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 |
Mozambique: |
93.21 |
|
| #2 |
Ghana: |
91.93 |
|
| #3 |
Tanzania: |
91.88 |
|
| #4 |
Malawi: |
89.96 |
|
| #5 |
Uganda: |
88.93 |
|
| #6 |
Cambodia: |
86.88 |
|
| #7 |
Kenya: |
85.83 |
|
| #8 |
Central African Republic: |
85.69 |
|
| #9 |
Solomon Islands: |
84.88 |
|
| #10 |
Eritrea: |
84.76 |
|
| #11 |
Iceland: |
84.43 |
|
| #12 |
Burkina Faso: |
84.28 |
|
| #13 |
Madagascar: |
84.27 |
|
| #14 |
Maldives: |
83.79 |
|
| #15 |
Rwanda: |
83.55 |
|
| #16 |
Sweden: |
83.06 |
|
| #17 |
Zimbabwe: |
82.74 |
|
| #18 |
Burundi: |
82.69 |
|
| #19 |
Bangladesh: |
82.57 |
|
| #20 |
Gambia, The: |
82.23 |
|
| #21 |
Angola: |
81.83 |
|
| #22 |
Mali: |
80.76 |
|
| #23 |
Jamaica: |
80.26 |
|
| #24 |
Comoros: |
79.66 |
|
| #25 |
Burma: |
79.14 |
|
| #26 |
Chad: |
78.74 |
|
| #27 |
East Timor: |
78.29 |
|
| #28 |
Thailand: |
78.01 |
|
| #29 |
Benin: |
77.73 |
|
| #30 |
Mongolia: |
77.34 |
|
| #31 |
Guinea: |
77.32 |
|
| #32 |
Papua New Guinea: |
77.32 |
|
| #33 |
Mauritania: |
77.04 |
|
| #34 |
Qatar: |
76.77 |
|
| #35 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
76.32 |
|
| #36 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
76.15 |
|
| #37 |
Ethiopia: |
75.85 |
|
| #38 |
Nigeria: |
75.74 |
|
| #39 |
Niger: |
75.74 |
|
| #40 |
Gabon: |
75.34 |
|
| #41 |
United Arab Emirates: |
75.17 |
|
| #42 |
Switzerland: |
75.04 |
|
| #43 |
Haiti: |
74.65 |
|
| #44 |
Cameroon: |
74.53 |
|
| #45 |
Laos: |
74.46 |
|
| #46 |
Bahamas, The: |
74.38 |
|
| #47 |
Japan: |
74.08 |
|
| #48 |
Nepal: |
73.92 |
|
| #49 |
Liberia: |
73.35 |
|
| #50 |
Senegal: |
72.82 |
|
| #51 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
72.68 |
|
| #52 |
Togo: |
72.64 |
|
| #53 |
Philippines: |
72.46 |
|
| #54 |
Norway: |
72.39 |
|
| #55 |
Bhutan: |
72.27 |
|
| #56 |
Denmark: |
72.24 |
|
| #57 |
Indonesia: |
71.94 |
|
| #58 |
Botswana: |
71.12 |
|
| #59 |
Namibia: |
70.41 |
|
| #60 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
69.67 |
|
| #61 |
Korea, South: |
68.93 |
|
| #62 |
Afghanistan: |
68.48 |
|
| #63 |
Nicaragua: |
67.76 |
|
| #64 |
Bolivia: |
67.66 |
|
| #65 |
United States: |
67.56 |
|
| #66 |
Estonia: |
67.12 |
|
| #67 |
Zambia: |
66.23 |
|
| #68 |
Korea, North: |
66.16 |
|
| #69 |
Lesotho: |
65.54 |
|
| #70 |
Sierra Leone: |
65.43 |
|
| #71 |
Georgia: |
65.4 |
|
| #72 |
Vietnam: |
65.22 |
|
| #73 |
Cyprus: |
65.1 |
|
| #74 |
Latvia: |
65.05 |
|
| #75 |
Sudan: |
64.82 |
|
| #76 |
India: |
64.57 |
|
| #77 |
Dominican Republic: |
64.21 |
|
| #78 |
China: |
64.21 |
|
| #79 |
Dominica: |
64.21 |
|
| #80 |
Honduras: |
63.57 |
|
| #81 |
Pakistan: |
63.33 |
|
| #82 |
New Zealand: |
62.67 |
|
| #83 |
Paraguay: |
62.46 |
|
| #84 |
Barbados: |
62.35 |
|
| #85 |
Canada: |
61.86 |
|
| #86 |
Guatemala: |
60.91 |
|
| #87 |
Armenia: |
60.85 |
|
| #88 |
Lithuania: |
60.79 |
|
| #89 |
El Salvador: |
60.46 |
|
| #90 |
Israel: |
59.9 |
|
| #91 |
Morocco: |
59.65 |
|
| #92 |
Finland: |
59.53 |
|
| #93 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
59.26 |
|
| #94 |
Libya: |
58.83 |
|
| #95 |
Peru: |
58.82 |
|
| #96 |
Ecuador: |
58.5 |
|
| #97 |
Germany: |
58.45 |
|
| #98 |
Bahrain: |
58.17 |
|
| #99 |
Mexico: |
57.48 |
|
| #100 |
Egypt: |
57.41 |
|
| #101 |
Tajikistan: |
57.23 |
|
| #102 |
Turkmenistan: |
57.12 |
|
| #103 |
Venezuela: |
57.1 |
|
| #104 |
Uruguay: |
57.06 |
|
| #105 |
Poland: |
56.75 |
|
| #106 |
Belarus: |
56.58 |
|
| #107 |
Portugal: |
56.53 |
|
| #108 |
Guyana: |
56.44 |
|
| #109 |
Turkey: |
56.14 |
|
| #110 |
Cuba: |
55.92 |
|
| #111 |
South Africa: |
55.86 |
|
| #112 |
Czech Republic: |
55.64 |
|
| #113 |
Colombia: |
55.44 |
|
| #114 |
Australia: |
55.28 |
|
| #115 |
Swaziland: |
54.76 |
|
| #116 |
France: |
54.66 |
|
| #117 |
Chile: |
54.27 |
|
| #118 |
Azerbaijan: |
54.14 |
|
| #119 |
Syria: |
53.93 |
|
| #120 |
Fiji: |
53.9 |
|
| #121 |
Saudi Arabia: |
53.86 |
|
| #122 |
Kuwait: |
53.73 |
|
| #123 |
Yemen: |
53.05 |
|
| #124 |
Suriname: |
52.73 |
|
| #125 |
Algeria: |
52.26 |
|
| #126 |
Slovakia: |
51.97 |
|
| #127 |
Albania: |
51.96 |
|
| #128 |
Iran: |
51.87 |
|
| #129 |
Jordan: |
51.68 |
|
| #130 |
Russia: |
51.67 |
|
| #131 |
Uzbekistan: |
51.66 |
|
| #132 |
Bulgaria: |
51.59 |
|
| #133 |
Malaysia: |
51.4 |
|
| #134 |
Brazil: |
51.4 |
|
| #135 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
51.01 |
|
| #136 |
Sri Lanka: |
50.79 |
|
| #137 |
Belize: |
50.28 |
|
| #138 |
Argentina: |
49.99 |
|
| #139 |
Mauritius: |
49.83 |
|
| #140 |
Cape Verde: |
49.78 |
|
| #141 |
Greece: |
49.76 |
|
| #142 |
Kazakhstan: |
49.72 |
|
| #143 |
Ukraine: |
49.64 |
|
| #144 |
Tunisia: |
49.21 |
|
| #145 |
Ireland: |
49.13 |
|
| #146 |
Costa Rica: |
49.08 |
|
| #147 |
Oman: |
48.31 |
|
| #148 |
Panama: |
47.58 |
|
| #149 |
Moldova: |
47.14 |
|
| #150 |
Spain: |
47.02 |
|
| #151 |
Malta: |
44.12 |
|
| #152 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
43.26 |
|
| #153 |
Netherlands: |
43.24 |
|
| #154 |
Singapore: |
42.78 |
|
| #155 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
42.35 |
|
| #156 |
Iraq: |
42.32 |
|
| #157 |
Italy: |
42.21 |
|
| #158 |
Austria: |
40.87 |
|
| #159 |
Lebanon: |
39.92 |
|
| #160 |
Croatia: |
39.41 |
|
| #161 |
Romania: |
37.55 |
|
| #162 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
34.83 |
|
| #163 |
Luxembourg: |
34.44 |
|
| #164 |
Slovenia: |
33.31 |
|
| #165 |
Belgium: |
31.63 |
|
| #166 |
Hungary: |
29.71 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
63.3 |
|
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
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