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
|
Mali: |
48.95 |
|
|
# 2
|
Bhutan: |
45.48 |
|
|
# 3
|
Rwanda: |
45.02 |
|
|
# 4
|
Burundi: |
44.91 |
|
|
# 5
|
Uganda: |
42.2 |
|
|
# 6
|
Burkina Faso: |
40.91 |
|
|
# 7
|
Ethiopia: |
39.76 |
|
|
# 8
|
Nepal: |
38.02 |
|
|
# 9
|
Eritrea: |
37.76 |
|
|
# 10
|
Kenya: |
37.62 |
|
|
# 11
|
Tanzania: |
36.46 |
|
|
# 12
|
Comoros: |
36.19 |
|
|
# 13
|
East Timor: |
36.02 |
|
|
# 14
|
Chad: |
34.71 |
|
|
# 15
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
34.68 |
|
|
# 16
|
Madagascar: |
33.18 |
|
|
# 17
|
Gambia, The: |
33.08 |
|
|
# 18
|
Malawi: |
30.91 |
|
|
# 19
|
Somalia: |
29.26 |
|
|
# 20
|
Central African Republic: |
28.58 |
|
|
# 21
|
Togo: |
27.12 |
|
|
# 22
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
26.97 |
|
|
# 23
|
Senegal: |
26.89 |
|
|
# 24
|
Mozambique: |
26.87 |
|
|
# 25
|
Bangladesh: |
26.83 |
|
|
# 26
|
Laos: |
25.62 |
|
|
# 27
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
25.58 |
|
|
# 28
|
Angola: |
25.47 |
|
|
# 29
|
Cambodia: |
24.06 |
|
|
# 30
|
Solomon Islands: |
24.05 |
|
|
# 31
|
Zimbabwe: |
23.63 |
|
|
# 32
|
Afghanistan: |
22.27 |
|
|
# 33
|
Mauritania: |
21.97 |
|
|
# 34
|
Benin: |
21.77 |
|
|
# 35
|
Haiti: |
21.35 |
|
|
# 36
|
Cameroon: |
21.04 |
|
|
# 37
|
Burma: |
20.24 |
|
|
# 38
|
Sudan: |
19.64 |
|
|
# 39
|
Cote d'Ivoire: |
17.25 |
|
|
# 40
|
Yemen: |
16.35 |
|
|
= 41
|
Niger: |
15.67 |
|
|
= 41
|
Nigeria: |
15.67 |
|
|
# 43
|
Liberia: |
14.82 |
|
|
# 44
|
Zambia: |
14.71 |
|
|
# 45
|
Gabon: |
14.46 |
|
|
# 46
|
Namibia: |
14.21 |
|
|
# 47
|
Botswana: |
13.96 |
|
|
# 48
|
Lesotho: |
13.85 |
|
|
# 49
|
Sierra Leone: |
13.61 |
|
|
# 50
|
Ghana: |
13.33 |
|
|
# 51
|
Thailand: |
12.68 |
|
|
# 52
|
Pakistan: |
12.15 |
|
|
# 53
|
India: |
11.41 |
|
|
# 54
|
Brazil: |
10.61 |
|
|
# 55
|
Swaziland: |
10.39 |
|
|
# 56
|
Bolivia: |
10.31 |
|
|
# 57
|
Cape Verde: |
10.1 |
|
|
# 58
|
Indonesia: |
6.87 |
|
|
# 59
|
Egypt: |
6.8 |
|
|
# 60
|
Guatemala: |
6.71 |
|
|
# 61
|
Turkey: |
6.69 |
|
|
# 62
|
Vietnam: |
6.12 |
|
|
# 63
|
Colombia: |
5.83 |
|
|
# 64
|
El Salvador: |
5.61 |
|
|
# 65
|
Nicaragua: |
5.17 |
|
|
= 66
|
Dominica: |
4.39 |
|
|
= 66
|
Dominican Republic: |
4.39 |
|
|
# 68
|
Philippines: |
4.22 |
|
|
# 69
|
Argentina: |
3.66 |
|
|
# 70
|
Paraguay: |
3.58 |
|
|
# 71
|
Mexico: |
3.49 |
|
|
# 72
|
Honduras: |
3.41 |
|
|
# 73
|
Maldives: |
3.25 |
|
|
# 74
|
Syria: |
2.8 |
|
|
# 75
|
Costa Rica: |
2.68 |
|
|
# 76
|
Portugal: |
2.44 |
|
|
# 77
|
Peru: |
2.41 |
|
|
# 78
|
Ecuador: |
2.4 |
|
|
# 79
|
Malaysia: |
2.2 |
|
|
# 80
|
Iraq: |
1.77 |
|
|
# 81
|
Sri Lanka: |
1.76 |
|
|
# 82
|
Panama: |
1.37 |
|
|
# 83
|
Mongolia: |
1.18 |
|
|
# 84
|
Morocco: |
1.09 |
|
|
# 85
|
Mauritius: |
1.04 |
|
|
# 86
|
Uruguay: |
0.8 |
|
|
# 87
|
Belize: |
0.46 |
|
|
# 88
|
Suriname: |
0.44 |
|
|
# 89
|
Italy: |
0.27 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
17.4 |
|
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