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Labor Statistics > Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 (most recent) by country

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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

SOURCE: Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation

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