What share of the population aged 15 and over works or looks for work.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2025.
Top-20 · % of population aged 15+
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qatar
|
87.01 | 2025 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Madagascar
|
85.5 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Solomon Islands
|
84.3 | 2025 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Tanzania
|
83.72 | 2025 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Nigeria
|
82.52 | 2025 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Cambodia
|
82.39 | 2025 | 6 | |
| 7 |
North Korea
|
82.15 | 2025 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Uganda
|
80.03 | 2025 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Niger
|
79.74 | 2025 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Mozambique
|
78.71 | 2025 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Bolivia
|
78.63 | 2025 | 11 | |
| 12 |
United Arab Emirates
|
78.59 | 2025 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Eritrea
|
78.35 | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Burundi
|
78.26 | 2025 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Liberia
|
76.58 | 2025 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Benin
|
76.36 | 2025 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Iceland
|
74.93 | 2025 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Angola
|
74.79 | 2025 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Bahamas
|
73.78 | 2025 | 19 | |
| 20 |
South Sudan
|
73.41 | 2023 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Central African Republic
|
73.39 | 2025 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Kuwait
|
73.37 | 2025 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Peru
|
72.86 | 2025 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Vietnam
|
72.78 | 2025 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Moldova
|
72.29 | 2025 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Bahrain
|
70.43 | 2025 | 26 | |
| 27 |
New Zealand
|
70.35 | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Paraguay
|
70.25 | 2025 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Burkina Faso
|
70.01 | 2025 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Singapore
|
69.67 | 2025 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Jamaica
|
69.57 | 2025 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Botswana
|
68.8 | 2025 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Ethiopia
|
68.46 | 2025 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Oman
|
68.38 | 2025 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Saint Lucia
|
68.27 | 2025 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Indonesia
|
67.97 | 2025 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
67.9 | 2025 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Macao
|
67.85 | 2025 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Republic of the Congo
|
67.83 | 2025 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Kazakhstan
|
67.77 | 2025 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Zimbabwe
|
67.72 | 2025 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Kenya
|
67.39 | 2025 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Netherlands
|
67.25 | 2025 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
67.09 | 2025 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Mali
|
67.04 | 2025 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Timor-Leste
|
66.98 | 2025 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Cyprus
|
66.96 | 2025 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Switzerland
|
66.75 | 2025 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Thailand
|
66.68 | 2025 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Australia
|
66.54 | 2025 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Panama
|
66.3 | 2025 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Malaysia
|
66.12 | 2025 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Laos
|
66.09 | 2025 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Nicaragua
|
66.07 | 2025 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Norway
|
65.61 | 2025 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Israel
|
65.49 | 2025 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Cameroon
|
65.17 | 2025 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Estonia
|
65.13 | 2025 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Saudi Arabia
|
65.1 | 2025 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Uruguay
|
64.99 | 2025 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Denmark
|
64.94 | 2025 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Ireland
|
64.84 | 2025 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Dominican Republic
|
64.84 | 2025 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Bhutan
|
64.82 | 2025 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
64.81 | 2025 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Barbados
|
64.69 | 2025 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Sweden
|
64.6 | 2025 | 67 | |
| 68 |
China
|
64.55 | 2025 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Canada
|
64.52 | 2025 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Ecuador
|
64.5 | 2025 | 70 | |
| 71 |
South Korea
|
64.35 | 2025 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Georgia
|
64.31 | 2025 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
64.31 | 2025 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Albania
|
64.26 | 2025 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
64.24 | 2025 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Malta
|
63.98 | 2025 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Haiti
|
63.93 | 2025 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Rwanda
|
63.68 | 2025 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Maldives
|
63.5 | 2025 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Japan
|
63.45 | 2025 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Colombia
|
63.4 | 2025 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Azerbaijan
|
63.29 | 2025 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Brazil
|
63.14 | 2025 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Lithuania
|
62.92 | 2025 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Belarus
|
62.75 | 2025 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Malawi
|
62.58 | 2025 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Chile
|
62.3 | 2025 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Guam
|
62.27 | 2025 | 88 | |
| 89 |
El Salvador
|
62.11 | 2025 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Zambia
|
61.93 | 2025 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Argentina
|
61.91 | 2025 | 91 | |
| 92 |
United States
|
61.7 | 2025 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Mexico
|
61.61 | 2025 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Luxembourg
|
61.5 | 2025 | 94 | |
| 95 |
United Kingdom
|
61.37 | 2025 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Philippines
|
61.35 | 2025 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Russia
|
61.11 | 2025 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Hungary
|
60.58 | 2025 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Germany
|
60.57 | 2025 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Latvia
|
60.52 | 2025 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
60.51 | 2025 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Slovakia
|
60.42 | 2025 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Czechia
|
60.34 | 2025 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Austria
|
60.12 | 2025 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Mongolia
|
59.69 | 2025 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Finland
|
59.68 | 2025 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Guatemala
|
59.62 | 2025 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Chad
|
59.44 | 2025 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Armenia
|
59.39 | 2025 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Serbia
|
59.14 | 2025 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Belize
|
59.1 | 2025 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Namibia
|
58.84 | 2025 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Bangladesh
|
58.8 | 2025 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Mauritius
|
58.55 | 2025 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Ghana
|
58.52 | 2025 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Poland
|
58.31 | 2025 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Portugal
|
58.16 | 2025 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Vanuatu
|
58.11 | 2025 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Montenegro
|
57.97 | 2025 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Togo
|
57.85 | 2025 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
57.75 | 2025 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Costa Rica
|
57.66 | 2025 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Slovenia
|
57.57 | 2025 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Uzbekistan
|
57.5 | 2025 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Spain
|
57.41 | 2025 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
57.37 | 2025 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Fiji
|
57.16 | 2025 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Lesotho
|
57.12 | 2025 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Cabo Verde
|
57.03 | 2025 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Honduras
|
56.56 | 2025 | 130 | |
| 131 |
New Caledonia
|
56.42 | 2025 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Channel Islands
|
56.36 | 2025 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Hong Kong
|
56.36 | 2025 | 132 | |
| 134 |
Bulgaria
|
56.12 | 2025 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Comoros
|
55.77 | 2025 | 135 | |
| 136 |
India
|
55.66 | 2025 | 136 | |
| 137 |
South Africa
|
55.58 | 2025 | 137 | |
| 138 |
France
|
55.35 | 2025 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Myanmar
|
55.09 | 2025 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Guyana
|
54.99 | 2025 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Ukraine
|
54.64 | 2021 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Türkiye
|
54.38 | 2025 | 142 | |
| 143 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
54.36 | 2025 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Belgium
|
54.27 | 2025 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Suriname
|
53.82 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Sierra Leone
|
53.37 | 2025 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Guinea
|
52.61 | 2025 | 147 | |
| 148 |
French Polynesia
|
52.37 | 2025 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Pakistan
|
52.34 | 2025 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Cuba
|
52.25 | 2025 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Croatia
|
52.14 | 2025 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Papua New Guinea
|
52.07 | 2025 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Senegal
|
52.02 | 2025 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Greece
|
51.96 | 2025 | 154 | |
| 155 |
North Macedonia
|
51.94 | 2025 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Venezuela
|
51.93 | 2025 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Romania
|
51.33 | 2025 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Eswatini
|
51.19 | 2025 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Gabon
|
51.06 | 2025 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Tonga
|
49.81 | 2025 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Italy
|
49.3 | 2025 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
48.99 | 2025 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Sri Lanka
|
48.52 | 2025 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Libya
|
47.96 | 2025 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Gambia
|
47.46 | 2025 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Tunisia
|
45.22 | 2025 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Palestine
|
44.99 | 2022 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Egypt
|
44.57 | 2025 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Morocco
|
43.94 | 2025 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Lebanon
|
43.42 | 2023 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Puerto Rico
|
42.78 | 2025 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Samoa
|
42.53 | 2025 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Turkmenistan
|
42.03 | 2025 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Iraq
|
41.53 | 2025 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Iran
|
40.97 | 2025 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Algeria
|
40.78 | 2025 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Mauritania
|
40.77 | 2025 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Jordan
|
40.05 | 2025 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Nepal
|
39.24 | 2025 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Tajikistan
|
38.28 | 2025 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Sudan
|
37.52 | 2022 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Afghanistan
|
37.46 | 2025 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Syria
|
36.9 | 2025 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Somalia
|
33.85 | 2025 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Yemen
|
33.1 | 2025 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Djibouti
|
31.74 | 2025 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
23.34 | 2025 | 187 |
The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.
The share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.
Labor 1990–2025 Labor forceThe number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.
Labor 1991–2025 Employment-to-population ratioThe share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.
Demography 1960–2025 Age dependency ratioHow many dependents — children and older people — there are per 100 people of working age.