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 | Bahrain: | 99.2 | |
| #2 | Qatar: | 99.08 | |
| #3 | Bangladesh: | 98.92 | |
| #4 | Guinea-Bissau: | 98.74 | |
| #5 | Botswana: | 98.72 | |
| #6 | Oman: | 98.72 | |
| #7 | China: | 98.6 | |
| #8 | Mozambique: | 98.54 | |
| #9 | Paraguay: | 98.53 | |
| #10 | Guatemala: | 98.5 | |
| #11 | Rwanda: | 98.45 | |
| #12 | Malawi: | 98.45 | |
| #13 | Kuwait: | 98.43 | |
| #14 | Madagascar: | 98.43 | |
| #15 | Cuba: | 98.4 | |
| #16 | Cape Verde: | 98.35 | |
| #17 | Cote d'Ivoire: | 98.35 | |
| #18 | Cambodia: | 98.26 | |
| #19 | Czech Republic: | 98.26 | |
| #20 | Belarus: | 98.24 | |
| #21 | Dominican Republic: | 98.23 | |
| #22 | Dominica: | 98.23 | |
| #23 | Burundi: | 98.19 | |
| #24 | Slovakia: | 98.19 | |
| #25 | Central African Republic: | 98.12 | |
| #26 | Comoros: | 98.11 | |
| #27 | Turkey: | 98.09 | |
| #28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina: | 98.08 | |
| #29 | Lesotho: | 98.07 | |
| #30 | Serbia and Montenegro: | 98.06 | |
| #31 | Guinea: | 98.05 | |
| #32 | Papua New Guinea: | 98.05 | |
| #33 | Cyprus: | 98.01 | |
| #34 | Angola: | 97.99 | |
| #35 | Swaziland: | 97.95 | |
| #36 | Sri Lanka: | 97.91 | |
| #37 | Turkmenistan: | 97.89 | |
| #38 | Saudi Arabia: | 97.87 | |
| #39 | Thailand: | 97.82 | |
| #40 | Kyrgyzstan: | 97.82 | |
| #41 | Yemen: | 97.81 | |
| #42 | Laos: | 97.77 | |
| #43 | Japan: | 97.76 | |
| #44 | Argentina: | 97.74 | |
| #45 | Indonesia: | 97.72 | |
| #46 | Switzerland: | 97.72 | |
| #47 | Uganda: | 97.71 | |
| #48 | Pakistan: | 97.7 | |
| #49 | Zimbabwe: | 97.68 | |
| #50 | Ukraine: | 97.67 | |
| #51 | Korea, North: | 97.61 | |
| #52 | Sudan: | 97.6 | |
| #53 | Tunisia: | 97.59 | |
| #54 | Mali: | 97.58 | |
| #55 | Bolivia: | 97.57 | |
| #56 | Egypt: | 97.57 | |
| #57 | Kazakhstan: | 97.54 | |
| #58 | Ghana: | 97.53 | |
| #59 | Syria: | 97.53 | |
| #60 | Mauritania: | 97.51 | |
| #61 | India: | 97.5 | |
| #62 | Singapore: | 97.5 | |
| #63 | Uzbekistan: | 97.47 | |
| #64 | Nicaragua: | 97.47 | |
| #65 | Chad: | 97.47 | |
| #66 | Guyana: | 97.46 | |
| #67 | Liberia: | 97.46 | |
| #68 | Russia: | 97.46 | |
| #69 | Bhutan: | 97.45 | |
| #70 | Burkina Faso: | 97.44 | |
| #71 | Honduras: | 97.42 | |
| #72 | Gambia, The: | 97.41 | |
| #73 | Kenya: | 97.41 | |
| #74 | Vietnam: | 97.4 | |
| #75 | Solomon Islands: | 97.38 | |
| #76 | Tanzania: | 97.34 | |
| #77 | Lithuania: | 97.33 | |
| #78 | Mexico: | 97.3 | |
| #79 | Togo: | 97.29 | |
| #80 | Tajikistan: | 97.29 | |
| #81 | South Africa: | 97.28 | |
| #82 | Philippines: | 97.26 | |
| #83 | Malaysia: | 97.24 | |
| #84 | Colombia: | 97.24 | |
| #85 | El Salvador: | 97.23 | |
| #86 | Chile: | 97.22 | |
| #87 | Maldives: | 97.21 | |
| #88 | Slovenia: | 97.17 | |
| #89 | Brazil: | 97.16 | |
| #90 | Albania: | 97.16 | |
| #91 | Belize: | 97.13 | |
| #92 | Namibia: | 97.12 | |
| #93 | Burma: | 97.1 | |
| #94 | Luxembourg: | 97.1 | |
| #95 | Jordan: | 97.1 | |
| #96 | Latvia: | 97.09 | |
| #97 | Moldova: | 97.05 | |
| #98 | Nepal: | 96.97 | |
| #99 | Fiji: | 96.96 | |
| #100 | Suriname: | 96.94 | |
| #101 | Sierra Leone: | 96.87 | |
| #102 | Mongolia: | 96.86 | |
| #103 | Somalia: | 96.85 | |
| #104 | Zambia: | 96.82 | |
| #105 | Panama: | 96.81 | |
| #106 | East Timor: | 96.81 | |
| #107 | Greece: | 96.8 | |
| #108 | Korea, South: | 96.8 | |
| #109 | Senegal: | 96.8 | |
| #110 | Afghanistan: | 96.79 | |
| #111 | Hungary: | 96.77 | |
| #112 | Benin: | 96.77 | |
| #113 | Ecuador: | 96.76 | |
| #114 | Ireland: | 96.75 | |
| #115 | Cameroon: | 96.73 | |
| #116 | Iran: | 96.72 | |
| #117 | Mauritius: | 96.67 | |
| #118 | Eritrea: | 96.63 | |
| #119 | Morocco: | 96.63 | |
| #120 | Uruguay: | 96.61 | |
| #121 | Venezuela: | 96.59 | |
| #122 | Iceland: | 96.58 | |
| #123 | Equatorial Guinea: | 96.56 | |
| #124 | Italy: | 96.53 | |
| #125 | Gabon: | 96.52 | |
| #126 | Austria: | 96.51 | |
| #127 | France: | 96.49 | |
| #128 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | 96.48 | |
| #129 | Peru: | 96.45 | |
| #130 | Romania: | 96.45 | |
| #131 | Lebanon: | 96.42 | |
| #132 | Iraq: | 96.4 | |
| #133 | Germany: | 96.4 | |
| #134 | Niger: | 96.38 | |
| #135 | Nigeria: | 96.38 | |
| #136 | Costa Rica: | 96.37 | |
| #137 | Croatia: | 96.35 | |
| #138 | Ethiopia: | 96.31 | |
| #139 | Portugal: | 96.23 | |
| #140 | Malta: | 96.22 | |
| #141 | Netherlands: | 96.19 | |
| #142 | Estonia: | 96.17 | |
| #143 | Israel: | 96.1 | |
| #144 | Bulgaria: | 96.1 | |
| #145 | Poland: | 96.04 | |
| #146 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: | 96.04 | |
| #147 | Armenia: | 96.03 | |
| #148 | Haiti: | 95.92 | |
| #149 | Belgium: | 95.91 | |
| #150 | Georgia: | 95.86 | |
| #151 | Bahamas, The: | 95.83 | |
| #152 | Jamaica: | 95.72 | |
| #153 | Azerbaijan: | 95.6 | |
| #154 | Spain: | 95.5 | |
| #155 | Sweden: | 95.23 | |
| #156 | Denmark: | 94.66 | |
| #157 | Australia: | 94.65 | |
| #158 | Finland: | 94.53 | |
| #159 | Barbados: | 94.46 | |
| #160 | Trinidad and Tobago: | 94.42 | |
| #161 | Norway: | 93.98 | |
| #162 | Canada: | 93.91 | |
| #163 | New Zealand: | 93.84 | |
| #164 | United States: | 93.16 | |
| #165 | Libya: | 92.23 | |
| |
Weighted average: |
97.1 |
|
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