DEFINITION
Economically active
population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the
labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of
labour for the production of economic goods
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Mali: |
51.13 |
|
| #2 |
Bhutan: |
51.05 |
|
| #3 |
Burundi: |
48.5 |
|
| #4 |
Uganda: |
43.78 |
|
| #5 |
Burkina Faso: |
43.46 |
|
| #6 |
Nepal: |
42.07 |
|
| #7 |
Rwanda: |
41.35 |
|
| #8 |
Ethiopia: |
41.1 |
|
| #9 |
Kenya: |
39.17 |
|
| #10 |
Eritrea: |
38.42 |
|
| #11 |
Comoros: |
37.56 |
|
| #12 |
Tanzania: |
36.9 |
|
| #13 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
36.73 |
|
| #14 |
Chad: |
36.64 |
|
| #15 |
East Timor: |
36.25 |
|
| #16 |
Madagascar: |
34.07 |
|
| #17 |
Gambia, The: |
33.83 |
|
| #18 |
Mozambique: |
32.41 |
|
| #19 |
Malawi: |
31.49 |
|
| #20 |
Somalia: |
31.3 |
|
| #21 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
28.6 |
|
| #22 |
Central African Republic: |
28.57 |
|
| #23 |
Bangladesh: |
27.74 |
|
| #24 |
Sudan: |
27.41 |
|
| #25 |
Senegal: |
27.3 |
|
| #26 |
Zimbabwe: |
27.04 |
|
| #27 |
Togo: |
26.82 |
|
| #28 |
Benin: |
26.47 |
|
| #29 |
Angola: |
26.08 |
|
| #30 |
Laos: |
25.36 |
|
| #31 |
Solomon Islands: |
24.23 |
|
| #32 |
Afghanistan: |
24.18 |
|
| #33 |
Niger: |
23.91 |
|
| #34 |
Nigeria: |
23.91 |
|
| #35 |
Cambodia: |
23.74 |
|
| #36 |
Cameroon: |
22.96 |
|
| #37 |
Burma: |
22.94 |
|
| #38 |
Haiti: |
22.78 |
|
| #39 |
Mauritania: |
22.1 |
|
| #40 |
Lesotho: |
20.73 |
|
| #41 |
Yemen: |
18.74 |
|
| #42 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
18.65 |
|
| #43 |
Namibia: |
17.37 |
|
| #44 |
Papua New Guinea: |
17.18 |
|
| #45 |
Guinea: |
17.18 |
|
| #46 |
Zambia: |
15.61 |
|
| #47 |
Liberia: |
15.39 |
|
| #48 |
Pakistan: |
15.39 |
|
| #49 |
Brazil: |
14.43 |
|
| #50 |
Botswana: |
14.39 |
|
| #51 |
Guatemala: |
14.18 |
|
| #52 |
Gabon: |
14.07 |
|
| #53 |
Sierra Leone: |
13.9 |
|
| #54 |
El Salvador: |
13.71 |
|
| #55 |
Cape Verde: |
13.55 |
|
| #56 |
Dominican Republic: |
13.22 |
|
| #57 |
Dominica: |
13.22 |
|
| #58 |
Swaziland: |
12.25 |
|
| #59 |
Thailand: |
12.21 |
|
| #60 |
India: |
12.07 |
|
| #61 |
Bolivia: |
11.35 |
|
| #62 |
Egypt: |
9.25 |
|
| #63 |
China: |
7.86 |
|
| #64 |
Indonesia: |
7.82 |
|
| #65 |
Turkey: |
7.78 |
|
| #66 |
Honduras: |
7.14 |
|
| #67 |
Colombia: |
6.02 |
|
| #68 |
Paraguay: |
5.84 |
|
| #69 |
Philippines: |
5.44 |
|
| #70 |
Vietnam: |
5.21 |
|
| #71 |
Mexico: |
4.88 |
|
| #72 |
Ecuador: |
4.31 |
|
| #73 |
Costa Rica: |
4.13 |
|
| #74 |
Maldives: |
3.81 |
|
| #75 |
Iran: |
2.58 |
|
| #76 |
Panama: |
2.5 |
|
| #77 |
Argentina: |
2.4 |
|
| #78 |
Syria: |
2.35 |
|
| #79 |
Malaysia: |
2.33 |
|
| #80 |
Iraq: |
2.23 |
|
| #81 |
Belize: |
1.87 |
|
| #82 |
Peru: |
1.8 |
|
| #83 |
Mongolia: |
1.35 |
|
| #84 |
Portugal: |
1.19 |
|
| #85 |
Morocco: |
0.64 |
|
| #86 |
Suriname: |
0.42 |
|
| #87 |
Italy: |
0.33 |
|
| #88 |
Albania: |
0.31 |
|
| #89 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
0.02 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
19.1 |
|
DEFINITION: Economically active
population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the
labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of
labour for the production of economic goods
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