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 | China: | 90.81 | |
| #2 | Cambodia: | 87.47 | |
| #3 | Burundi: | 87.15 | |
| #4 | Vietnam: | 87.14 | |
| #5 | Rwanda: | 86.88 | |
| #6 | Czech Republic: | 85.94 | |
| #7 | Mozambique: | 85.73 | |
| #8 | Slovakia: | 85.22 | |
| #9 | Solomon Islands: | 85.21 | |
| #10 | Barbados: | 84.88 | |
| #11 | Laos: | 82.44 | |
| #12 | Ghana: | 81.8 | |
| #13 | Bulgaria: | 80.98 | |
| #14 | Belarus: | 80.88 | |
| #15 | Latvia: | 80.4 | |
| #16 | Mongolia: | 80.28 | |
| #17 | Switzerland: | 80.1 | |
| #18 | Singapore: | 80.1 | |
| #19 | Tanzania: | 79.98 | |
| #20 | Australia: | 79.83 | |
| #21 | Thailand: | 79.52 | |
| #22 | Sweden: | 79.51 | |
| #23 | Jamaica: | 79.18 | |
| #24 | Denmark: | 78.98 | |
| #25 | Moldova: | 78.46 | |
| #26 | Malawi: | 78.31 | |
| #27 | Russia: | 77.21 | |
| #28 | Canada: | 77.19 | |
| #29 | Burkina Faso: | 77.08 | |
| #30 | East Timor: | 76.93 | |
| #31 | Uganda: | 76.9 | |
| #32 | Ukraine: | 76.64 | |
| #33 | Turkmenistan: | 76.6 | |
| #34 | Uzbekistan: | 76.55 | |
| #35 | Bahamas, The: | 76.4 | |
| #36 | Korea, North: | 76.31 | |
| #37 | Botswana: | 75.4 | |
| #38 | Germany: | 75.37 | |
| #39 | Eritrea: | 74.87 | |
| #40 | Kyrgyzstan: | 74.71 | |
| #41 | Kazakhstan: | 74.1 | |
| #42 | Angola: | 74.08 | |
| #43 | Ireland: | 73.85 | |
| #44 | Albania: | 73.09 | |
| #45 | Estonia: | 73.06 | |
| #46 | Slovenia: | 72.89 | |
| #47 | Kenya: | 72.85 | |
| #48 | Mali: | 72.81 | |
| #49 | Netherlands: | 72.8 | |
| #50 | New Zealand: | 72.78 | |
| #51 | Zambia: | 72.75 | |
| #52 | United States: | 72.42 | |
| #53 | Romania: | 72.16 | |
| #54 | Japan: | 71.9 | |
| #55 | Austria: | 71.49 | |
| #56 | Chad: | 71.45 | |
| #57 | Armenia: | 71.07 | |
| #58 | Lithuania: | 70.8 | |
| #59 | Malta: | 70.76 | |
| #60 | Gambia, The: | 69.66 | |
| #61 | Korea, South: | 69.54 | |
| #62 | Luxembourg: | 69.35 | |
| #63 | Tajikistan: | 69.27 | |
| #64 | Norway: | 68.95 | |
| #65 | Iceland: | 68.54 | |
| #66 | Maldives: | 68.05 | |
| #67 | Portugal: | 68.02 | |
| #68 | Madagascar: | 67.98 | |
| #69 | Burma: | 67.81 | |
| #70 | Finland: | 67.75 | |
| #71 | Uruguay: | 67.56 | |
| #72 | Cyprus: | 67.12 | |
| #73 | Spain: | 66.8 | |
| #74 | Sri Lanka: | 66.35 | |
| #75 | Mauritania: | 66.12 | |
| #76 | Guinea: | 65.89 | |
| #77 | Papua New Guinea: | 65.89 | |
| #78 | Bangladesh: | 65.71 | |
| #79 | Malaysia: | 65.61 | |
| #80 | Italy: | 65.45 | |
| #81 | Croatia: | 65.17 | |
| #82 | Zimbabwe: | 64.4 | |
| #83 | Gabon: | 64.35 | |
| #84 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: | 63.11 | |
| #85 | Israel: | 63.03 | |
| #86 | Hungary: | 62.88 | |
| #87 | Bhutan: | 62.59 | |
| #88 | Poland: | 62.47 | |
| #89 | Serbia and Montenegro: | 62.43 | |
| #90 | Senegal: | 61.94 | |
| #91 | Comoros: | 61.89 | |
| #92 | Somalia: | 61.61 | |
| #93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina: | 61.54 | |
| #94 | Central African Republic: | 61.3 | |
| #95 | Azerbaijan: | 61.28 | |
| #96 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | 60.8 | |
| #97 | Georgia: | 60.73 | |
| #98 | Belgium: | 60.64 | |
| #99 | Turkey: | 60.06 | |
| #100 | Argentina: | 60.05 | |
| #101 | Liberia: | 59.97 | |
| #102 | Nepal: | 59.71 | |
| #103 | Cuba: | 59.63 | |
| #104 | Greece: | 59.44 | |
| #105 | Colombia: | 59.39 | |
| #106 | Ethiopia: | 59.35 | |
| #107 | Trinidad and Tobago: | 59.1 | |
| #108 | Namibia: | 58.82 | |
| #109 | Haiti: | 58.67 | |
| #110 | Guinea-Bissau: | 58.63 | |
| #111 | El Salvador: | 58.19 | |
| #112 | Kuwait: | 57.6 | |
| #113 | Indonesia: | 55.66 | |
| #114 | Tunisia: | 55.5 | |
| #115 | France: | 55.36 | |
| #116 | Lesotho: | 55.32 | |
| #117 | Cape Verde: | 54.24 | |
| #118 | Togo: | 53.47 | |
| #119 | Swaziland: | 52.75 | |
| #120 | South Africa: | 51.94 | |
| #121 | Philippines: | 51.9 | |
| #122 | Nicaragua: | 51.84 | |
| #123 | Brazil: | 51.64 | |
| #124 | Morocco: | 50.64 | |
| #125 | Lebanon: | 50.3 | |
| #126 | Afghanistan: | 50.03 | |
| #127 | Guyana: | 49.56 | |
| #128 | Sierra Leone: | 49.29 | |
| #129 | Mauritius: | 49.19 | |
| #130 | Egypt: | 48.85 | |
| #131 | Dominica: | 48.82 | |
| #132 | Dominican Republic: | 48.82 | |
| #133 | Cameroon: | 48.44 | |
| #134 | Costa Rica: | 47.52 | |
| #135 | Panama: | 47.2 | |
| #136 | Mexico: | 47.18 | |
| #137 | Honduras: | 46.89 | |
| #138 | Chile: | 46.57 | |
| #139 | Bolivia: | 46.15 | |
| #140 | Fiji: | 45.85 | |
| #141 | Venezuela: | 45.74 | |
| #142 | Niger: | 45.33 | |
| #143 | Nigeria: | 45.33 | |
| #144 | Equatorial Guinea: | 45.02 | |
| #145 | Peru: | 44.73 | |
| #146 | Bahrain: | 44.69 | |
| #147 | Cote d'Ivoire: | 44.46 | |
| #148 | India: | 43.96 | |
| #149 | Paraguay: | 43.29 | |
| #150 | Libya: | 42.49 | |
| #151 | Qatar: | 42.04 | |
| #152 | Jordan: | 41.81 | |
| #153 | Guatemala: | 41.66 | |
| #154 | United Arab Emirates: | 41.37 | |
| #155 | Suriname: | 41.06 | |
| #156 | Algeria: | 39.71 | |
| #157 | Belize: | 38.57 | |
| #158 | Iran: | 37.37 | |
| #159 | Ecuador: | 36.94 | |
| #160 | Pakistan: | 36.76 | |
| #161 | Syria: | 35.09 | |
| #162 | Sudan: | 35.01 | |
| #163 | Yemen: | 30.27 | |
| #164 | Saudi Arabia: | 29.56 | |
| #165 | Iraq: | 22.62 | |
| #166 | Oman: | 22.15 | |
| |
Weighted average: |
62.6 |
|
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