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 |
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 |
|
| #41 |
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 |
Cameroon: |
37.25 |
|
| #62 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
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 |
|
| #70 |
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 |
|
| #116 |
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 |
|
| #135 |
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 |
|
| #141 |
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