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: |
72.86 |
|
| #2 |
Ghana: |
68.9 |
|
| #3 |
Malawi: |
68.07 |
|
| #4 |
Central African Republic: |
63.79 |
|
| #5 |
Tanzania: |
59.9 |
|
| #6 |
Zimbabwe: |
56.07 |
|
| #7 |
Gambia, The: |
53.25 |
|
| #8 |
Solomon Islands: |
50.96 |
|
| #9 |
Uganda: |
48.63 |
|
| #10 |
Kenya: |
41.45 |
|
| #11 |
Madagascar: |
40.54 |
|
| #12 |
Eritrea: |
40.44 |
|
| #13 |
Burkina Faso: |
40.09 |
|
| #14 |
Angola: |
38.2 |
|
| #15 |
Bolivia: |
36.9 |
|
| #16 |
Nepal: |
36.46 |
|
| #17 |
Comoros: |
35.01 |
|
| #18 |
Gabon: |
34.95 |
|
| #19 |
Rwanda: |
34.77 |
|
| #20 |
Burundi: |
34.73 |
|
| #21 |
Benin: |
34.35 |
|
| #22 |
Ethiopia: |
34.28 |
|
| #23 |
Haiti: |
33.5 |
|
| #24 |
Mauritania: |
33.07 |
|
| #25 |
Guinea: |
32.96 |
|
| #26 |
Papua New Guinea: |
32.96 |
|
| #27 |
Bangladesh: |
32.9 |
|
| #28 |
Burma: |
32.9 |
|
| #29 |
Somalia: |
32.81 |
|
| #30 |
Togo: |
32.42 |
|
| #31 |
Maldives: |
32.38 |
|
| #32 |
Mali: |
31.64 |
|
| #33 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
30.77 |
|
| #34 |
Zambia: |
30.74 |
|
| #35 |
East Timor: |
30.65 |
|
| #36 |
Senegal: |
27.6 |
|
| #37 |
Cameroon: |
27.6 |
|
| #38 |
Bhutan: |
27.42 |
|
| #39 |
Laos: |
27.09 |
|
| #40 |
Philippines: |
26.24 |
|
| #41 |
Cambodia: |
26.2 |
|
| #42 |
Vietnam: |
26.14 |
|
| #43 |
Niger: |
25.61 |
|
| #44 |
Nigeria: |
25.61 |
|
| #45 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
24.61 |
|
| #46 |
Botswana: |
24.52 |
|
| #47 |
Indonesia: |
24.12 |
|
| #48 |
Liberia: |
23.67 |
|
| #49 |
Turkey: |
23.66 |
|
| #50 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
23.42 |
|
| #51 |
Chad: |
22.75 |
|
| #52 |
Sudan: |
22.36 |
|
| #53 |
Jamaica: |
22.34 |
|
| #54 |
Mongolia: |
22.01 |
|
| #55 |
Lesotho: |
20.95 |
|
| #56 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
20.79 |
|
| #57 |
Afghanistan: |
20.51 |
|
| #58 |
Iceland: |
19.57 |
|
| #59 |
Namibia: |
19.38 |
|
| #60 |
Sierra Leone: |
18.34 |
|
| #61 |
Thailand: |
17.34 |
|
| #62 |
Malaysia: |
16.96 |
|
| #63 |
El Salvador: |
16.62 |
|
| #64 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
16.36 |
|
| #65 |
Korea, South: |
16.02 |
|
| #66 |
Poland: |
15.32 |
|
| #67 |
Bahamas, The: |
14.67 |
|
| #68 |
Nicaragua: |
14.45 |
|
| #69 |
Japan: |
14.41 |
|
| #70 |
Korea, North: |
13.69 |
|
| #71 |
Honduras: |
13.61 |
|
| #72 |
India: |
13.52 |
|
| #73 |
Estonia: |
13.3 |
|
| #74 |
Ecuador: |
13.18 |
|
| #75 |
Pakistan: |
12.42 |
|
| #76 |
Mexico: |
12.35 |
|
| #77 |
Cape Verde: |
12.15 |
|
| #78 |
Iran: |
11.88 |
|
| #79 |
Guatemala: |
11.23 |
|
| #80 |
Peru: |
11.21 |
|
| #81 |
Latvia: |
11.14 |
|
| #82 |
Georgia: |
11.1 |
|
| #83 |
Morocco: |
10.95 |
|
| #84 |
Paraguay: |
10.77 |
|
| #85 |
Fiji: |
10.19 |
|
| #86 |
Dominican Republic: |
10.18 |
|
| #87 |
Dominica: |
10.18 |
|
| #88 |
Colombia: |
10.09 |
|
| #89 |
Swaziland: |
8.78 |
|
| #90 |
Slovenia: |
8.76 |
|
| #91 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
8.46 |
|
| #92 |
Egypt: |
7.95 |
|
| #93 |
Cyprus: |
7.77 |
|
| #94 |
China: |
7.6 |
|
| #95 |
United States: |
7.41 |
|
| #96 |
Portugal: |
7.09 |
|
| #97 |
Croatia: |
7.06 |
|
| #98 |
Syria: |
6.77 |
|
| #99 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
6.46 |
|
| #100 |
Yemen: |
6.45 |
|
| #101 |
Lithuania: |
6.35 |
|
| #102 |
Azerbaijan: |
6.34 |
|
| #103 |
Tunisia: |
6.33 |
|
| #104 |
Norway: |
5.88 |
|
| #105 |
Israel: |
5.85 |
|
| #106 |
Panama: |
5.84 |
|
| #107 |
Algeria: |
5.66 |
|
| #108 |
Russia: |
5.38 |
|
| #109 |
Sri Lanka: |
5.12 |
|
| #110 |
Armenia: |
5.1 |
|
| #111 |
Albania: |
5.01 |
|
| #112 |
Brazil: |
4.95 |
|
| #113 |
Tajikistan: |
4.9 |
|
| #114 |
Czech Republic: |
4.88 |
|
| #115 |
Venezuela: |
4.77 |
|
| #116 |
Guyana: |
4.73 |
|
| #117 |
Belize: |
4.6 |
|
| #118 |
Libya: |
4.58 |
|
| #119 |
Turkmenistan: |
4.57 |
|
| #120 |
South Africa: |
4.56 |
|
| #121 |
Uruguay: |
4.53 |
|
| #122 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
4.48 |
|
| #123 |
Singapore: |
4.32 |
|
| #124 |
Belarus: |
4.24 |
|
| #125 |
Romania: |
4.22 |
|
| #126 |
Slovakia: |
4.16 |
|
| #127 |
Jordan: |
3.75 |
|
| #128 |
Mauritius: |
3.66 |
|
| #129 |
Greece: |
3.64 |
|
| #130 |
Canada: |
3.55 |
|
| #131 |
Oman: |
3.51 |
|
| #132 |
Iraq: |
3.49 |
|
| #133 |
Barbados: |
3.42 |
|
| #134 |
Uzbekistan: |
3.38 |
|
| #135 |
New Zealand: |
3.34 |
|
| #136 |
Ukraine: |
3.34 |
|
| #137 |
Costa Rica: |
3.17 |
|
| #138 |
Chile: |
3.16 |
|
| #139 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
3.14 |
|
| #140 |
Kazakhstan: |
3.11 |
|
| #141 |
Bulgaria: |
2.93 |
|
| #142 |
Switzerland: |
2.75 |
|
| #143 |
Denmark: |
2.69 |
|
| #144 |
Moldova: |
2.68 |
|
| #145 |
Sweden: |
2.54 |
|
| #146 |
Argentina: |
2.52 |
|
| #147 |
Ireland: |
2.43 |
|
| #148 |
Australia: |
2.1 |
|
| #149 |
Lebanon: |
2.1 |
|
| #150 |
Suriname: |
1.85 |
|
| #151 |
Italy: |
1.81 |
|
| #152 |
Cuba: |
1.43 |
|
| #153 |
Finland: |
1.36 |
|
| #154 |
Spain: |
1.33 |
|
| #155 |
Germany: |
1.31 |
|
| #156 |
Saudi Arabia: |
1.24 |
|
| #157 |
Malta: |
1.2 |
|
| #158 |
France: |
1.15 |
|
| #159 |
Austria: |
0.84 |
|
| #160 |
Luxembourg: |
0.72 |
|
| #161 |
Bahrain: |
0.65 |
|
| #162 |
United Arab Emirates: |
0.57 |
|
| #163 |
Qatar: |
0.52 |
|
| #164 |
Belgium: |
0.44 |
|
| #165 |
Kuwait: |
0.38 |
|
| #166 |
Netherlands: |
0.23 |
|
| #167 |
Hungary: |
0.2 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
16.2 |
|
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