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Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) by country

Countries reporting
107
Highest
1.0%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0.4%
Djibouti
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,513

What the numbers show

Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0.4% in Djibouti.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 55.6%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 34.4%).

Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kazakhstan 1.0% 2018 up 15.7% rising
2 Togo 1.0% 2018 up 6.5% rising
3 Georgia 1.0% 2020 up 24.9% rising
4 Ghana 1.0% 2016 up 9.4% rising
5 Niger 1.0% 2018 up 49.4% rising
6 Madagascar 1.0% 2012 up 14.0% rising
7 Senegal 0.9% 2018 up 55.6% rising
8 Uganda 0.9% 2016 down 2.9% flat
9 Nepal 0.9% 2014 up 6.0% flat
10 Mozambique 0.9% 2014 down 5.4% flat
11 Sweden 0.9% 2016 up 2.7% flat
12 Nigeria 0.9% 2018 up 6.4% rising
13 Guinea 0.9% 2018 up 0.6% rising
14 Kenya 0.9% 2019 up 0.6% rising
15 Latvia 0.9% 2016 up 2.9% rising
16 Malawi 0.8% 2019 down 3.2% rising
17 Lithuania 0.8% 2016 up 3.1% flat
18 Cyprus 0.8% 2016 up 6.4% rising
19 Portugal 0.8% 2016 up 4.4% rising
20 Spain 0.8% 2016 up 10.7% rising
21 Slovak Republic 0.8% 2016 up 3.6% rising
22 Norway 0.8% 2016 up 2.6% flat
23 Estonia 0.8% 2016 up 1.4% flat
24 Belarus 0.8% 2010 up 5.8% rising
25 Peru 0.8% 2021 down 3.1% flat
26 Bulgaria 0.8% 2016 up 14.4% rising
27 Denmark 0.8% 2016 up 4.5% flat
28 France 0.8% 2016 up 5.6% rising
29 Iceland 0.8% 2015 down 6.4% falling
30 Netherlands 0.8% 2016 up 9.1% rising
31 Czechia 0.8% 2016 up 4.7% flat
32 Slovenia 0.8% 2016 up 4.6% rising
33 Zambia 0.8% 2015 down 4.5% rising
34 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8% 2020 down 9.5% falling
35 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8% 2021 down 1.8% flat
36 Jamaica 0.8% 2002 down 13.4% falling
37 Thailand 0.8% 2021 down 4.9% flat
38 Uruguay 0.8% 2021 down 1.1% rising
39 Finland 0.8% 2016 up 1.6% rising
40 Albania 0.8% 2019 up 11.9% rising
41 Paraguay 0.8% 2021 up 3.2% rising
42 Armenia 0.8% 2020 up 0.6% flat
43 Ecuador 0.8% 2021 up 5.5% flat
44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% 2016 up 3.9% flat
45 Germany 0.8% 2011 up 6.8% rising
46 Argentina 0.8% 2021 up 2.6% flat
47 Hungary 0.8% 2016 up 10.1% rising
48 Ethiopia 0.8% 2021 down 8.7% rising
49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8% 2006 up 8.4% rising
50 Colombia 0.8% 2021 down 3.1% rising
51 Croatia 0.8% 2016 up 8.6% rising
52 United States of America 0.8% 2018 down 1.9% rising
53 Poland 0.8% 2019 up 3.7% rising
54 Romania 0.8% 2018 up 10.3% flat
55 Italy 0.8% 2016 up 11.3% rising
56 Chile 0.8% 2017 up 6.3% rising
57 Korea 0.8% 2017 up 7.2% rising
58 Indonesia 0.8% 2019 up 4.8% flat
59 Dominican Republic 0.8% 2013 up 14.3% rising
60 Nicaragua 0.8% 2014 up 3.4% flat
61 Greece 0.8% 2016 up 3.0% rising
62 China 0.8% 2013 down 9.2% falling
63 Russia 0.8% 2016 down 11.1% falling
64 Ireland 0.8% 2016 up 2.7% rising
65 Luxembourg 0.8% 2016 down 0.0% rising
66 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.8% 2018 down 17.8% rising
67 Serbia 0.8% 2018 up 0.0% flat
68 Panama 0.8% 2021 up 0.5% rising
69 Austria 0.8% 2003 up 1.9% flat
70 Cambodia 0.7% 2012 down 17.2% falling
71 Philippines 0.7% 2019 down 1.0% flat
72 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7% 2011 up 7.7% rising
73 Ukraine 0.7% 2014 down 1.7% flat
74 Kosovo 0.7% 2017 up 5.8% rising
75 Brazil 0.7% 2021 down 3.7% rising
76 El Salvador 0.7% 2019 up 1.1% flat
77 North Macedonia 0.7% 2020 down 1.2% rising
78 Honduras 0.7% 2019 up 1.7% rising
79 Mexico 0.7% 2020 up 3.0% flat
80 Costa Rica 0.7% 2021 down 2.9% rising
81 Malta 0.7% 2016 up 15.6% rising
82 Belgium 0.7% 2003 up 5.7% rising
83 Namibia 0.7% 2015 down 15.9% flat
84 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% 2020 down 9.6% falling
85 Mongolia 0.7% 2021 down 2.9% falling
86 Mauritius 0.7% 2017 up 2.7% flat
87 Belize 0.7% 1999 up 5.5% rising
88 Republic of Moldova 0.7% 2021 down 22.2% falling
89 Montenegro 0.7% 2010 down 9.5% falling
90 Guatemala 0.7% 2019 down 4.7% falling
91 South Africa 0.7% 2020 down 2.7% falling
92 Rwanda 0.7% 2021 down 33.3% falling
93 Morocco 0.6% 2013 up 8.6% flat
94 Sri Lanka 0.6% 2019 down 2.0% flat
95 India 0.6% 2019 down 3.9% falling
96 Türkiye 0.6% 2019 up 11.2% rising
97 Gambia 0.6% 2020 down 28.5% falling
98 Bangladesh 0.6% 2016 down 5.5% falling
99 Tunisia 0.6% 2015 up 1.5% flat
100 Pakistan 0.6% 2020 up 1.1% rising
101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6% 2019 up 1.0% rising
102 Puerto Rico 0.6% 2005 down 12.2% falling
103 Tajikistan 0.6% 2013 down 12.2% falling
104 Egypt 0.6% 2019 down 4.5% falling
105 Palestine, State of 0.5% 2017 down 4.9% rising
106 Jordan 0.4% 2016 down 14.4% flat
107 Djibouti 0.4% 2017 down 34.4% falling

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,513 data points, 1970–2021
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