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
|
Belarus: |
96.69 |
|
|
# 2
|
Russia: |
96.32 |
|
|
# 3
|
Ukraine: |
96.01 |
|
|
# 4
|
Czech Republic: |
95.92 |
|
|
# 5
|
Moldova: |
95.85 |
|
|
# 6
|
Slovakia: |
95.65 |
|
|
# 7
|
Estonia: |
95.53 |
|
|
# 8
|
Sweden: |
95.38 |
|
|
# 9
|
Latvia: |
95.23 |
|
|
# 10
|
Lithuania: |
95.2 |
|
|
# 11
|
Cambodia: |
95.15 |
|
|
# 12
|
Kazakhstan: |
95.08 |
|
|
# 13
|
Mozambique: |
94.83 |
|
|
# 14
|
Uganda: |
94.79 |
|
|
# 15
|
Ghana: |
94.62 |
|
|
# 16
|
Bulgaria: |
94.4 |
|
|
# 17
|
Tanzania: |
94.32 |
|
|
# 18
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
94.29 |
|
|
# 19
|
China: |
94.18 |
|
|
# 20
|
Rwanda: |
94.16 |
|
|
# 21
|
Burundi: |
94.01 |
|
|
# 22
|
Armenia: |
93.35 |
|
|
# 23
|
Slovenia: |
93.3 |
|
|
# 24
|
Uzbekistan: |
93.13 |
|
|
# 25
|
Mongolia: |
92.88 |
|
|
# 26
|
Finland: |
92.82 |
|
|
# 27
|
Denmark: |
92.81 |
|
|
# 28
|
Solomon Islands: |
92.6 |
|
|
# 29
|
Kenya: |
92.4 |
|
|
# 30
|
Iceland: |
92.27 |
|
|
# 31
|
Jamaica: |
92.18 |
|
|
# 32
|
Hungary: |
91.89 |
|
|
# 33
|
Thailand: |
91.63 |
|
|
# 34
|
Malawi: |
91.49 |
|
|
= 35
|
East Timor: |
91.47 |
|
|
= 35
|
Turkmenistan: |
91.47 |
|
|
# 37
|
Norway: |
91.38 |
|
|
# 38
|
Eritrea: |
91.19 |
|
|
# 39
|
Poland: |
91.16 |
|
|
# 40
|
Burkina Faso: |
91.09 |
|
|
# 41
|
Albania: |
90.77 |
|
|
# 42
|
Benin: |
90.62 |
|
|
# 43
|
Georgia: |
90.53 |
|
|
# 44
|
New Zealand: |
89.95 |
|
|
# 45
|
Canada: |
89.81 |
|
|
= 46
|
Guinea: |
89.77 |
|
|
= 46
|
Papua New Guinea: |
89.77 |
|
|
# 48
|
Tajikistan: |
89.71 |
|
|
# 49
|
Bahamas, The: |
89.68 |
|
|
# 50
|
France: |
89.51 |
|
|
= 51
|
Croatia: |
89.36 |
|
|
= 51
|
Mali: |
89.36 |
|
|
# 53
|
Barbados: |
89.11 |
|
|
# 54
|
Qatar: |
89.05 |
|
|
# 55
|
Angola: |
89.04 |
|
|
# 56
|
Laos: |
88.97 |
|
|
# 57
|
Vietnam: |
88.95 |
|
|
# 58
|
Madagascar: |
88.25 |
|
|
# 59
|
Germany: |
88.05 |
|
|
# 60
|
Romania: |
87.85 |
|
|
# 61
|
Zimbabwe: |
87.82 |
|
|
# 62
|
Azerbaijan: |
87.76 |
|
|
# 63
|
Maldives: |
87.58 |
|
|
# 64
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
87.51 |
|
|
= 65
|
Australia: |
87.46 |
|
|
= 65
|
Chad: |
87.46 |
|
|
# 67
|
United States: |
87.2 |
|
|
= 68
|
Switzerland: |
87.19 |
|
|
= 68
|
Gambia, The: |
87.19 |
|
|
# 70
|
Central African Republic: |
87.04 |
|
|
# 71
|
Bangladesh: |
86.97 |
|
|
# 72
|
Japan: |
86.87 |
|
|
# 73
|
Korea, North: |
86.2 |
|
|
# 74
|
Comoros: |
85.97 |
|
|
# 75
|
Botswana: |
85.78 |
|
|
# 76
|
Mauritania: |
85.55 |
|
|
# 77
|
Somalia: |
85.43 |
|
|
# 78
|
Gabon: |
85.27 |
|
|
# 79
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
85.26 |
|
|
# 80
|
Cuba: |
85.22 |
|
|
# 81
|
Israel: |
84.95 |
|
|
# 82
|
Burma: |
84.66 |
|
|
# 83
|
United Arab Emirates: |
84.6 |
|
|
# 84
|
Senegal: |
84.59 |
|
|
# 85
|
Portugal: |
84.37 |
|
|
# 86
|
Austria: |
83.57 |
|
|
# 87
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
83.54 |
|
|
# 88
|
Cyprus: |
83.42 |
|
|
# 89
|
Uruguay: |
83.41 |
|
|
# 90
|
Indonesia: |
83.31 |
|
|
# 91
|
Liberia: |
82.22 |
|
|
# 92
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
82.17 |
|
|
# 93
|
Namibia: |
81.77 |
|
|
# 94
|
Korea, South: |
81.69 |
|
|
# 95
|
Netherlands: |
81.27 |
|
|
# 96
|
Belgium: |
80.9 |
|
|
# 97
|
Haiti: |
80.54 |
|
|
# 98
|
Zambia: |
80.28 |
|
|
# 99
|
Ethiopia: |
80.06 |
|
|
# 100
|
Nepal: |
79.95 |
|
|
# 101
|
Philippines: |
79.94 |
|
|
# 102
|
Singapore: |
79.76 |
|
|
# 103
|
Bhutan: |
79.4 |
|
|
# 104
|
Bahrain: |
79.28 |
|
|
# 105
|
Cameroon: |
79.17 |
|
|
# 106
|
Panama: |
78.74 |
|
|
# 107
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
78.65 |
|
|
# 108
|
Togo: |
78.58 |
|
|
# 109
|
Italy: |
78.46 |
|
|
= 110
|
Nigeria: |
78.45 |
|
|
= 110
|
Niger: |
78.45 |
|
|
# 112
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
78.22 |
|
|
# 113
|
Bolivia: |
76.97 |
|
|
# 114
|
Malaysia: |
76.82 |
|
|
# 115
|
Venezuela: |
76.65 |
|
|
# 116
|
Turkey: |
76.5 |
|
|
# 117
|
Nicaragua: |
76.4 |
|
|
# 118
|
Luxembourg: |
76.26 |
|
|
= 119
|
Afghanistan: |
76.13 |
|
|
= 119
|
Colombia: |
76.13 |
|
|
# 121
|
Greece: |
76.05 |
|
|
# 122
|
Cote d'Ivoire: |
75.72 |
|
|
# 123
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
75.7 |
|
|
# 124
|
South Africa: |
75.69 |
|
|
# 125
|
India: |
75.48 |
|
|
# 126
|
Saudi Arabia: |
75.23 |
|
|
# 127
|
Lesotho: |
75.15 |
|
|
# 128
|
Chile: |
74.29 |
|
|
# 129
|
Honduras: |
74.14 |
|
|
# 130
|
El Salvador: |
73.67 |
|
|
# 131
|
Sierra Leone: |
73.32 |
|
|
# 132
|
Pakistan: |
73.05 |
|
|
# 133
|
Sri Lanka: |
72.73 |
|
|
# 134
|
Kuwait: |
72.54 |
|
|
# 135
|
Spain: |
72.26 |
|
|
# 136
|
Suriname: |
72.07 |
|
|
# 137
|
Costa Rica: |
71.74 |
|
|
# 138
|
Mauritius: |
71.5 |
|
|
= 139
|
Dominica: |
71.45 |
|
|
= 139
|
Dominican Republic: |
71.45 |
|
|
# 141
|
Brazil: |
71.42 |
|
|
# 142
|
Guyana: |
70.69 |
|
|
# 143
|
Morocco: |
70.62 |
|
|
# 144
|
Egypt: |
70.39 |
|
|
# 145
|
Paraguay: |
70.18 |
|
|
# 146
|
Argentina: |
69.98 |
|
|
# 147
|
Mexico: |
69.91 |
|
|
# 148
|
Sudan: |
69.17 |
|
|
# 149
|
Fiji: |
69.12 |
|
|
# 150
|
Guatemala: |
69.03 |
|
|
# 151
|
Ecuador: |
68.05 |
|
|
# 152
|
Oman: |
67.72 |
|
|
# 153
|
Tunisia: |
66.88 |
|
|
# 154
|
Peru: |
66.78 |
|
|
# 155
|
Ireland: |
66.73 |
|
|
# 156
|
Swaziland: |
66.48 |
|
|
# 157
|
Cape Verde: |
66.41 |
|
|
# 158
|
Algeria: |
65.69 |
|
|
# 159
|
Belize: |
65.32 |
|
|
# 160
|
Syria: |
64.4 |
|
|
# 161
|
Iran: |
63.95 |
|
|
# 162
|
Jordan: |
62.4 |
|
|
# 163
|
Yemen: |
60.88 |
|
|
# 164
|
Libya: |
60.34 |
|
|
# 165
|
Iraq: |
59.67 |
|
|
# 166
|
Malta: |
59.28 |
|
|
# 167
|
Lebanon: |
55.47 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
82.3 |
|
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