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: |
93.92 |
|
| #2 |
Ghana: |
93.36 |
|
| #3 |
Tanzania: |
93.09 |
|
| #4 |
Uganda: |
92.3 |
|
| #5 |
Cambodia: |
91.96 |
|
| #6 |
Sweden: |
91.45 |
|
| #7 |
Malawi: |
91.31 |
|
| #8 |
Estonia: |
90.05 |
|
| #9 |
Latvia: |
89.98 |
|
| #10 |
Belarus: |
89.55 |
|
| #11 |
Rwanda: |
89.11 |
|
| #12 |
Kenya: |
88.98 |
|
| #13 |
Solomon Islands: |
88.96 |
|
| #14 |
Burundi: |
88.62 |
|
| #15 |
Czech Republic: |
88.19 |
|
| #16 |
Lithuania: |
88.19 |
|
| #17 |
Iceland: |
88.16 |
|
| #18 |
Central African Republic: |
88.08 |
|
| #19 |
Madagascar: |
88.07 |
|
| #20 |
Eritrea: |
87.96 |
|
| #21 |
Mongolia: |
87.85 |
|
| #22 |
Slovakia: |
87.56 |
|
| #23 |
Ukraine: |
87.16 |
|
| #24 |
Russia: |
87.09 |
|
| #25 |
Thailand: |
86.97 |
|
| #26 |
Angola: |
86.49 |
|
| #27 |
East Timor: |
86.42 |
|
| #28 |
Armenia: |
86.29 |
|
| #29 |
Maldives: |
86.11 |
|
| #30 |
Jamaica: |
85.86 |
|
| #31 |
Bangladesh: |
85.66 |
|
| #32 |
Mali: |
85.42 |
|
| #33 |
Zimbabwe: |
85.36 |
|
| #34 |
Denmark: |
85.08 |
|
| #35 |
Chad: |
84.51 |
|
| #36 |
Japan: |
84.41 |
|
| #37 |
Finland: |
83.99 |
|
| #38 |
Korea, North: |
83.96 |
|
| #39 |
Gambia, The: |
83.87 |
|
| #40 |
Guinea: |
83.78 |
|
| #41 |
Papua New Guinea: |
83.78 |
|
| #42 |
Bulgaria: |
83.62 |
|
| #43 |
Moldova: |
83.6 |
|
| #44 |
Comoros: |
83.51 |
|
| #45 |
Burma: |
83.41 |
|
| #46 |
Bahamas, The: |
83.17 |
|
| #47 |
Switzerland: |
82.55 |
|
| #48 |
Somalia: |
82.29 |
|
| #49 |
Norway: |
82.2 |
|
| #50 |
Georgia: |
82.17 |
|
| #51 |
Senegal: |
82.09 |
|
| #52 |
New Zealand: |
81.8 |
|
| #53 |
Mauritania: |
81.76 |
|
| #54 |
Gabon: |
81.67 |
|
| #55 |
Benin: |
81.67 |
|
| #56 |
Albania: |
81.51 |
|
| #57 |
Laos: |
80.85 |
|
| #58 |
Kazakhstan: |
80.71 |
|
| #59 |
Nigeria: |
80.48 |
|
| #60 |
Niger: |
80.48 |
|
| #61 |
Germany: |
80.34 |
|
| #62 |
Canada: |
80.31 |
|
| #63 |
United States: |
80.24 |
|
| #64 |
Barbados: |
80.22 |
|
| #65 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
80.04 |
|
| #66 |
United Arab Emirates: |
79.81 |
|
| #67 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
79.58 |
|
| #68 |
China: |
78.81 |
|
| #69 |
Haiti: |
78.69 |
|
| #70 |
Indonesia: |
78.46 |
|
| #71 |
France: |
78.35 |
|
| #72 |
Vietnam: |
77.95 |
|
| #73 |
Liberia: |
77.88 |
|
| #74 |
Qatar: |
77.85 |
|
| #75 |
Korea, South: |
77.84 |
|
| #76 |
Ethiopia: |
77.75 |
|
| #77 |
Cameroon: |
77.43 |
|
| #78 |
Poland: |
77.36 |
|
| #79 |
Nepal: |
76.66 |
|
| #80 |
Tajikistan: |
76.41 |
|
| #81 |
Namibia: |
76.24 |
|
| #82 |
Philippines: |
76.19 |
|
| #83 |
Bhutan: |
75.97 |
|
| #84 |
Turkmenistan: |
75.95 |
|
| #85 |
Togo: |
75.9 |
|
| #86 |
Botswana: |
75.71 |
|
| #87 |
Hungary: |
75.57 |
|
| #88 |
Australia: |
75.3 |
|
| #89 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
75.1 |
|
| #90 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
75.06 |
|
| #91 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
74.97 |
|
| #92 |
Cyprus: |
74.33 |
|
| #93 |
Bolivia: |
74.33 |
|
| #94 |
Azerbaijan: |
74.18 |
|
| #95 |
Afghanistan: |
73.46 |
|
| #96 |
Israel: |
73.37 |
|
| #97 |
Austria: |
73.36 |
|
| #98 |
Zambia: |
72.66 |
|
| #99 |
Uzbekistan: |
72.58 |
|
| #100 |
Cuba: |
71.49 |
|
| #101 |
Uruguay: |
71.35 |
|
| #102 |
Nicaragua: |
70.89 |
|
| #103 |
South Africa: |
70.84 |
|
| #104 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
70.29 |
|
| #105 |
Bahrain: |
70.27 |
|
| #106 |
Sierra Leone: |
70.01 |
|
| #107 |
Lesotho: |
69.64 |
|
| #108 |
Portugal: |
69.54 |
|
| #109 |
Malaysia: |
69.26 |
|
| #110 |
India: |
68.72 |
|
| #111 |
Venezuela: |
68.66 |
|
| #112 |
Pakistan: |
68.55 |
|
| #113 |
Sudan: |
68.18 |
|
| #114 |
El Salvador: |
68.04 |
|
| #115 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
67.93 |
|
| #116 |
Guatemala: |
67.06 |
|
| #117 |
Honduras: |
67.04 |
|
| #118 |
Dominica: |
66.83 |
|
| #119 |
Dominican Republic: |
66.83 |
|
| #120 |
Croatia: |
66.19 |
|
| #121 |
Paraguay: |
66.08 |
|
| #122 |
Morocco: |
65.59 |
|
| #123 |
Netherlands: |
65.51 |
|
| #124 |
Saudi Arabia: |
64.87 |
|
| #125 |
Singapore: |
64.04 |
|
| #126 |
Romania: |
63.85 |
|
| #127 |
Guyana: |
63.72 |
|
| #128 |
Greece: |
63.6 |
|
| #129 |
Oman: |
63.44 |
|
| #130 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
63.23 |
|
| #131 |
Panama: |
63.21 |
|
| #132 |
Slovenia: |
63.02 |
|
| #133 |
Chile: |
63.01 |
|
| #134 |
Argentina: |
62.66 |
|
| #135 |
Peru: |
62.63 |
|
| #136 |
Turkey: |
62.5 |
|
| #137 |
Colombia: |
62.07 |
|
| #138 |
Fiji: |
62.06 |
|
| #139 |
Mauritius: |
62.02 |
|
| #140 |
Ecuador: |
61.83 |
|
| #141 |
Egypt: |
61.4 |
|
| #142 |
Mexico: |
61.19 |
|
| #143 |
Sri Lanka: |
61.18 |
|
| #144 |
Italy: |
61.07 |
|
| #145 |
Swaziland: |
60.77 |
|
| #146 |
Libya: |
60.36 |
|
| #147 |
Spain: |
60.28 |
|
| #148 |
Ireland: |
60.1 |
|
| #149 |
Suriname: |
60.08 |
|
| #150 |
Syria: |
59.79 |
|
| #151 |
Luxembourg: |
59.7 |
|
| #152 |
Costa Rica: |
59.46 |
|
| #153 |
Brazil: |
59.12 |
|
| #154 |
Belize: |
58.6 |
|
| #155 |
Algeria: |
58.48 |
|
| #156 |
Kuwait: |
57.85 |
|
| #157 |
Tunisia: |
57.53 |
|
| #158 |
Jordan: |
57.05 |
|
| #159 |
Cape Verde: |
56.22 |
|
| #160 |
Belgium: |
56.1 |
|
| #161 |
Iran: |
55.39 |
|
| #162 |
Yemen: |
55.27 |
|
| #163 |
Malta: |
53.43 |
|
| #164 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
52.58 |
|
| #165 |
Lebanon: |
51.1 |
|
| #166 |
Iraq: |
47.65 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
74.5 |
|
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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