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
|
China: |
91.64 |
|
|
# 2
|
Rwanda: |
91.51 |
|
|
# 3
|
Burundi: |
90.61 |
|
|
# 4
|
Solomon Islands: |
89.77 |
|
|
# 5
|
Vietnam: |
88.86 |
|
|
# 6
|
Mozambique: |
88.75 |
|
|
# 7
|
Cambodia: |
87.71 |
|
|
# 8
|
Laos: |
87.59 |
|
|
# 9
|
Barbados: |
86.88 |
|
|
# 10
|
Czech Republic: |
85.99 |
|
|
# 11
|
Slovakia: |
85.94 |
|
|
# 12
|
Uganda: |
84.35 |
|
|
# 13
|
East Timor: |
84.16 |
|
|
# 14
|
Australia: |
83.78 |
|
|
# 15
|
Mongolia: |
83.52 |
|
|
# 16
|
Thailand: |
83.51 |
|
|
# 17
|
Jamaica: |
83.29 |
|
|
# 18
|
Burkina Faso: |
83.01 |
|
|
# 19
|
Malawi: |
82.26 |
|
|
# 20
|
Ghana: |
82.03 |
|
|
# 21
|
Benin: |
81.71 |
|
|
# 22
|
Denmark: |
81.58 |
|
|
# 23
|
Chad: |
81.55 |
|
|
# 24
|
Kenya: |
81.54 |
|
|
# 25
|
Tanzania: |
81.49 |
|
|
# 26
|
Zambia: |
81.42 |
|
|
# 27
|
Sweden: |
81.14 |
|
|
# 28
|
Singapore: |
81.02 |
|
|
# 29
|
Switzerland: |
81.01 |
|
|
# 30
|
Mali: |
80.99 |
|
|
# 31
|
Latvia: |
80.83 |
|
|
# 32
|
Bahamas, The: |
80.52 |
|
|
# 33
|
Botswana: |
80.47 |
|
|
# 34
|
Belarus: |
80.23 |
|
|
# 35
|
Angola: |
79.96 |
|
|
# 36
|
Bulgaria: |
79.92 |
|
|
# 37
|
Turkmenistan: |
79.78 |
|
|
# 38
|
Moldova: |
79.52 |
|
|
# 39
|
Gambia, The: |
79.41 |
|
|
= 40
|
Guinea: |
79.32 |
|
|
= 40
|
Papua New Guinea: |
79.32 |
|
|
# 42
|
Albania: |
79.1 |
|
|
# 43
|
Eritrea: |
79.02 |
|
|
# 44
|
Canada: |
79.01 |
|
|
# 45
|
Burma: |
78.84 |
|
|
# 46
|
Korea, North: |
78.57 |
|
|
# 47
|
Maldives: |
78.56 |
|
|
# 48
|
Russia: |
78.19 |
|
|
# 49
|
Uzbekistan: |
78.13 |
|
|
# 50
|
Madagascar: |
78.12 |
|
|
# 51
|
New Zealand: |
78.09 |
|
|
= 52
|
Kazakhstan: |
78.06 |
|
|
= 52
|
Romania: |
78.06 |
|
|
# 54
|
Mauritania: |
77.7 |
|
|
# 55
|
Ukraine: |
77.46 |
|
|
# 56
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
77.36 |
|
|
# 57
|
Germany: |
76.83 |
|
|
# 58
|
Zimbabwe: |
76.65 |
|
|
# 59
|
Bhutan: |
76.61 |
|
|
# 60
|
Uruguay: |
76.58 |
|
|
# 61
|
Ireland: |
76.43 |
|
|
# 62
|
Senegal: |
75.59 |
|
|
# 63
|
United States: |
75.54 |
|
|
# 64
|
Estonia: |
75.47 |
|
|
# 65
|
Malta: |
75.44 |
|
|
# 66
|
Hungary: |
75.27 |
|
|
# 67
|
Sri Lanka: |
75.22 |
|
|
# 68
|
Malaysia: |
74.82 |
|
|
# 69
|
Slovenia: |
74.56 |
|
|
# 70
|
Somalia: |
74.46 |
|
|
# 71
|
Turkey: |
74.34 |
|
|
# 72
|
Cyprus: |
74.32 |
|
|
# 73
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
74.2 |
|
|
# 74
|
Portugal: |
74.19 |
|
|
# 75
|
Lithuania: |
74.17 |
|
|
# 76
|
Tajikistan: |
74.16 |
|
|
# 77
|
Bangladesh: |
74.1 |
|
|
= 78
|
Gabon: |
73.95 |
|
|
= 78
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
73.95 |
|
|
# 80
|
Nepal: |
73.77 |
|
|
# 81
|
Netherlands: |
73.34 |
|
|
# 82
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
73.03 |
|
|
# 83
|
Iceland: |
72.96 |
|
|
# 84
|
Finland: |
72.88 |
|
|
# 85
|
Comoros: |
72.74 |
|
|
# 86
|
Cape Verde: |
72.67 |
|
|
# 87
|
Liberia: |
72.66 |
|
|
# 88
|
Korea, South: |
72.6 |
|
|
# 89
|
Argentina: |
72.59 |
|
|
# 90
|
El Salvador: |
72.51 |
|
|
# 91
|
Armenia: |
72.48 |
|
|
# 92
|
Austria: |
72.44 |
|
|
# 93
|
Central African Republic: |
72.18 |
|
|
# 94
|
Japan: |
71.93 |
|
|
# 95
|
Norway: |
71.79 |
|
|
# 96
|
Lesotho: |
71.59 |
|
|
# 97
|
Togo: |
71.43 |
|
|
# 98
|
Brazil: |
71.19 |
|
|
# 99
|
Croatia: |
71.14 |
|
|
# 100
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
71.1 |
|
|
# 101
|
Luxembourg: |
70.98 |
|
|
# 102
|
Tunisia: |
70.65 |
|
|
# 103
|
Colombia: |
70.4 |
|
|
= 104
|
Spain: |
70.21 |
|
|
= 104
|
Poland: |
70.21 |
|
|
# 106
|
Israel: |
70.02 |
|
|
# 107
|
Guyana: |
69.93 |
|
|
# 108
|
Ethiopia: |
69.91 |
|
|
# 109
|
Namibia: |
69.85 |
|
|
# 110
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
69.72 |
|
|
# 111
|
Italy: |
69.6 |
|
|
# 112
|
Haiti: |
69.59 |
|
|
# 113
|
Swaziland: |
69.57 |
|
|
# 114
|
Kuwait: |
69.55 |
|
|
# 115
|
Nicaragua: |
69.32 |
|
|
# 116
|
Mauritius: |
69.16 |
|
|
# 117
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
69.05 |
|
|
# 118
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
69.02 |
|
|
# 119
|
Afghanistan: |
68.66 |
|
|
# 120
|
Indonesia: |
68.36 |
|
|
# 121
|
Honduras: |
67.99 |
|
|
# 122
|
Azerbaijan: |
67.81 |
|
|
# 123
|
Cameroon: |
67.63 |
|
|
# 124
|
Georgia: |
67.55 |
|
|
# 125
|
Philippines: |
67.34 |
|
|
# 126
|
Costa Rica: |
66.99 |
|
|
# 127
|
Cote d'Ivoire: |
66.95 |
|
|
# 128
|
Fiji: |
66.81 |
|
|
= 129
|
Dominica: |
66.49 |
|
|
= 129
|
Dominican Republic: |
66.49 |
|
|
# 131
|
Sierra Leone: |
66.47 |
|
|
# 132
|
Paraguay: |
66.36 |
|
|
# 133
|
Belize: |
66.23 |
|
|
# 134
|
Bahrain: |
66.22 |
|
|
# 135
|
Guatemala: |
66.18 |
|
|
# 136
|
India: |
65.99 |
|
|
# 137
|
South Africa: |
65.78 |
|
|
= 138
|
Greece: |
65.65 |
|
|
= 138
|
United Arab Emirates: |
65.65 |
|
|
# 140
|
Mexico: |
65.58 |
|
|
# 141
|
Morocco: |
65.36 |
|
|
# 142
|
Lebanon: |
65.25 |
|
|
# 143
|
Panama: |
65.24 |
|
|
= 144
|
Niger: |
64.27 |
|
|
= 144
|
Nigeria: |
64.27 |
|
|
# 146
|
Chile: |
64.06 |
|
|
# 147
|
Venezuela: |
63.98 |
|
|
# 148
|
Qatar: |
63.82 |
|
|
# 149
|
Egypt: |
63.69 |
|
|
# 150
|
Bolivia: |
63.14 |
|
|
# 151
|
Belgium: |
62.92 |
|
|
# 152
|
Jordan: |
62.62 |
|
|
# 153
|
Pakistan: |
62.45 |
|
|
# 154
|
Peru: |
61.92 |
|
|
# 155
|
Algeria: |
61.59 |
|
|
# 156
|
Libya: |
61.51 |
|
|
# 157
|
Suriname: |
60.53 |
|
|
# 158
|
Iran: |
60.08 |
|
|
# 159
|
Ecuador: |
59.92 |
|
|
# 160
|
Yemen: |
59.1 |
|
|
# 161
|
Sudan: |
58.86 |
|
|
# 162
|
France: |
58.85 |
|
|
# 163
|
Syria: |
57.56 |
|
|
# 164
|
Saudi Arabia: |
56.14 |
|
|
# 165
|
Oman: |
52.76 |
|
|
# 166
|
Iraq: |
52.07 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
73.2 |
|
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