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: |
99.23 |
|
| #2 |
Qatar: |
99.18 |
|
| #3 |
United Arab Emirates: |
98.98 |
|
| #4 |
Botswana: |
98.81 |
|
| #5 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
98.71 |
|
| #6 |
Madagascar: |
98.64 |
|
| #7 |
Switzerland: |
98.62 |
|
| #8 |
Mozambique: |
98.62 |
|
| #9 |
Guatemala: |
98.38 |
|
| #10 |
Bangladesh: |
98.37 |
|
| #11 |
Bolivia: |
98.35 |
|
| #12 |
Tanzania: |
98.34 |
|
| #13 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
98.34 |
|
| #14 |
Philippines: |
98.33 |
|
| #15 |
Sri Lanka: |
98.33 |
|
| #16 |
China: |
98.32 |
|
| #17 |
Cyprus: |
98.31 |
|
| #18 |
Central African Republic: |
98.28 |
|
| #19 |
Rwanda: |
98.2 |
|
| #20 |
Indonesia: |
98.19 |
|
| #21 |
Peru: |
98.12 |
|
| #22 |
Comoros: |
98.01 |
|
| #23 |
Cambodia: |
98.01 |
|
| #24 |
Sudan: |
97.97 |
|
| #25 |
Paraguay: |
97.94 |
|
| #26 |
Bhutan: |
97.91 |
|
| #27 |
Ghana: |
97.86 |
|
| #28 |
Malaysia: |
97.85 |
|
| #29 |
Estonia: |
97.84 |
|
| #30 |
Burundi: |
97.79 |
|
| #31 |
Albania: |
97.75 |
|
| #32 |
Japan: |
97.75 |
|
| #33 |
Liberia: |
97.73 |
|
| #34 |
Thailand: |
97.71 |
|
| #35 |
Nigeria: |
97.7 |
|
| #36 |
Singapore: |
97.7 |
|
| #37 |
Niger: |
97.7 |
|
| #38 |
Uganda: |
97.68 |
|
| #39 |
Zimbabwe: |
97.68 |
|
| #40 |
Turkmenistan: |
97.63 |
|
| #41 |
Cuba: |
97.61 |
|
| #42 |
Pakistan: |
97.59 |
|
| #43 |
Lesotho: |
97.59 |
|
| #44 |
Yemen: |
97.57 |
|
| #45 |
El Salvador: |
97.53 |
|
| #46 |
Germany: |
97.52 |
|
| #47 |
Mauritania: |
97.51 |
|
| #48 |
Ecuador: |
97.46 |
|
| #49 |
Senegal: |
97.45 |
|
| #50 |
Honduras: |
97.44 |
|
| #51 |
Oman: |
97.44 |
|
| #52 |
Iceland: |
97.43 |
|
| #53 |
Mongolia: |
97.41 |
|
| #54 |
Kazakhstan: |
97.41 |
|
| #55 |
Moldova: |
97.4 |
|
| #56 |
Burkina Faso: |
97.39 |
|
| #57 |
Maldives: |
97.36 |
|
| #58 |
Mali: |
97.34 |
|
| #59 |
Kenya: |
97.33 |
|
| #60 |
Gambia, The: |
97.33 |
|
| #61 |
Tunisia: |
97.33 |
|
| #62 |
Belize: |
97.32 |
|
| #63 |
Colombia: |
97.31 |
|
| #64 |
Uzbekistan: |
97.31 |
|
| #65 |
Togo: |
97.31 |
|
| #66 |
Chad: |
97.26 |
|
| #67 |
Nicaragua: |
97.26 |
|
| #68 |
Cape Verde: |
97.21 |
|
| #69 |
Belarus: |
97.2 |
|
| #70 |
Italy: |
97.2 |
|
| #71 |
Swaziland: |
97.2 |
|
| #72 |
Guyana: |
97.19 |
|
| #73 |
Ethiopia: |
97.18 |
|
| #74 |
Nepal: |
97.18 |
|
| #75 |
Slovakia: |
97.17 |
|
| #76 |
Ukraine: |
97.17 |
|
| #77 |
Syria: |
97.14 |
|
| #78 |
Saudi Arabia: |
97.09 |
|
| #79 |
Czech Republic: |
97.06 |
|
| #80 |
Tajikistan: |
97.06 |
|
| #81 |
Fiji: |
97.04 |
|
| #82 |
Russia: |
97.04 |
|
| #83 |
South Africa: |
97.01 |
|
| #84 |
Eritrea: |
97.01 |
|
| #85 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
96.99 |
|
| #86 |
Namibia: |
96.97 |
|
| #87 |
Egypt: |
96.96 |
|
| #88 |
Haiti: |
96.94 |
|
| #89 |
Chile: |
96.92 |
|
| #90 |
Venezuela: |
96.91 |
|
| #91 |
Guinea: |
96.9 |
|
| #92 |
Papua New Guinea: |
96.9 |
|
| #93 |
Mexico: |
96.89 |
|
| #94 |
France: |
96.85 |
|
| #95 |
Korea, North: |
96.83 |
|
| #96 |
Lithuania: |
96.77 |
|
| #97 |
Morocco: |
96.76 |
|
| #98 |
Kuwait: |
96.72 |
|
| #99 |
East Timor: |
96.72 |
|
| #100 |
Somalia: |
96.72 |
|
| #101 |
Angola: |
96.68 |
|
| #102 |
Benin: |
96.68 |
|
| #103 |
Sierra Leone: |
96.68 |
|
| #104 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
96.65 |
|
| #105 |
Afghanistan: |
96.64 |
|
| #106 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
96.6 |
|
| #107 |
Cameroon: |
96.59 |
|
| #108 |
Dominican Republic: |
96.57 |
|
| #109 |
Dominica: |
96.57 |
|
| #110 |
Gabon: |
96.5 |
|
| #111 |
Luxembourg: |
96.48 |
|
| #112 |
Mauritius: |
96.42 |
|
| #113 |
Iran: |
96.39 |
|
| #114 |
Panama: |
96.38 |
|
| #115 |
Greece: |
96.37 |
|
| #116 |
Solomon Islands: |
96.34 |
|
| #117 |
Bahamas, The: |
96.32 |
|
| #118 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
96.31 |
|
| #119 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
96.27 |
|
| #120 |
Sweden: |
96.26 |
|
| #121 |
Israel: |
96.22 |
|
| #122 |
Algeria: |
96.17 |
|
| #123 |
Slovenia: |
96.16 |
|
| #124 |
Jamaica: |
96.11 |
|
| #125 |
Laos: |
96.09 |
|
| #126 |
Portugal: |
96.05 |
|
| #127 |
Croatia: |
95.96 |
|
| #128 |
Uruguay: |
95.86 |
|
| #129 |
Zambia: |
95.78 |
|
| #130 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
95.76 |
|
| #131 |
Malta: |
95.76 |
|
| #132 |
Costa Rica: |
95.75 |
|
| #133 |
Jordan: |
95.75 |
|
| #134 |
Latvia: |
95.68 |
|
| #135 |
Burma: |
95.66 |
|
| #136 |
Azerbaijan: |
95.59 |
|
| #137 |
Lebanon: |
95.58 |
|
| #138 |
Austria: |
95.54 |
|
| #139 |
Brazil: |
95.31 |
|
| #140 |
Armenia: |
95.2 |
|
| #141 |
Turkey: |
95.09 |
|
| #142 |
Romania: |
95.08 |
|
| #143 |
Georgia: |
95.06 |
|
| #144 |
Spain: |
94.98 |
|
| #145 |
Suriname: |
94.9 |
|
| #146 |
Ireland: |
94.79 |
|
| #147 |
Bulgaria: |
94.7 |
|
| #148 |
New Zealand: |
94.57 |
|
| #149 |
Barbados: |
94.56 |
|
| #150 |
Netherlands: |
94.5 |
|
| #151 |
Belgium: |
94.32 |
|
| #152 |
Iraq: |
94.22 |
|
| #153 |
Korea, South: |
94.17 |
|
| #154 |
Finland: |
94.13 |
|
| #155 |
Hungary: |
94.09 |
|
| #156 |
Canada: |
94.03 |
|
| #157 |
Norway: |
93.98 |
|
| #158 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
93.98 |
|
| #159 |
Poland: |
93.92 |
|
| #160 |
Vietnam: |
93.61 |
|
| #161 |
Australia: |
93.38 |
|
| #162 |
Libya: |
92.76 |
|
| #163 |
United States: |
92.17 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
96.8 |
|
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