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: |
96.05 |
|
| #2 |
Belarus: |
95.07 |
|
| #3 |
Slovakia: |
94.73 |
|
| #4 |
Czech Republic: |
94.7 |
|
| #5 |
Slovenia: |
94.24 |
|
| #6 |
Russia: |
93.85 |
|
| #7 |
Latvia: |
93.78 |
|
| #8 |
Ukraine: |
93.48 |
|
| #9 |
Moldova: |
93.24 |
|
| #10 |
Estonia: |
92.77 |
|
| #11 |
China: |
92.57 |
|
| #12 |
Denmark: |
92.46 |
|
| #13 |
Sweden: |
92.01 |
|
| #14 |
Benin: |
91.8 |
|
| #15 |
Cambodia: |
91.79 |
|
| #16 |
Lithuania: |
91.22 |
|
| #17 |
Burundi: |
90.39 |
|
| #18 |
Rwanda: |
90.14 |
|
| #19 |
Kazakhstan: |
89.82 |
|
| #20 |
Ghana: |
89.74 |
|
| #21 |
Mozambique: |
89.64 |
|
| #22 |
Vietnam: |
89.43 |
|
| #23 |
Solomon Islands: |
89.36 |
|
| #24 |
Armenia: |
88.71 |
|
| #25 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
88.63 |
|
| #26 |
Mongolia: |
88.45 |
|
| #27 |
Barbados: |
88.28 |
|
| #28 |
Tanzania: |
87.84 |
|
| #29 |
Croatia: |
87.64 |
|
| #30 |
Uganda: |
87.24 |
|
| #31 |
Finland: |
87.08 |
|
| #32 |
Uzbekistan: |
86.44 |
|
| #33 |
Jamaica: |
86.25 |
|
| #34 |
Norway: |
86.05 |
|
| #35 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
85.42 |
|
| #36 |
Thailand: |
85.34 |
|
| #37 |
Bahamas, The: |
85.15 |
|
| #38 |
Malawi: |
84.55 |
|
| #39 |
Laos: |
84.4 |
|
| #40 |
Kenya: |
83.28 |
|
| #41 |
Burkina Faso: |
83.14 |
|
| #42 |
Zimbabwe: |
82.86 |
|
| #43 |
Hungary: |
82.83 |
|
| #44 |
Romania: |
82.77 |
|
| #45 |
Portugal: |
82.53 |
|
| #46 |
France: |
82.46 |
|
| #47 |
Canada: |
82.45 |
|
| #48 |
Poland: |
82.31 |
|
| #49 |
Turkmenistan: |
82.2 |
|
| #50 |
Iceland: |
81.97 |
|
| #51 |
Albania: |
81.91 |
|
| #52 |
Belgium: |
81.47 |
|
| #53 |
Eritrea: |
80.88 |
|
| #54 |
Botswana: |
80.58 |
|
| #55 |
Georgia: |
80.57 |
|
| #56 |
East Timor: |
79.87 |
|
| #57 |
United States: |
79.8 |
|
| #58 |
Mali: |
78.41 |
|
| #59 |
Guinea: |
78.08 |
|
| #60 |
Papua New Guinea: |
78.08 |
|
| #61 |
Tajikistan: |
77.85 |
|
| #62 |
Cuba: |
77.72 |
|
| #63 |
Angola: |
77.23 |
|
| #64 |
Madagascar: |
76.79 |
|
| #65 |
Korea, North: |
76.61 |
|
| #66 |
Chad: |
76.41 |
|
| #67 |
Bangladesh: |
76.32 |
|
| #68 |
Germany: |
76.28 |
|
| #69 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
76.27 |
|
| #70 |
Australia: |
75.71 |
|
| #71 |
Gambia, The: |
75.46 |
|
| #72 |
Gabon: |
74.71 |
|
| #73 |
Zambia: |
74.17 |
|
| #74 |
Azerbaijan: |
74.11 |
|
| #75 |
Burma: |
73.32 |
|
| #76 |
Uruguay: |
72.64 |
|
| #77 |
Singapore: |
72.25 |
|
| #78 |
Maldives: |
72.04 |
|
| #79 |
Mauritania: |
71.5 |
|
| #80 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
70.71 |
|
| #81 |
New Zealand: |
70.46 |
|
| #82 |
Italy: |
70.4 |
|
| #83 |
Netherlands: |
70.2 |
|
| #84 |
Cyprus: |
69.93 |
|
| #85 |
Central African Republic: |
69.7 |
|
| #86 |
Somalia: |
69.7 |
|
| #87 |
Austria: |
69.43 |
|
| #88 |
Israel: |
69.11 |
|
| #89 |
Comoros: |
68.99 |
|
| #90 |
Namibia: |
68.87 |
|
| #91 |
Kuwait: |
68.65 |
|
| #92 |
Qatar: |
68.08 |
|
| #93 |
Switzerland: |
67.84 |
|
| #94 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
67.54 |
|
| #95 |
Senegal: |
67.1 |
|
| #96 |
Nicaragua: |
65.93 |
|
| #97 |
Spain: |
64.88 |
|
| #98 |
Haiti: |
64.42 |
|
| #99 |
Colombia: |
64.31 |
|
| #100 |
Greece: |
64.24 |
|
| #101 |
Indonesia: |
63.88 |
|
| #102 |
Luxembourg: |
63.73 |
|
| #103 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
63.13 |
|
| #104 |
Venezuela: |
62.87 |
|
| #105 |
Panama: |
61.85 |
|
| #106 |
Japan: |
60.71 |
|
| #107 |
Bhutan: |
60.61 |
|
| #108 |
Togo: |
60.08 |
|
| #109 |
Nepal: |
60.07 |
|
| #110 |
Ethiopia: |
59.99 |
|
| #111 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
59.99 |
|
| #112 |
Liberia: |
59.14 |
|
| #113 |
Ireland: |
59.1 |
|
| #114 |
Korea, South: |
59.05 |
|
| #115 |
Sri Lanka: |
57.93 |
|
| #116 |
South Africa: |
57.74 |
|
| #117 |
Guyana: |
57.65 |
|
| #118 |
El Salvador: |
56.6 |
|
| #119 |
Cape Verde: |
56.34 |
|
| #120 |
Lesotho: |
56.21 |
|
| #121 |
Malaysia: |
55.8 |
|
| #122 |
Turkey: |
55.8 |
|
| #123 |
Brazil: |
54.94 |
|
| #124 |
Philippines: |
54.65 |
|
| #125 |
Afghanistan: |
54.55 |
|
| #126 |
India: |
54.08 |
|
| #127 |
Dominica: |
53.45 |
|
| #128 |
Dominican Republic: |
53.45 |
|
| #129 |
Suriname: |
53.38 |
|
| #130 |
Bolivia: |
53.16 |
|
| #131 |
Cameroon: |
52.98 |
|
| #132 |
Honduras: |
52.59 |
|
| #133 |
United Arab Emirates: |
52.55 |
|
| #134 |
Sierra Leone: |
52.27 |
|
| #135 |
Mauritius: |
52.04 |
|
| #136 |
Argentina: |
51.95 |
|
| #137 |
Swaziland: |
51.76 |
|
| #138 |
Bahrain: |
51.6 |
|
| #139 |
Costa Rica: |
50.98 |
|
| #140 |
Chile: |
50.82 |
|
| #141 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
50.59 |
|
| #142 |
Niger: |
49.28 |
|
| #143 |
Nigeria: |
49.28 |
|
| #144 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
49.21 |
|
| #145 |
Peru: |
48.07 |
|
| #146 |
Mexico: |
47.95 |
|
| #147 |
Egypt: |
47.71 |
|
| #148 |
Morocco: |
47.68 |
|
| #149 |
Fiji: |
47.12 |
|
| #150 |
Tunisia: |
46.04 |
|
| #151 |
Paraguay: |
45.59 |
|
| #152 |
Guatemala: |
45.37 |
|
| #153 |
Ecuador: |
43.92 |
|
| #154 |
Sudan: |
39.64 |
|
| #155 |
Pakistan: |
39.41 |
|
| #156 |
Yemen: |
38.17 |
|
| #157 |
Iran: |
37.75 |
|
| #158 |
Lebanon: |
37.7 |
|
| #159 |
Algeria: |
37.47 |
|
| #160 |
Saudi Arabia: |
35.97 |
|
| #161 |
Malta: |
34.19 |
|
| #162 |
Syria: |
33.46 |
|
| #163 |
Belize: |
33.44 |
|
| #164 |
Oman: |
32.92 |
|
| #165 |
Jordan: |
30.82 |
|
| #166 |
Libya: |
29.47 |
|
| #167 |
Iraq: |
26.29 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
68.5 |
|
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