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 |
China: |
91.64 |
|
| #2 |
Rwanda: |
91.51 |
|
| #3 |
Burundi: |
90.61 |
|
| #4 |
Solomon Islands: |
89.77 |
|
| #5 |
Vietnam: |
88.86 |
|
| #6 |
Mozambique: |
88.75 |
|
| #7 |
Cambodia: |
87.71 |
|
| #8 |
Laos: |
87.59 |
|
| #9 |
Barbados: |
86.88 |
|
| #10 |
Czech Republic: |
85.99 |
|
| #11 |
Slovakia: |
85.94 |
|
| #12 |
Uganda: |
84.35 |
|
| #13 |
East Timor: |
84.16 |
|
| #14 |
Australia: |
83.78 |
|
| #15 |
Mongolia: |
83.52 |
|
| #16 |
Thailand: |
83.51 |
|
| #17 |
Jamaica: |
83.29 |
|
| #18 |
Burkina Faso: |
83.01 |
|
| #19 |
Malawi: |
82.26 |
|
| #20 |
Ghana: |
82.03 |
|
| #21 |
Benin: |
81.71 |
|
| #22 |
Denmark: |
81.58 |
|
| #23 |
Chad: |
81.55 |
|
| #24 |
Kenya: |
81.54 |
|
| #25 |
Tanzania: |
81.49 |
|
| #26 |
Zambia: |
81.42 |
|
| #27 |
Sweden: |
81.14 |
|
| #28 |
Singapore: |
81.02 |
|
| #29 |
Switzerland: |
81.01 |
|
| #30 |
Mali: |
80.99 |
|
| #31 |
Latvia: |
80.83 |
|
| #32 |
Bahamas, The: |
80.52 |
|
| #33 |
Botswana: |
80.47 |
|
| #34 |
Belarus: |
80.23 |
|
| #35 |
Angola: |
79.96 |
|
| #36 |
Bulgaria: |
79.92 |
|
| #37 |
Turkmenistan: |
79.78 |
|
| #38 |
Moldova: |
79.52 |
|
| #39 |
Gambia, The: |
79.41 |
|
| #40 |
Guinea: |
79.32 |
|
| #41 |
Papua New Guinea: |
79.32 |
|
| #42 |
Albania: |
79.1 |
|
| #43 |
Eritrea: |
79.02 |
|
| #44 |
Canada: |
79.01 |
|
| #45 |
Burma: |
78.84 |
|
| #46 |
Korea, North: |
78.57 |
|
| #47 |
Maldives: |
78.56 |
|
| #48 |
Russia: |
78.19 |
|
| #49 |
Uzbekistan: |
78.13 |
|
| #50 |
Madagascar: |
78.12 |
|
| #51 |
New Zealand: |
78.09 |
|
| #52 |
Romania: |
78.06 |
|
| #53 |
Kazakhstan: |
78.06 |
|
| #54 |
Mauritania: |
77.7 |
|
| #55 |
Ukraine: |
77.46 |
|
| #56 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
77.36 |
|
| #57 |
Germany: |
76.83 |
|
| #58 |
Zimbabwe: |
76.65 |
|
| #59 |
Bhutan: |
76.61 |
|
| #60 |
Uruguay: |
76.58 |
|
| #61 |
Ireland: |
76.43 |
|
| #62 |
Senegal: |
75.59 |
|
| #63 |
United States: |
75.54 |
|
| #64 |
Estonia: |
75.47 |
|
| #65 |
Malta: |
75.44 |
|
| #66 |
Hungary: |
75.27 |
|
| #67 |
Sri Lanka: |
75.22 |
|
| #68 |
Malaysia: |
74.82 |
|
| #69 |
Slovenia: |
74.56 |
|
| #70 |
Somalia: |
74.46 |
|
| #71 |
Turkey: |
74.34 |
|
| #72 |
Cyprus: |
74.32 |
|
| #73 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
74.2 |
|
| #74 |
Portugal: |
74.19 |
|
| #75 |
Lithuania: |
74.17 |
|
| #76 |
Tajikistan: |
74.16 |
|
| #77 |
Bangladesh: |
74.1 |
|
| #78 |
Gabon: |
73.95 |
|
| #79 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
73.95 |
|
| #80 |
Nepal: |
73.77 |
|
| #81 |
Netherlands: |
73.34 |
|
| #82 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
73.03 |
|
| #83 |
Iceland: |
72.96 |
|
| #84 |
Finland: |
72.88 |
|
| #85 |
Comoros: |
72.74 |
|
| #86 |
Cape Verde: |
72.67 |
|
| #87 |
Liberia: |
72.66 |
|
| #88 |
Korea, South: |
72.6 |
|
| #89 |
Argentina: |
72.59 |
|
| #90 |
El Salvador: |
72.51 |
|
| #91 |
Armenia: |
72.48 |
|
| #92 |
Austria: |
72.44 |
|
| #93 |
Central African Republic: |
72.18 |
|
| #94 |
Japan: |
71.93 |
|
| #95 |
Norway: |
71.79 |
|
| #96 |
Lesotho: |
71.59 |
|
| #97 |
Togo: |
71.43 |
|
| #98 |
Brazil: |
71.19 |
|
| #99 |
Croatia: |
71.14 |
|
| #100 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
71.1 |
|
| #101 |
Luxembourg: |
70.98 |
|
| #102 |
Tunisia: |
70.65 |
|
| #103 |
Colombia: |
70.4 |
|
| #104 |
Poland: |
70.21 |
|
| #105 |
Spain: |
70.21 |
|
| #106 |
Israel: |
70.02 |
|
| #107 |
Guyana: |
69.93 |
|
| #108 |
Ethiopia: |
69.91 |
|
| #109 |
Namibia: |
69.85 |
|
| #110 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
69.72 |
|
| #111 |
Italy: |
69.6 |
|
| #112 |
Haiti: |
69.59 |
|
| #113 |
Swaziland: |
69.57 |
|
| #114 |
Kuwait: |
69.55 |
|
| #115 |
Nicaragua: |
69.32 |
|
| #116 |
Mauritius: |
69.16 |
|
| #117 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
69.05 |
|
| #118 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
69.02 |
|
| #119 |
Afghanistan: |
68.66 |
|
| #120 |
Indonesia: |
68.36 |
|
| #121 |
Honduras: |
67.99 |
|
| #122 |
Azerbaijan: |
67.81 |
|
| #123 |
Cameroon: |
67.63 |
|
| #124 |
Georgia: |
67.55 |
|
| #125 |
Philippines: |
67.34 |
|
| #126 |
Costa Rica: |
66.99 |
|
| #127 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
66.95 |
|
| #128 |
Fiji: |
66.81 |
|
| #129 |
Dominica: |
66.49 |
|
| #130 |
Dominican Republic: |
66.49 |
|
| #131 |
Sierra Leone: |
66.47 |
|
| #132 |
Paraguay: |
66.36 |
|
| #133 |
Belize: |
66.23 |
|
| #134 |
Bahrain: |
66.22 |
|
| #135 |
Guatemala: |
66.18 |
|
| #136 |
India: |
65.99 |
|
| #137 |
South Africa: |
65.78 |
|
| #138 |
United Arab Emirates: |
65.65 |
|
| #139 |
Greece: |
65.65 |
|
| #140 |
Mexico: |
65.58 |
|
| #141 |
Morocco: |
65.36 |
|
| #142 |
Lebanon: |
65.25 |
|
| #143 |
Panama: |
65.24 |
|
| #144 |
Niger: |
64.27 |
|
| #145 |
Nigeria: |
64.27 |
|
| #146 |
Chile: |
64.06 |
|
| #147 |
Venezuela: |
63.98 |
|
| #148 |
Qatar: |
63.82 |
|
| #149 |
Egypt: |
63.69 |
|
| #150 |
Bolivia: |
63.14 |
|
| #151 |
Belgium: |
62.92 |
|
| #152 |
Jordan: |
62.62 |
|
| #153 |
Pakistan: |
62.45 |
|
| #154 |
Peru: |
61.92 |
|
| #155 |
Algeria: |
61.59 |
|
| #156 |
Libya: |
61.51 |
|
| #157 |
Suriname: |
60.53 |
|
| #158 |
Iran: |
60.08 |
|
| #159 |
Ecuador: |
59.92 |
|
| #160 |
Yemen: |
59.1 |
|
| #161 |
Sudan: |
58.86 |
|
| #162 |
France: |
58.85 |
|
| #163 |
Syria: |
57.56 |
|
| #164 |
Saudi Arabia: |
56.14 |
|
| #165 |
Oman: |
52.76 |
|
| #166 |
Iraq: |
52.07 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
73.2 |
|
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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