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
|
|
# 1
|
Mali: |
51.13 |
|
|
# 2
|
Bhutan: |
51.05 |
|
|
# 3
|
Burundi: |
48.5 |
|
|
# 4
|
Uganda: |
43.78 |
|
|
# 5
|
Burkina Faso: |
43.46 |
|
|
# 6
|
Nepal: |
42.07 |
|
|
# 7
|
Rwanda: |
41.35 |
|
|
# 8
|
Ethiopia: |
41.1 |
|
|
# 9
|
Kenya: |
39.17 |
|
|
# 10
|
Eritrea: |
38.42 |
|
|
# 11
|
Comoros: |
37.56 |
|
|
# 12
|
Tanzania: |
36.9 |
|
|
# 13
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
36.73 |
|
|
# 14
|
Chad: |
36.64 |
|
|
# 15
|
East Timor: |
36.25 |
|
|
# 16
|
Madagascar: |
34.07 |
|
|
# 17
|
Gambia, The: |
33.83 |
|
|
# 18
|
Mozambique: |
32.41 |
|
|
# 19
|
Malawi: |
31.49 |
|
|
# 20
|
Somalia: |
31.3 |
|
|
# 21
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
28.6 |
|
|
# 22
|
Central African Republic: |
28.57 |
|
|
# 23
|
Bangladesh: |
27.74 |
|
|
# 24
|
Sudan: |
27.41 |
|
|
# 25
|
Senegal: |
27.3 |
|
|
# 26
|
Zimbabwe: |
27.04 |
|
|
# 27
|
Togo: |
26.82 |
|
|
# 28
|
Benin: |
26.47 |
|
|
# 29
|
Angola: |
26.08 |
|
|
# 30
|
Laos: |
25.36 |
|
|
# 31
|
Solomon Islands: |
24.23 |
|
|
# 32
|
Afghanistan: |
24.18 |
|
|
= 33
|
Nigeria: |
23.91 |
|
|
= 33
|
Niger: |
23.91 |
|
|
# 35
|
Cambodia: |
23.74 |
|
|
# 36
|
Cameroon: |
22.96 |
|
|
# 37
|
Burma: |
22.94 |
|
|
# 38
|
Haiti: |
22.78 |
|
|
# 39
|
Mauritania: |
22.1 |
|
|
# 40
|
Lesotho: |
20.73 |
|
|
# 41
|
Yemen: |
18.74 |
|
|
# 42
|
Cote d'Ivoire: |
18.65 |
|
|
# 43
|
Namibia: |
17.37 |
|
|
= 44
|
Guinea: |
17.18 |
|
|
= 44
|
Papua New Guinea: |
17.18 |
|
|
# 46
|
Zambia: |
15.61 |
|
|
= 47
|
Liberia: |
15.39 |
|
|
= 47
|
Pakistan: |
15.39 |
|
|
# 49
|
Brazil: |
14.43 |
|
|
# 50
|
Botswana: |
14.39 |
|
|
# 51
|
Guatemala: |
14.18 |
|
|
# 52
|
Gabon: |
14.07 |
|
|
# 53
|
Sierra Leone: |
13.9 |
|
|
# 54
|
El Salvador: |
13.71 |
|
|
# 55
|
Cape Verde: |
13.55 |
|
|
= 56
|
Dominican Republic: |
13.22 |
|
|
= 56
|
Dominica: |
13.22 |
|
|
# 58
|
Swaziland: |
12.25 |
|
|
# 59
|
Thailand: |
12.21 |
|
|
# 60
|
India: |
12.07 |
|
|
# 61
|
Bolivia: |
11.35 |
|
|
# 62
|
Egypt: |
9.25 |
|
|
# 63
|
China: |
7.86 |
|
|
# 64
|
Indonesia: |
7.82 |
|
|
# 65
|
Turkey: |
7.78 |
|
|
# 66
|
Honduras: |
7.14 |
|
|
# 67
|
Colombia: |
6.02 |
|
|
# 68
|
Paraguay: |
5.84 |
|
|
# 69
|
Philippines: |
5.44 |
|
|
# 70
|
Vietnam: |
5.21 |
|
|
# 71
|
Mexico: |
4.88 |
|
|
# 72
|
Ecuador: |
4.31 |
|
|
# 73
|
Costa Rica: |
4.13 |
|
|
# 74
|
Maldives: |
3.81 |
|
|
# 75
|
Iran: |
2.58 |
|
|
# 76
|
Panama: |
2.5 |
|
|
# 77
|
Argentina: |
2.4 |
|
|
# 78
|
Syria: |
2.35 |
|
|
# 79
|
Malaysia: |
2.33 |
|
|
# 80
|
Iraq: |
2.23 |
|
|
# 81
|
Belize: |
1.87 |
|
|
# 82
|
Peru: |
1.8 |
|
|
# 83
|
Mongolia: |
1.35 |
|
|
# 84
|
Portugal: |
1.19 |
|
|
# 85
|
Morocco: |
0.64 |
|
|
# 86
|
Suriname: |
0.42 |
|
|
# 87
|
Italy: |
0.33 |
|
|
# 88
|
Albania: |
0.31 |
|
|
# 89
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
0.02 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
19.1 |
|
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