of 182United StatesRank 68 of 182Central African RepublicRank 69 of 182BulgariaRank 70 of 182BahrainRank 71 of 182PanamaRank 72 of 182Channel IslandsRank 73 of 182Hong KongRank 74 of 182Burkina FasoRank 75 of 182BotswanaRank 76 of 182South KoreaRank 77 of 182BrazilRank 78 of 182BelgiumRank 79 of 182ChileRank 80 of 182AzerbaijanRank 81 of 182GeorgiaRank 82 of 182MontenegroRank 83 of 182ArmeniaRank 84 of 182MalaysiaRank 85 of 182ArgentinaRank 86 of 182GuamRank 87 of 182OmanRank 88 of 182CroatiaRank 89 of 182IndonesiaRank 90 of 182GreeceRank 91 of 182EthiopiaRank 92 of 182Dominican RepublicRank 93 of 182Brunei DarussalamRank 94 of 182ColombiaRank 95 of 182NicaraguaRank 96 of 182MauritiusRank 97 of 182Republic of the CongoRank 98 of 182Lao PDRRank 99 of 182ZimbabweRank 100 of 182MaliRank 101 of 182Cote d'IvoireRank 102 of 182EcuadorRank 103 of 182KenyaRank 104 of 182US Virgin IslandsRank 105 of 182BhutanRank 106 of 182Timor-LesteRank 107 of 182Trinidad and TobagoRank 108 of 182RomaniaRank 109 of 182ItalyRank 110 of 182Saudi ArabiaRank 111 of 182MaldivesRank 112 of 182MexicoRank 113 of 182El SalvadorRank 114 of 182RwandaRank 115 of 182North MacedoniaRank 116 of 182Guinea-BissauRank 117 of 182CameroonRank 118 of 182Costa RicaRank 119 of 182HaitiRank 120 of 182New CaledoniaRank 121 of 182DR CongoRank 122 of 182CubaRank 123 of 182PhilippinesRank 124 of 182MongoliaRank 125 of 182MalawiRank 126 of 182Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 127 of 182UzbekistanRank 128 of 182Equatorial GuineaRank 129 of 182ZambiaRank 130 of 182Cabo VerdeRank 131 of 182BelizeRank 132 of 182GuatemalaRank 133 of 182BangladeshRank 134 of 182Kyrgyz RepublicRank 135 of 182TurkeyRank 136 of 182South AfricaRank 137 of 182GhanaRank 138 of 182FijiRank 139 of 182French PolynesiaRank 140 of 182SurinameRank 141 of 182NamibiaRank 142 of 182VanuatuRank 143 of 182MyanmarRank 144 of 182ChadRank 145 of 182GuyanaRank 146 of 182IndiaRank 147 of 182LesothoRank 148 of 182TogoRank 149 of 182HondurasRank 150 of 182ComorosRank 151 of 182Puerto RicoRank 152 of 182VenezuelaRank 153 of 182PakistanRank 154 of 182Sierra LeoneRank 155 of 182Sri LankaRank 156 of 182EswatiniRank 157 of 182GuineaRank 158 of 182SenegalRank 159 of 182GabonRank 160 of 182Papua New GuineaRank 161 of 182TongaRank 162 of 182LibyaRank 163 of 182TunisiaRank 164 of 182The GambiaRank 165 of 182MoroccoRank 166 of 182EgyptRank 167 of 182SamoaRank 168 of 182IranRank 169 of 182TurkmenistanRank 170 of 182AlgeriaRank 171 of 182IraqRank 172 of 182JordanRank 173 of 182NepalRank 174 of 182MauritaniaRank 175 of 182TajikistanRank 176 of 182Syrian Arab RepublicRank 177 of 182AfghanistanRank 178 of 182SomaliaRank 179 of 182YemenRank 180 of 182DjiboutiRank 181 of 182Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 182 of 182

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Labor force participation rate, ages 15-64 Data Coverage

This page lists 231 countries with available Labor force participation rate, ages 15-64 data. Data sourced from World Bank. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.