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Labor Statistics > Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#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 
#41   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   Romania: 78.06 
#53   Kazakhstan: 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 
#79   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   Poland: 70.21 
#105   Spain: 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 
#130   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   United Arab Emirates: 65.65 
#139   Greece: 65.65 
#140   Mexico: 65.58 
#141   Morocco: 65.36 
#142   Lebanon: 65.25 
#143   Panama: 65.24 
#144   Niger: 64.27 
#145   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

SOURCE: Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation

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