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 |
Bulgaria: |
95.19 |
|
| #2 |
Slovakia: |
94.29 |
|
| #3 |
Czech Republic: |
93.82 |
|
| #4 |
Slovenia: |
93.02 |
|
| #5 |
Belarus: |
92.51 |
|
| #6 |
China: |
92.47 |
|
| #7 |
Russia: |
90.4 |
|
| #8 |
Estonia: |
90.27 |
|
| #9 |
Moldova: |
90.16 |
|
| #10 |
Vietnam: |
90.14 |
|
| #11 |
Benin: |
89.82 |
|
| #12 |
Latvia: |
89.61 |
|
| #13 |
Cambodia: |
88.72 |
|
| #14 |
Burundi: |
88.55 |
|
| #15 |
Ghana: |
88.39 |
|
| #16 |
Rwanda: |
88.23 |
|
| #17 |
Mozambique: |
88.19 |
|
| #18 |
Sweden: |
88.1 |
|
| #19 |
Ukraine: |
88.04 |
|
| #20 |
Lithuania: |
87.06 |
|
| #21 |
Mongolia: |
86.87 |
|
| #22 |
Armenia: |
86.63 |
|
| #23 |
Barbados: |
86.28 |
|
| #24 |
Denmark: |
85.62 |
|
| #25 |
Kazakhstan: |
85.55 |
|
| #26 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
85.29 |
|
| #27 |
Tanzania: |
84.76 |
|
| #28 |
Solomon Islands: |
84.58 |
|
| #29 |
Belgium: |
84.35 |
|
| #30 |
Bahamas, The: |
83.99 |
|
| #31 |
Canada: |
83.9 |
|
| #32 |
France: |
83.89 |
|
| #33 |
Uzbekistan: |
83.88 |
|
| #34 |
Croatia: |
83.49 |
|
| #35 |
Laos: |
83.46 |
|
| #36 |
Jamaica: |
83.23 |
|
| #37 |
Thailand: |
83.14 |
|
| #38 |
Uganda: |
82.32 |
|
| #39 |
Botswana: |
82.29 |
|
| #40 |
Portugal: |
81.43 |
|
| #41 |
Burkina Faso: |
81.27 |
|
| #42 |
Malawi: |
81.26 |
|
| #43 |
Albania: |
81.11 |
|
| #44 |
Romania: |
80.52 |
|
| #45 |
Singapore: |
80.52 |
|
| #46 |
Finland: |
80.46 |
|
| #47 |
Norway: |
80.18 |
|
| #48 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
80.18 |
|
| #49 |
United States: |
79.87 |
|
| #50 |
Turkmenistan: |
79.64 |
|
| #51 |
Iceland: |
78.96 |
|
| #52 |
Kenya: |
78.53 |
|
| #53 |
East Timor: |
78.12 |
|
| #54 |
Eritrea: |
77.93 |
|
| #55 |
Germany: |
77.78 |
|
| #56 |
Korea, North: |
76.99 |
|
| #57 |
Netherlands: |
76.55 |
|
| #58 |
Madagascar: |
76.5 |
|
| #59 |
Mali: |
76.15 |
|
| #60 |
Angola: |
75.93 |
|
| #61 |
Switzerland: |
75.88 |
|
| #62 |
Tajikistan: |
75.05 |
|
| #63 |
Georgia: |
74.27 |
|
| #64 |
Luxembourg: |
74.08 |
|
| #65 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
73.98 |
|
| #66 |
Poland: |
73.65 |
|
| #67 |
Australia: |
73.5 |
|
| #68 |
Spain: |
73.44 |
|
| #69 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
72.87 |
|
| #70 |
Kuwait: |
72.69 |
|
| #71 |
Zambia: |
72.67 |
|
| #72 |
Gambia, The: |
72.62 |
|
| #73 |
Austria: |
72.31 |
|
| #74 |
Chad: |
72.17 |
|
| #75 |
Italy: |
71.99 |
|
| #76 |
Uruguay: |
71.81 |
|
| #77 |
Maldives: |
70.8 |
|
| #78 |
Japan: |
70.32 |
|
| #79 |
Ireland: |
69.95 |
|
| #80 |
Namibia: |
69.94 |
|
| #81 |
Guinea: |
69.93 |
|
| #82 |
Papua New Guinea: |
69.93 |
|
| #83 |
Burma: |
69.82 |
|
| #84 |
Bangladesh: |
69.79 |
|
| #85 |
Gabon: |
69.38 |
|
| #86 |
Cyprus: |
68.34 |
|
| #87 |
Hungary: |
68.22 |
|
| #88 |
New Zealand: |
68.11 |
|
| #89 |
Azerbaijan: |
68.06 |
|
| #90 |
Zimbabwe: |
67.95 |
|
| #91 |
Mauritania: |
67.88 |
|
| #92 |
Israel: |
67.85 |
|
| #93 |
Cuba: |
67.08 |
|
| #94 |
Central African Republic: |
66.62 |
|
| #95 |
South Africa: |
66.53 |
|
| #96 |
Somalia: |
65.68 |
|
| #97 |
Comoros: |
65.55 |
|
| #98 |
Greece: |
65.51 |
|
| #99 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
64.18 |
|
| #100 |
Senegal: |
63.49 |
|
| #101 |
Colombia: |
62.74 |
|
| #102 |
Indonesia: |
62.22 |
|
| #103 |
Sri Lanka: |
61.29 |
|
| #104 |
Bhutan: |
61.23 |
|
| #105 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
60.64 |
|
| #106 |
Panama: |
59.76 |
|
| #107 |
Qatar: |
59.75 |
|
| #108 |
Malaysia: |
59.49 |
|
| #109 |
Nepal: |
58.9 |
|
| #110 |
El Salvador: |
58.88 |
|
| #111 |
Nicaragua: |
58.65 |
|
| #112 |
Liberia: |
58.23 |
|
| #113 |
Venezuela: |
57.92 |
|
| #114 |
Korea, South: |
57.79 |
|
| #115 |
Turkey: |
56.58 |
|
| #116 |
Togo: |
56.26 |
|
| #117 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
56.1 |
|
| #118 |
Dominican Republic: |
55.89 |
|
| #119 |
Dominica: |
55.89 |
|
| #120 |
Lesotho: |
55.68 |
|
| #121 |
Cape Verde: |
55.43 |
|
| #122 |
Argentina: |
55.24 |
|
| #123 |
Philippines: |
54.79 |
|
| #124 |
Swaziland: |
54.01 |
|
| #125 |
Suriname: |
53.36 |
|
| #126 |
Tunisia: |
52.69 |
|
| #127 |
Guyana: |
52.45 |
|
| #128 |
Afghanistan: |
51.94 |
|
| #129 |
Sierra Leone: |
51.9 |
|
| #130 |
Brazil: |
51.66 |
|
| #131 |
Bahrain: |
51.42 |
|
| #132 |
Bolivia: |
51.39 |
|
| #133 |
Peru: |
51.3 |
|
| #134 |
Chile: |
50.88 |
|
| #135 |
Morocco: |
50.53 |
|
| #136 |
Cameroon: |
50.53 |
|
| #137 |
Egypt: |
48.63 |
|
| #138 |
Niger: |
48.47 |
|
| #139 |
Nigeria: |
48.47 |
|
| #140 |
Mauritius: |
48.24 |
|
| #141 |
Lebanon: |
46.65 |
|
| #142 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
46.52 |
|
| #143 |
Mexico: |
45.7 |
|
| #144 |
United Arab Emirates: |
45.67 |
|
| #145 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
45.23 |
|
| #146 |
India: |
45.13 |
|
| #147 |
Honduras: |
44.54 |
|
| #148 |
Malta: |
44.52 |
|
| #149 |
Costa Rica: |
44.35 |
|
| #150 |
Fiji: |
44.35 |
|
| #151 |
Paraguay: |
43.68 |
|
| #152 |
Algeria: |
43.12 |
|
| #153 |
Guatemala: |
42.31 |
|
| #154 |
Ecuador: |
41.64 |
|
| #155 |
Sudan: |
38.38 |
|
| #156 |
Jordan: |
37.79 |
|
| #157 |
Libya: |
37.68 |
|
| #158 |
Yemen: |
37.63 |
|
| #159 |
Saudi Arabia: |
37.61 |
|
| #160 |
Pakistan: |
37.2 |
|
| #161 |
Belize: |
35.79 |
|
| #162 |
Syria: |
34.99 |
|
| #163 |
Iran: |
34.82 |
|
| #164 |
Iraq: |
31.91 |
|
| #165 |
Oman: |
28.99 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
67.3 |
|
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