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
|
Rwanda: |
81.51 |
|
|
# 2
|
Burundi: |
81.17 |
|
|
# 3
|
Laos: |
72.1 |
|
|
# 4
|
Tanzania: |
71.74 |
|
|
# 5
|
Uganda: |
71.58 |
|
|
# 6
|
Solomon Islands: |
69.43 |
|
|
# 7
|
Cambodia: |
68.44 |
|
|
# 8
|
Burkina Faso: |
67.99 |
|
|
# 9
|
Angola: |
67.83 |
|
|
# 10
|
East Timor: |
66.78 |
|
|
# 11
|
Eritrea: |
66.37 |
|
|
# 12
|
Kenya: |
65.42 |
|
|
# 13
|
Mali: |
65.16 |
|
|
# 14
|
Mozambique: |
62.37 |
|
|
# 15
|
China: |
61.7 |
|
|
# 16
|
Bhutan: |
61.63 |
|
|
# 17
|
Thailand: |
61.56 |
|
|
# 18
|
Malawi: |
60.7 |
|
|
# 19
|
Zambia: |
60.54 |
|
|
# 20
|
Chad: |
59.02 |
|
|
# 21
|
Gambia, The: |
56.94 |
|
|
# 22
|
Denmark: |
55.8 |
|
|
# 23
|
Burma: |
55.71 |
|
|
# 24
|
Senegal: |
55.25 |
|
|
# 25
|
Vietnam: |
54.72 |
|
|
# 26
|
Central African Republic: |
54.26 |
|
|
# 27
|
Somalia: |
53.98 |
|
|
# 28
|
Ethiopia: |
53.7 |
|
|
# 29
|
Ghana: |
53.55 |
|
|
# 30
|
Madagascar: |
53.48 |
|
|
# 31
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
53.38 |
|
|
# 32
|
Bangladesh: |
53.34 |
|
|
# 33
|
Comoros: |
52.77 |
|
|
# 34
|
Australia: |
52.67 |
|
|
# 35
|
Benin: |
52.5 |
|
|
# 36
|
Mauritania: |
51.99 |
|
|
# 37
|
Gabon: |
51.82 |
|
|
# 38
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
51.54 |
|
|
# 39
|
Nepal: |
51.12 |
|
|
= 40
|
Guinea: |
50.81 |
|
|
= 40
|
Papua New Guinea: |
50.81 |
|
|
# 42
|
Maldives: |
50.64 |
|
|
# 43
|
Mongolia: |
48.81 |
|
|
# 44
|
New Zealand: |
48.59 |
|
|
# 45
|
Canada: |
47.65 |
|
|
# 46
|
Brazil: |
45.18 |
|
|
# 47
|
Togo: |
44.61 |
|
|
# 48
|
Turkey: |
44.12 |
|
|
# 49
|
Iceland: |
43.61 |
|
|
# 50
|
Zimbabwe: |
43.11 |
|
|
# 51
|
Switzerland: |
42.29 |
|
|
# 52
|
Cape Verde: |
41.21 |
|
|
# 53
|
Afghanistan: |
40.9 |
|
|
# 54
|
Liberia: |
40.35 |
|
|
# 55
|
Austria: |
38.93 |
|
|
# 56
|
Hungary: |
38.64 |
|
|
# 57
|
Botswana: |
38.15 |
|
|
# 58
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
37.61 |
|
|
# 59
|
United States: |
37.46 |
|
|
# 60
|
Haiti: |
37.34 |
|
|
= 61
|
Cote d'Ivoire: |
37.25 |
|
|
= 61
|
Cameroon: |
37.25 |
|
|
# 63
|
Netherlands: |
36.73 |
|
|
# 64
|
Portugal: |
36.72 |
|
|
# 65
|
Bolivia: |
36.21 |
|
|
# 66
|
Lesotho: |
35.81 |
|
|
# 67
|
India: |
35.44 |
|
|
# 68
|
South Africa: |
35.01 |
|
|
= 69
|
Nigeria: |
34.59 |
|
|
= 69
|
Niger: |
34.59 |
|
|
# 71
|
Sweden: |
34.58 |
|
|
# 72
|
Indonesia: |
34.48 |
|
|
# 73
|
Morocco: |
33.92 |
|
|
# 74
|
Cyprus: |
32.47 |
|
|
# 75
|
Sierra Leone: |
32.16 |
|
|
# 76
|
Barbados: |
32.09 |
|
|
# 77
|
Germany: |
31.98 |
|
|
# 78
|
Mexico: |
31.71 |
|
|
# 79
|
Malta: |
31.49 |
|
|
# 80
|
Swaziland: |
31.11 |
|
|
# 81
|
Tunisia: |
30.13 |
|
|
# 82
|
Turkmenistan: |
29.99 |
|
|
# 83
|
Philippines: |
29.94 |
|
|
# 84
|
Malaysia: |
29.92 |
|
|
# 85
|
Finland: |
29.76 |
|
|
# 86
|
Norway: |
29.7 |
|
|
# 87
|
Slovakia: |
29.42 |
|
|
# 88
|
Guatemala: |
29.18 |
|
|
# 89
|
Czech Republic: |
28.93 |
|
|
# 90
|
Colombia: |
28.77 |
|
|
# 91
|
Uzbekistan: |
28.75 |
|
|
# 92
|
Namibia: |
28.42 |
|
|
# 93
|
Romania: |
28.1 |
|
|
# 94
|
Uruguay: |
27.86 |
|
|
# 95
|
Tajikistan: |
27.81 |
|
|
# 96
|
Albania: |
27.78 |
|
|
# 97
|
Jamaica: |
27.7 |
|
|
# 98
|
Bahamas, The: |
27.44 |
|
|
# 99
|
Mauritius: |
27.31 |
|
|
# 100
|
Paraguay: |
27.23 |
|
|
# 101
|
Nicaragua: |
27.07 |
|
|
# 102
|
Costa Rica: |
26.64 |
|
|
# 103
|
Fiji: |
26.1 |
|
|
# 104
|
Azerbaijan: |
25.8 |
|
|
# 105
|
Pakistan: |
25.74 |
|
|
# 106
|
Sudan: |
25.52 |
|
|
# 107
|
Korea, North: |
25.01 |
|
|
# 108
|
Moldova: |
24.96 |
|
|
# 109
|
Georgia: |
24.93 |
|
|
# 110
|
Yemen: |
24.91 |
|
|
# 111
|
Honduras: |
24.79 |
|
|
# 112
|
El Salvador: |
24.24 |
|
|
# 113
|
Luxembourg: |
23.84 |
|
|
# 114
|
Armenia: |
23.8 |
|
|
= 115
|
Kazakhstan: |
23.45 |
|
|
= 115
|
Latvia: |
23.45 |
|
|
# 117
|
Italy: |
23.14 |
|
|
# 118
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
22.88 |
|
|
# 119
|
Argentina: |
22.69 |
|
|
# 120
|
Ukraine: |
22.63 |
|
|
# 121
|
Poland: |
22.47 |
|
|
# 122
|
Lebanon: |
22.41 |
|
|
# 123
|
Iran: |
22.35 |
|
|
# 124
|
Estonia: |
22.18 |
|
|
# 125
|
Belarus: |
22.11 |
|
|
# 126
|
Guyana: |
22.1 |
|
|
# 127
|
Russia: |
22.02 |
|
|
# 128
|
Singapore: |
21.54 |
|
|
# 129
|
Syria: |
21.35 |
|
|
# 130
|
Bulgaria: |
21.16 |
|
|
# 131
|
Panama: |
20.14 |
|
|
# 132
|
Slovenia: |
20.11 |
|
|
# 133
|
Sri Lanka: |
19.87 |
|
|
= 134
|
Dominica: |
19.12 |
|
|
= 134
|
Dominican Republic: |
19.12 |
|
|
# 136
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
18.24 |
|
|
# 137
|
Egypt: |
17.93 |
|
|
# 138
|
Croatia: |
17.75 |
|
|
# 139
|
Venezuela: |
17.53 |
|
|
= 140
|
Lithuania: |
17.27 |
|
|
= 140
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
17.27 |
|
|
# 142
|
Korea, South: |
17.24 |
|
|
# 143
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
17.23 |
|
|
# 144
|
Greece: |
17.1 |
|
|
# 145
|
Chile: |
17.07 |
|
|
# 146
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
16.12 |
|
|
# 147
|
Belize: |
16.01 |
|
|
# 148
|
Japan: |
14.77 |
|
|
# 149
|
Israel: |
14.32 |
|
|
# 150
|
Cuba: |
14.27 |
|
|
# 151
|
Algeria: |
12.51 |
|
|
# 152
|
Peru: |
11.91 |
|
|
# 153
|
Libya: |
9.93 |
|
|
# 154
|
Suriname: |
9.15 |
|
|
# 155
|
Belgium: |
9.09 |
|
|
# 156
|
Bahrain: |
8.04 |
|
|
# 157
|
Oman: |
7.79 |
|
|
# 158
|
Jordan: |
7.59 |
|
|
# 159
|
France: |
6.62 |
|
|
# 160
|
United Arab Emirates: |
6.07 |
|
|
# 161
|
Saudi Arabia: |
6.01 |
|
|
# 162
|
Iraq: |
5.66 |
|
|
# 163
|
Kuwait: |
4.33 |
|
|
# 164
|
Qatar: |
1.07 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
34.7 |
|
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