Labor Force Survey (Availability score over 10 years) by country
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Countries reporting
194
Highest
1 Availability score over 10 years
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 Availability score over 10 years
Vanuatu
Median
1 Availability score over 10 years
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
3,920
What the numbers show
Labor Force Survey (Availability score over 10 years) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 1 Availability score over 10 years in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 Availability score over 10 years in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 Availability score over 10 years, and the mean is 0.7405 Availability score over 10 years.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan (up 203.0%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 100.0%).
Labor Force Survey: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Angola | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Andorra | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Belize | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Brunei | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | France | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guyana | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mali | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Malta | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Myanmar | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Palestine | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eswatini | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | East Timor | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Benin | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 125 | Comoros | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Ethiopia | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 125 | Ghana | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Cambodia | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 103.0% | falling |
| 125 | Laos | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Madagascar | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Mauritania | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Malawi | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Niger | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Nigeria | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 125 | Sudan | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Syria | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Tanzania | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 103.0% | falling |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Yemen | 0.67 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Aruba | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Bahrain | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | down 50.7% | flat |
| 144 | Bermuda | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | China | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Cayman Islands | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Faroe Islands | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 144 | Gabon | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 144 | Guinea | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Iraq | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Lebanon | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Liberia | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 144 | Libya | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 144 | Lesotho | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Nepal | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | El Salvador | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Somalia | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Togo | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Tonga | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 144 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.33 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Burundi | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Botswana | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Central African Republic | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Cameroon | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Congo | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Dominica | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Algeria | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Eritrea | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Micronesia (country) | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Haiti | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Kenya | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Kiribati | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Maldives | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Marshall Islands | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Mozambique | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Nauru | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Oman | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Palau | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | South Sudan | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Suriname | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Chad | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Turkmenistan | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Tuvalu | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 0 Availability score over 10 years | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 1 Availability score over 10 years
About this data
Labor force survey is a standard household-based survey of work-related statistics at the national and sub-national employment or unemployment levels, rates or trends. The surveys also provide the characteristics of the employed or unemployed, including labor force status by age or gender, breakdowns between employees and the self-employed, public versus private sector employment, multiple job-holding, hiring, job creation, and duration of unemployment.