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
|
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 |
|
|
= 44
|
Singapore: |
80.52 |
|
|
# 46
|
Finland: |
80.46 |
|
|
= 47
|
Norway: |
80.18 |
|
|
= 47
|
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 |
|
|
= 81
|
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 |
|
|
= 118
|
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
|
Cameroon: |
50.53 |
|
|
= 135
|
Morocco: |
50.53 |
|
|
# 137
|
Egypt: |
48.63 |
|
|
= 138
|
Niger: |
48.47 |
|
|
= 138
|
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 |
|
|
= 149
|
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