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 |
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 |
Nigeria: |
15.67 |
|
| #42 |
Niger: |
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 |
|
| #67 |
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
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