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 |
Belarus: |
96.62 |
|
| #2 |
Czech Republic: |
96.51 |
|
| #3 |
Slovakia: |
96.48 |
|
| #4 |
Bulgaria: |
96.08 |
|
| #5 |
Slovenia: |
95.72 |
|
| #6 |
China: |
95.68 |
|
| #7 |
Russia: |
95.66 |
|
| #8 |
Ukraine: |
95.56 |
|
| #9 |
Latvia: |
95.43 |
|
| #10 |
Moldova: |
95.13 |
|
| #11 |
Cambodia: |
94.94 |
|
| #12 |
Estonia: |
94.54 |
|
| #13 |
Lithuania: |
94.34 |
|
| #14 |
Rwanda: |
94.25 |
|
| #15 |
Burundi: |
94.22 |
|
| #16 |
Benin: |
94.2 |
|
| #17 |
Mozambique: |
94.04 |
|
| #18 |
Kazakhstan: |
93.8 |
|
| #19 |
Sweden: |
93.66 |
|
| #20 |
Ghana: |
93.6 |
|
| #21 |
Denmark: |
93.59 |
|
| #22 |
Solomon Islands: |
93.5 |
|
| #23 |
Vietnam: |
93.49 |
|
| #24 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
93.29 |
|
| #25 |
Mongolia: |
92.66 |
|
| #26 |
Tanzania: |
92.51 |
|
| #27 |
Uganda: |
92.45 |
|
| #28 |
Armenia: |
92.33 |
|
| #29 |
Croatia: |
92.03 |
|
| #30 |
Uzbekistan: |
91.88 |
|
| #31 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
91.86 |
|
| #32 |
Thailand: |
91.67 |
|
| #33 |
Barbados: |
91.44 |
|
| #34 |
Malawi: |
91.39 |
|
| #35 |
Jamaica: |
91.01 |
|
| #36 |
Laos: |
90.98 |
|
| #37 |
Finland: |
90.86 |
|
| #38 |
Bahamas, The: |
90.41 |
|
| #39 |
Kenya: |
90.39 |
|
| #40 |
Burkina Faso: |
90.28 |
|
| #41 |
Zimbabwe: |
90.22 |
|
| #42 |
Turkmenistan: |
90.15 |
|
| #43 |
Norway: |
90.13 |
|
| #44 |
Hungary: |
89.9 |
|
| #45 |
Albania: |
89.74 |
|
| #46 |
Romania: |
89.72 |
|
| #47 |
Botswana: |
89.7 |
|
| #48 |
France: |
89.52 |
|
| #49 |
Portugal: |
89.42 |
|
| #50 |
Iceland: |
89.36 |
|
| #51 |
Poland: |
89.3 |
|
| #52 |
Belgium: |
88.85 |
|
| #53 |
Qatar: |
88.75 |
|
| #54 |
Eritrea: |
88.67 |
|
| #55 |
Guinea: |
88.64 |
|
| #56 |
Papua New Guinea: |
88.64 |
|
| #57 |
East Timor: |
88.41 |
|
| #58 |
Georgia: |
88.24 |
|
| #59 |
Cuba: |
88.24 |
|
| #60 |
Canada: |
88.22 |
|
| #61 |
Mali: |
87.84 |
|
| #62 |
Bangladesh: |
87.73 |
|
| #63 |
Madagascar: |
87.59 |
|
| #64 |
Angola: |
87.44 |
|
| #65 |
Tajikistan: |
87.36 |
|
| #66 |
Korea, North: |
87.28 |
|
| #67 |
Chad: |
86.86 |
|
| #68 |
Germany: |
86.82 |
|
| #69 |
United States: |
86.54 |
|
| #70 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
86.36 |
|
| #71 |
Gambia, The: |
86.18 |
|
| #72 |
Gabon: |
85.51 |
|
| #73 |
Australia: |
85.29 |
|
| #74 |
Zambia: |
85.21 |
|
| #75 |
Maldives: |
85.18 |
|
| #76 |
Burma: |
85.02 |
|
| #77 |
Azerbaijan: |
84.8 |
|
| #78 |
Singapore: |
84.69 |
|
| #79 |
Kuwait: |
84.65 |
|
| #80 |
Uruguay: |
84.62 |
|
| #81 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
84.62 |
|
| #82 |
Mauritania: |
84.47 |
|
| #83 |
Cyprus: |
84.2 |
|
| #84 |
Comoros: |
83.95 |
|
| #85 |
Austria: |
83.71 |
|
| #86 |
Italy: |
83.63 |
|
| #87 |
Netherlands: |
83.5 |
|
| #88 |
Central African Republic: |
83.38 |
|
| #89 |
Switzerland: |
83.3 |
|
| #90 |
Somalia: |
83.08 |
|
| #91 |
Namibia: |
82.99 |
|
| #92 |
Israel: |
82.78 |
|
| #93 |
United Arab Emirates: |
82.51 |
|
| #94 |
New Zealand: |
82.14 |
|
| #95 |
Senegal: |
81.92 |
|
| #96 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
81.86 |
|
| #97 |
Luxembourg: |
81.43 |
|
| #98 |
Nicaragua: |
81.33 |
|
| #99 |
Indonesia: |
80.86 |
|
| #100 |
Greece: |
80.65 |
|
| #101 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
80.64 |
|
| #102 |
Colombia: |
80.57 |
|
| #103 |
Spain: |
80.45 |
|
| #104 |
Venezuela: |
79.84 |
|
| #105 |
Haiti: |
79.76 |
|
| #106 |
Japan: |
79.51 |
|
| #107 |
Panama: |
79.4 |
|
| #108 |
Bhutan: |
79.32 |
|
| #109 |
Bahrain: |
78.64 |
|
| #110 |
Togo: |
78.52 |
|
| #111 |
Ireland: |
78.51 |
|
| #112 |
Ethiopia: |
78.41 |
|
| #113 |
Liberia: |
78.38 |
|
| #114 |
Korea, South: |
78.38 |
|
| #115 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
78.18 |
|
| #116 |
Sri Lanka: |
77.63 |
|
| #117 |
South Africa: |
77.56 |
|
| #118 |
Guyana: |
77.56 |
|
| #119 |
Nepal: |
77.41 |
|
| #120 |
Turkey: |
77.16 |
|
| #121 |
Lesotho: |
77.08 |
|
| #122 |
Malaysia: |
76.9 |
|
| #123 |
India: |
76.85 |
|
| #124 |
Cape Verde: |
76.57 |
|
| #125 |
Dominica: |
76.25 |
|
| #126 |
Dominican Republic: |
76.25 |
|
| #127 |
Afghanistan: |
76.12 |
|
| #128 |
El Salvador: |
76.07 |
|
| #129 |
Philippines: |
76.04 |
|
| #130 |
Brazil: |
75.78 |
|
| #131 |
Suriname: |
75.23 |
|
| #132 |
Honduras: |
75.18 |
|
| #133 |
Bolivia: |
75.04 |
|
| #134 |
Argentina: |
74.93 |
|
| #135 |
Cameroon: |
74.69 |
|
| #136 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
74.39 |
|
| #137 |
Sierra Leone: |
74.16 |
|
| #138 |
Chile: |
74.1 |
|
| #139 |
Costa Rica: |
74.06 |
|
| #140 |
Swaziland: |
73.78 |
|
| #141 |
Egypt: |
73.47 |
|
| #142 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
73.19 |
|
| #143 |
Morocco: |
72.59 |
|
| #144 |
Niger: |
72.56 |
|
| #145 |
Nigeria: |
72.56 |
|
| #146 |
Fiji: |
72.45 |
|
| #147 |
Paraguay: |
72.44 |
|
| #148 |
Tunisia: |
72.29 |
|
| #149 |
Guatemala: |
72.03 |
|
| #150 |
Mexico: |
71.89 |
|
| #151 |
Peru: |
71.59 |
|
| #152 |
Yemen: |
70.79 |
|
| #153 |
Saudi Arabia: |
70.53 |
|
| #154 |
Ecuador: |
70.51 |
|
| #155 |
Sudan: |
68.65 |
|
| #156 |
Oman: |
68.17 |
|
| #157 |
Iran: |
67.89 |
|
| #158 |
Algeria: |
67.57 |
|
| #159 |
Lebanon: |
67.38 |
|
| #160 |
Syria: |
66.39 |
|
| #161 |
Malta: |
66.01 |
|
| #162 |
Belize: |
65.72 |
|
| #163 |
Jordan: |
65.31 |
|
| #164 |
Iraq: |
61.97 |
|
| #165 |
Libya: |
61.6 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
83.2 |
|
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