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 |
Mozambique: |
94.98 |
|
| #2 |
Sweden: |
94.86 |
|
| #3 |
Belarus: |
94.76 |
|
| #4 |
Latvia: |
94.47 |
|
| #5 |
Tanzania: |
94.42 |
|
| #6 |
Estonia: |
94.33 |
|
| #7 |
Ghana: |
94.28 |
|
| #8 |
Russia: |
94.24 |
|
| #9 |
Czech Republic: |
94.15 |
|
| #10 |
Ukraine: |
93.98 |
|
| #11 |
Uganda: |
93.9 |
|
| #12 |
Cambodia: |
93.89 |
|
| #13 |
Lithuania: |
93.58 |
|
| #14 |
Moldova: |
93.58 |
|
| #15 |
Slovakia: |
93.23 |
|
| #16 |
Burundi: |
93.23 |
|
| #17 |
Rwanda: |
93.22 |
|
| #18 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
92.77 |
|
| #19 |
Kazakhstan: |
92.74 |
|
| #20 |
Malawi: |
92.36 |
|
| #21 |
Armenia: |
92.3 |
|
| #22 |
Bulgaria: |
91.91 |
|
| #23 |
Solomon Islands: |
91.86 |
|
| #24 |
Jamaica: |
91.83 |
|
| #25 |
Iceland: |
91.76 |
|
| #26 |
Mongolia: |
91.35 |
|
| #27 |
Kenya: |
91.34 |
|
| #28 |
Denmark: |
91.11 |
|
| #29 |
Finland: |
90.89 |
|
| #30 |
Norway: |
90.88 |
|
| #31 |
Turkmenistan: |
90.85 |
|
| #32 |
Uzbekistan: |
90.81 |
|
| #33 |
Burkina Faso: |
90.74 |
|
| #34 |
Thailand: |
90.58 |
|
| #35 |
Eritrea: |
90.51 |
|
| #36 |
China: |
90.32 |
|
| #37 |
Madagascar: |
88.93 |
|
| #38 |
Georgia: |
88.91 |
|
| #39 |
Tajikistan: |
88.84 |
|
| #40 |
East Timor: |
88.66 |
|
| #41 |
Central African Republic: |
88.53 |
|
| #42 |
Guinea: |
88.32 |
|
| #43 |
Papua New Guinea: |
88.32 |
|
| #44 |
New Zealand: |
88.19 |
|
| #45 |
Angola: |
88.16 |
|
| #46 |
Slovenia: |
88.02 |
|
| #47 |
Hungary: |
87.88 |
|
| #48 |
Bahamas, The: |
87.61 |
|
| #49 |
Maldives: |
87.45 |
|
| #50 |
Zimbabwe: |
87.41 |
|
| #51 |
Japan: |
87.17 |
|
| #52 |
Canada: |
86.82 |
|
| #53 |
Bangladesh: |
86.78 |
|
| #54 |
Switzerland: |
86.42 |
|
| #55 |
Azerbaijan: |
86.27 |
|
| #56 |
Poland: |
86.22 |
|
| #57 |
Germany: |
86.18 |
|
| #58 |
United States: |
86.12 |
|
| #59 |
Laos: |
85.94 |
|
| #60 |
Gambia, The: |
85.91 |
|
| #61 |
Albania: |
85.86 |
|
| #62 |
Korea, North: |
85.6 |
|
| #63 |
France: |
85.4 |
|
| #64 |
Chad: |
85.38 |
|
| #65 |
Somalia: |
84.57 |
|
| #66 |
Benin: |
84.53 |
|
| #67 |
Comoros: |
84.5 |
|
| #68 |
Vietnam: |
84.48 |
|
| #69 |
Gabon: |
84.06 |
|
| #70 |
Burma: |
83.94 |
|
| #71 |
Barbados: |
83.85 |
|
| #72 |
Mauritania: |
83.75 |
|
| #73 |
Senegal: |
83.11 |
|
| #74 |
Romania: |
83.08 |
|
| #75 |
United Arab Emirates: |
83.01 |
|
| #76 |
Croatia: |
82.83 |
|
| #77 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
82.81 |
|
| #78 |
Indonesia: |
82.7 |
|
| #79 |
Qatar: |
82.65 |
|
| #80 |
Botswana: |
82.04 |
|
| #81 |
Liberia: |
81.79 |
|
| #82 |
Cyprus: |
81.39 |
|
| #83 |
Korea, South: |
81.24 |
|
| #84 |
Nigeria: |
81.23 |
|
| #85 |
Niger: |
81.23 |
|
| #86 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
81.21 |
|
| #87 |
Haiti: |
81.02 |
|
| #88 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
80.98 |
|
| #89 |
Namibia: |
80.55 |
|
| #90 |
Cameroon: |
80.51 |
|
| #91 |
Uruguay: |
80.33 |
|
| #92 |
Austria: |
80.2 |
|
| #93 |
Ethiopia: |
80.17 |
|
| #94 |
Cuba: |
80.16 |
|
| #95 |
Israel: |
80.03 |
|
| #96 |
Nepal: |
79.81 |
|
| #97 |
Portugal: |
79.6 |
|
| #98 |
Philippines: |
79.38 |
|
| #99 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
78.34 |
|
| #100 |
Bhutan: |
78.34 |
|
| #101 |
Togo: |
78.11 |
|
| #102 |
Zambia: |
76.59 |
|
| #103 |
Bolivia: |
76.21 |
|
| #104 |
Bahrain: |
76.1 |
|
| #105 |
Netherlands: |
76.08 |
|
| #106 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
75.72 |
|
| #107 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
75.65 |
|
| #108 |
Afghanistan: |
75.48 |
|
| #109 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
75.22 |
|
| #110 |
Malaysia: |
75.04 |
|
| #111 |
South Africa: |
75.01 |
|
| #112 |
Saudi Arabia: |
74.16 |
|
| #113 |
Nicaragua: |
73.95 |
|
| #114 |
Panama: |
73.25 |
|
| #115 |
Belgium: |
73.11 |
|
| #116 |
Lesotho: |
73.03 |
|
| #117 |
Colombia: |
72.98 |
|
| #118 |
Italy: |
72.9 |
|
| #119 |
Venezuela: |
72.78 |
|
| #120 |
Singapore: |
72.61 |
|
| #121 |
Honduras: |
72.21 |
|
| #122 |
Greece: |
72.01 |
|
| #123 |
Pakistan: |
71.95 |
|
| #124 |
Sierra Leone: |
71.84 |
|
| #125 |
El Salvador: |
70.9 |
|
| #126 |
Luxembourg: |
70.55 |
|
| #127 |
Chile: |
69.83 |
|
| #128 |
Dominican Republic: |
69.76 |
|
| #129 |
Dominica: |
69.76 |
|
| #130 |
Brazil: |
69.6 |
|
| #131 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
69.57 |
|
| #132 |
Sri Lanka: |
69.47 |
|
| #133 |
Paraguay: |
69.14 |
|
| #134 |
Sudan: |
69.05 |
|
| #135 |
Morocco: |
68.98 |
|
| #136 |
Oman: |
68.74 |
|
| #137 |
Turkey: |
68.25 |
|
| #138 |
Guatemala: |
68.12 |
|
| #139 |
Mauritius: |
67.88 |
|
| #140 |
Guyana: |
67.72 |
|
| #141 |
Mexico: |
67.67 |
|
| #142 |
Spain: |
67.49 |
|
| #143 |
Argentina: |
67.11 |
|
| #144 |
Fiji: |
66.05 |
|
| #145 |
Egypt: |
65.68 |
|
| #146 |
Peru: |
65.61 |
|
| #147 |
Costa Rica: |
65.55 |
|
| #148 |
Ecuador: |
65.43 |
|
| #149 |
Suriname: |
65.24 |
|
| #150 |
Ireland: |
65.22 |
|
| #151 |
Swaziland: |
64.97 |
|
| #152 |
Algeria: |
63.53 |
|
| #153 |
Kuwait: |
63.14 |
|
| #154 |
Tunisia: |
63.06 |
|
| #155 |
Syria: |
62.2 |
|
| #156 |
Belize: |
61.07 |
|
| #157 |
Cape Verde: |
59.76 |
|
| #158 |
Iran: |
59.62 |
|
| #159 |
Jordan: |
59.58 |
|
| #160 |
Libya: |
59.38 |
|
| #161 |
Yemen: |
57.29 |
|
| #162 |
Lebanon: |
55.34 |
|
| #163 |
Iraq: |
53.91 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
80.1 |
|
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