SL.TLF.CACT.ZS · World Bank WDI · 2025

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)

Name: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)
Creator: World Bank
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Compare 182 countries in the newest same-year snapshot that meets World Discovery's coverage rule. You can now switch to every available historical year below.

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HIGHEST · 2025

87%

Qatar

MIDDLE OBSERVATION · 2025

61.6%

Mexico

LOWEST · 2025

23.3%

Sao Tome and Principe

Country comparison

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) by country in 2025

Sorted from highest to lowest. Values shown here come directly from the verified same-year snapshot.

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Rank	Country	% ages 15+
1	Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	87%
2	Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa	85.5%
3	Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific	84.3%
4	Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa	83.7%
5	Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa	82.5%
6	Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific	82.4%
7	Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK · East Asia & Pacific	82.2%
8	Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa	80%
9	Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa	79.7%
10	Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa	78.7%
11	Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean	78.6%
12	United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	78.6%
13	Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa	78.3%
14	Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa	78.3%
15	Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa	76.6%
16	Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa	76.4%
17	Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia	74.9%
18	Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa	74.8%
19	Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean	73.8%
20	Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa	73.4%
21	Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	73.4%
22	Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean	72.9%
23	Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific	72.8%
24	Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia	72.3%
25	Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	70.4%
26	New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific	70.3%
27	Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean	70.3%
28	Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa	70%
29	Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific	69.7%
30	Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean	69.6%
31	Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa	68.8%
32	Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa	68.5%
33	Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	68.4%
34	St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean	68.3%
35	Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific	68%
36	St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean	67.9%
37	Macao SAR, China MAC · East Asia & Pacific	67.8%
38	Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa	67.8%
39	Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia	67.8%
40	Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa	67.7%
41	Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa	67.4%
42	Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia	67.3%
43	Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa	67.1%
44	Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa	67%
45	Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific	67%
46	Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia	67%
47	Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia	66.8%
48	Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific	66.7%
49	Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific	66.5%
50	Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean	66.3%
51	Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific	66.1%
52	Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific	66.1%
53	Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean	66.1%
54	Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia	65.6%
55	Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	65.5%
56	Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa	65.2%
57	Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia	65.1%
58	Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	65.1%
59	Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean	65%
60	Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia	64.9%
61	Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia	64.8%
62	Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean	64.8%
63	Bhutan BTN · South Asia	64.8%
64	Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa	64.8%
65	Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean	64.7%
66	Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia	64.6%
67	China CHN · East Asia & Pacific	64.5%
68	Canada CAN · North America	64.5%
69	Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean	64.5%
70	Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific	64.3%
71	Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia	64.3%
72	Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa	64.3%
73	Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia	64.3%
74	Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific	64.2%
75	Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	64%
76	Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean	63.9%
77	Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa	63.7%
78	Maldives MDV · South Asia	63.5%
79	Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific	63.5%
80	Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean	63.4%
81	Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia	63.3%
82	Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean	63.1%
83	Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia	62.9%
84	Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia	62.8%
85	Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa	62.6%
86	Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean	62.3%
87	Guam GUM · East Asia & Pacific	62.3%
88	El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean	62.1%
89	Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa	61.9%
90	Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean	61.9%
91	United States USA · North America	61.7%
92	Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean	61.6%
93	Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia	61.5%
94	United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia	61.4%
95	Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific	61.4%
96	Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia	61.1%
97	Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia	60.6%
98	Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia	60.6%
99	Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia	60.5%
100	Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa	60.5%
101	Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia	60.4%
102	Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia	60.3%
103	Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia	60.1%
104	Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific	59.7%
105	Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia	59.7%
106	Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean	59.6%
107	Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa	59.4%
108	Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia	59.4%
109	Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia	59.1%
110	Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean	59.1%
111	Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa	58.8%
112	Bangladesh BGD · South Asia	58.8%
113	Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa	58.5%
114	Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa	58.5%
115	Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia	58.3%
116	Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia	58.2%
117	Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific	58.1%
118	Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia	58%
119	Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa	57.9%
120	Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean	57.8%
121	Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean	57.7%
122	Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia	57.6%
123	Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia	57.5%
124	Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia	57.4%
125	Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia	57.4%
126	Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific	57.2%
127	Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa	57.1%
128	Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa	57%
129	Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean	56.6%
130	New Caledonia NCL · East Asia & Pacific	56.4%
131	Channel Islands CHI · Europe & Central Asia	56.4%
132	Hong Kong SAR, China HKG · East Asia & Pacific	56.4%
133	Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia	56.1%
134	Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa	55.8%
135	India IND · South Asia	55.7%
136	South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa	55.6%
137	France FRA · Europe & Central Asia	55.4%
138	Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific	55.1%
139	Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean	55%
140	Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia	54.4%
141	Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR · Latin America & Caribbean	54.4%
142	Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia	54.3%
143	Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean	53.8%
144	Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa	53.4%
145	Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa	52.6%
146	French Polynesia PYF · East Asia & Pacific	52.4%
147	Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	52.3%
148	Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean	52.3%
149	Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia	52.1%
150	Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific	52.1%
151	Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa	52%
152	Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia	52%
153	North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia	51.9%
154	Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean	51.9%
155	Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia	51.3%
156	Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa	51.2%
157	Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa	51.1%
158	Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific	49.8%
159	Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia	49.3%
160	Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia	49%
161	Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia	48.5%
162	Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	48%
163	Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa	47.5%
164	Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	45.2%
165	Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	44.6%
166	Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	43.9%
167	Puerto Rico (US) PRI · Latin America & Caribbean	42.8%
168	Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific	42.5%
169	Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia	42%
170	Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	41.5%
171	Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	41%
172	Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	40.8%
173	Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa	40.8%
174	Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	40%
175	Nepal NPL · South Asia	39.2%
176	Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia	38.3%
177	Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	37.5%
178	Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	36.9%
179	Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa	33.9%
180	Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	33.1%
181	Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	31.7%
182	Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa	23.3%

Source & coverage

What this dataset means

DEFAULT YEAR

2025

Latest well-covered snapshot

The page opens on the newest year between 2025 and 2020 with at least 120 eligible country observations. Historical years remain selectable even when their coverage differs.

COVERAGE

182

Countries in default year

Missing countries are not assigned zero and are not backfilled from older years.

HISTORY

4848

Country-year observations

Historical data is available as a machine-readable file.

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