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 |
Malawi: |
87.33 |
|
| #2 |
Tanzania: |
87.15 |
|
| #3 |
Ghana: |
87.1 |
|
| #4 |
Mozambique: |
86.47 |
|
| #5 |
Central African Republic: |
82.96 |
|
| #6 |
Uganda: |
82.25 |
|
| #7 |
Madagascar: |
82.09 |
|
| #8 |
Iceland: |
81.22 |
|
| #9 |
Kenya: |
78.02 |
|
| #10 |
Gambia, The: |
77.41 |
|
| #11 |
Burkina Faso: |
76.86 |
|
| #12 |
Eritrea: |
76.82 |
|
| #13 |
Zimbabwe: |
76.47 |
|
| #14 |
Bangladesh: |
74.27 |
|
| #15 |
Comoros: |
73.36 |
|
| #16 |
Angola: |
72.86 |
|
| #17 |
Rwanda: |
72.75 |
|
| #18 |
Burundi: |
72.45 |
|
| #19 |
Solomon Islands: |
71.9 |
|
| #20 |
Mali: |
71.6 |
|
| #21 |
Burma: |
70.77 |
|
| #22 |
Ethiopia: |
70.2 |
|
| #23 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
69.98 |
|
| #24 |
Somalia: |
69.87 |
|
| #25 |
East Timor: |
69.73 |
|
| #26 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
67.5 |
|
| #27 |
Benin: |
67.26 |
|
| #28 |
Haiti: |
67.06 |
|
| #29 |
Chad: |
66.99 |
|
| #30 |
Nigeria: |
66.61 |
|
| #31 |
Niger: |
66.61 |
|
| #32 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
66.1 |
|
| #33 |
Togo: |
65.99 |
|
| #34 |
Maldives: |
65.21 |
|
| #35 |
Cameroon: |
65.06 |
|
| #36 |
Gabon: |
64.96 |
|
| #37 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
64.94 |
|
| #38 |
Philippines: |
64.65 |
|
| #39 |
Senegal: |
63.64 |
|
| #40 |
Qatar: |
63.61 |
|
| #41 |
Mauritania: |
63.42 |
|
| #42 |
Bolivia: |
62.65 |
|
| #43 |
Liberia: |
61.54 |
|
| #44 |
Nepal: |
61.15 |
|
| #45 |
Jamaica: |
60.85 |
|
| #46 |
United Arab Emirates: |
60.8 |
|
| #47 |
Lesotho: |
60.25 |
|
| #48 |
Bahamas, The: |
60.02 |
|
| #49 |
Indonesia: |
59.91 |
|
| #50 |
Afghanistan: |
59.87 |
|
| #51 |
Sudan: |
59.64 |
|
| #52 |
Bhutan: |
59.56 |
|
| #53 |
Cambodia: |
59.55 |
|
| #54 |
Laos: |
59.38 |
|
| #55 |
Botswana: |
59.24 |
|
| #56 |
Dominica: |
57.76 |
|
| #57 |
Dominican Republic: |
57.76 |
|
| #58 |
Nicaragua: |
56.8 |
|
| #59 |
Sweden: |
56.39 |
|
| #60 |
Thailand: |
56.39 |
|
| #61 |
Zambia: |
56.3 |
|
| #62 |
Papua New Guinea: |
56.11 |
|
| #63 |
Guinea: |
56.11 |
|
| #64 |
Mongolia: |
55.85 |
|
| #65 |
Guatemala: |
54.93 |
|
| #66 |
Japan: |
54.5 |
|
| #67 |
Sierra Leone: |
54.43 |
|
| #68 |
Paraguay: |
54.41 |
|
| #69 |
Pakistan: |
54.04 |
|
| #70 |
Peru: |
53.73 |
|
| #71 |
Honduras: |
53.54 |
|
| #72 |
Ecuador: |
53.25 |
|
| #73 |
Libya: |
53.17 |
|
| #74 |
El Salvador: |
53.1 |
|
| #75 |
Vietnam: |
52.46 |
|
| #76 |
Norway: |
52.24 |
|
| #77 |
Switzerland: |
50.6 |
|
| #78 |
Korea, South: |
50.43 |
|
| #79 |
Cyprus: |
49.74 |
|
| #80 |
Korea, North: |
49.31 |
|
| #81 |
Namibia: |
48.81 |
|
| #82 |
Mexico: |
48.66 |
|
| #83 |
India: |
48.64 |
|
| #84 |
Turkey: |
47.07 |
|
| #85 |
Iran: |
46.95 |
|
| #86 |
Cape Verde: |
46.47 |
|
| #87 |
Morocco: |
46.18 |
|
| #88 |
Colombia: |
45.69 |
|
| #89 |
Yemen: |
45.24 |
|
| #90 |
Albania: |
45.18 |
|
| #91 |
Syria: |
44.98 |
|
| #92 |
Swaziland: |
44.35 |
|
| #93 |
Belize: |
44.04 |
|
| #94 |
China: |
43.84 |
|
| #95 |
Malaysia: |
42.79 |
|
| #96 |
South Africa: |
42.73 |
|
| #97 |
Kuwait: |
42.72 |
|
| #98 |
Brazil: |
42.53 |
|
| #99 |
Fiji: |
42.22 |
|
| #100 |
Saudi Arabia: |
42.2 |
|
| #101 |
United States: |
41.42 |
|
| #102 |
Latvia: |
41.27 |
|
| #103 |
Estonia: |
40.8 |
|
| #104 |
Barbados: |
40.77 |
|
| #105 |
Israel: |
40.31 |
|
| #106 |
Georgia: |
39.95 |
|
| #107 |
Costa Rica: |
39.56 |
|
| #108 |
Guyana: |
39.4 |
|
| #109 |
Egypt: |
38.82 |
|
| #110 |
Venezuela: |
37.68 |
|
| #111 |
Chile: |
37.65 |
|
| #112 |
Portugal: |
37.14 |
|
| #113 |
Poland: |
36.95 |
|
| #114 |
Bahrain: |
36.49 |
|
| #115 |
Algeria: |
34.93 |
|
| #116 |
Iraq: |
34.72 |
|
| #117 |
Canada: |
34.68 |
|
| #118 |
Suriname: |
34.62 |
|
| #119 |
Ireland: |
34.44 |
|
| #120 |
Panama: |
34.32 |
|
| #121 |
Denmark: |
34.21 |
|
| #122 |
Oman: |
33.96 |
|
| #123 |
Lebanon: |
33.82 |
|
| #124 |
Sri Lanka: |
32.74 |
|
| #125 |
Uruguay: |
32.59 |
|
| #126 |
Lithuania: |
31.52 |
|
| #127 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
31.44 |
|
| #128 |
Australia: |
31.17 |
|
| #129 |
Tunisia: |
30.44 |
|
| #130 |
Argentina: |
29.9 |
|
| #131 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
29.59 |
|
| #132 |
Azerbaijan: |
28.71 |
|
| #133 |
Greece: |
28.26 |
|
| #134 |
Armenia: |
27.92 |
|
| #135 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
27.68 |
|
| #136 |
Spain: |
27.57 |
|
| #137 |
Singapore: |
27.15 |
|
| #138 |
Malta: |
26.45 |
|
| #139 |
Turkmenistan: |
26.4 |
|
| #140 |
Belarus: |
26.18 |
|
| #141 |
Cuba: |
25.82 |
|
| #142 |
New Zealand: |
25.03 |
|
| #143 |
Russia: |
24.18 |
|
| #144 |
Tajikistan: |
23.14 |
|
| #145 |
Bulgaria: |
22.12 |
|
| #146 |
Czech Republic: |
22.01 |
|
| #147 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
21.69 |
|
| #148 |
Slovenia: |
21.63 |
|
| #149 |
Uzbekistan: |
21.18 |
|
| #150 |
Finland: |
21.04 |
|
| #151 |
Italy: |
20.01 |
|
| #152 |
Slovakia: |
19.56 |
|
| #153 |
Croatia: |
19.35 |
|
| #154 |
Ukraine: |
19.31 |
|
| #155 |
Germany: |
19.06 |
|
| #156 |
Kazakhstan: |
18.97 |
|
| #157 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
17.51 |
|
| #158 |
France: |
16.08 |
|
| #159 |
Mauritius: |
15.77 |
|
| #160 |
Romania: |
14.96 |
|
| #161 |
Moldova: |
14.95 |
|
| #162 |
Netherlands: |
13.29 |
|
| #163 |
Luxembourg: |
12.5 |
|
| #164 |
Belgium: |
9.24 |
|
| #165 |
Austria: |
7.6 |
|
| #166 |
Hungary: |
2.27 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
47.5 |
|
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