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
|
Belarus: |
96.2 |
|
|
# 2
|
Russia: |
95.64 |
|
|
# 3
|
Ukraine: |
94.92 |
|
|
# 4
|
Latvia: |
94.83 |
|
|
# 5
|
Czech Republic: |
94.75 |
|
|
# 6
|
Sweden: |
94.47 |
|
|
# 7
|
Moldova: |
94.43 |
|
|
# 8
|
Bulgaria: |
94.11 |
|
|
# 9
|
Slovakia: |
94.1 |
|
|
# 10
|
Lithuania: |
93.71 |
|
|
# 11
|
Estonia: |
93.32 |
|
|
# 12
|
Kazakhstan: |
92.82 |
|
|
# 13
|
Cambodia: |
92.71 |
|
|
# 14
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
92.04 |
|
|
# 15
|
Uganda: |
91.97 |
|
|
# 16
|
Armenia: |
91.64 |
|
|
# 17
|
Ghana: |
91.49 |
|
|
# 18
|
Finland: |
91.48 |
|
|
# 19
|
Mozambique: |
91.2 |
|
|
# 20
|
Denmark: |
90.55 |
|
|
# 21
|
Burundi: |
90.49 |
|
|
# 22
|
Tanzania: |
90.46 |
|
|
# 23
|
Slovenia: |
90.41 |
|
|
# 24
|
Rwanda: |
90.27 |
|
|
# 25
|
Hungary: |
89.75 |
|
|
# 26
|
China: |
89.72 |
|
|
# 27
|
Uzbekistan: |
89.06 |
|
|
# 28
|
Norway: |
88.65 |
|
|
# 29
|
Solomon Islands: |
88.64 |
|
|
# 30
|
Mongolia: |
88.44 |
|
|
# 31
|
Poland: |
88.4 |
|
|
# 32
|
Jamaica: |
88.36 |
|
|
# 33
|
Kenya: |
87.49 |
|
|
# 34
|
Iceland: |
86.89 |
|
|
# 35
|
Malawi: |
86.43 |
|
|
# 36
|
Georgia: |
86.41 |
|
|
# 37
|
East Timor: |
86.03 |
|
|
# 38
|
Thailand: |
85.67 |
|
|
# 39
|
Turkmenistan: |
85.66 |
|
|
# 40
|
Benin: |
85.61 |
|
|
# 41
|
Eritrea: |
85.59 |
|
|
# 42
|
Canada: |
85.51 |
|
|
# 43
|
New Zealand: |
85.47 |
|
|
# 44
|
Vietnam: |
85.07 |
|
|
# 45
|
Burkina Faso: |
84.93 |
|
|
# 46
|
Barbados: |
83.73 |
|
|
# 47
|
Bahamas, The: |
83.66 |
|
|
# 48
|
Albania: |
83.42 |
|
|
# 49
|
Croatia: |
82.78 |
|
|
# 50
|
Tajikistan: |
82.54 |
|
|
# 51
|
France: |
82.31 |
|
|
# 52
|
United States: |
82.15 |
|
|
# 53
|
Laos: |
82.13 |
|
|
= 54
|
Guinea: |
81.88 |
|
|
= 54
|
Papua New Guinea: |
81.88 |
|
|
# 56
|
Mali: |
81.87 |
|
|
# 57
|
Angola: |
81.79 |
|
|
# 58
|
Australia: |
81.43 |
|
|
# 59
|
Azerbaijan: |
80.66 |
|
|
# 60
|
Romania: |
80.53 |
|
|
# 61
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
78.46 |
|
|
# 62
|
Zimbabwe: |
78.31 |
|
|
# 63
|
Chad: |
78.01 |
|
|
# 64
|
Madagascar: |
77.99 |
|
|
# 65
|
Germany: |
77.94 |
|
|
# 66
|
Maldives: |
77.64 |
|
|
# 67
|
Gambia, The: |
77.5 |
|
|
# 68
|
Central African Republic: |
76.83 |
|
|
# 69
|
Japan: |
75.83 |
|
|
# 70
|
Bangladesh: |
75.45 |
|
|
# 71
|
Korea, North: |
75.19 |
|
|
# 72
|
Somalia: |
74.64 |
|
|
# 73
|
Switzerland: |
74.5 |
|
|
# 74
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
74.34 |
|
|
# 75
|
Gabon: |
74.32 |
|
|
# 76
|
Mauritania: |
73.89 |
|
|
# 77
|
Comoros: |
73.83 |
|
|
# 78
|
Portugal: |
73.27 |
|
|
# 79
|
Cuba: |
73.2 |
|
|
# 80
|
Botswana: |
73.11 |
|
|
# 81
|
Senegal: |
71.89 |
|
|
# 82
|
Uruguay: |
71.67 |
|
|
# 83
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
71.22 |
|
|
# 84
|
Austria: |
70.59 |
|
|
# 85
|
Korea, South: |
68.97 |
|
|
# 86
|
Indonesia: |
68.79 |
|
|
# 87
|
Cyprus: |
68.42 |
|
|
# 88
|
Netherlands: |
67.5 |
|
|
# 89
|
Zambia: |
67.42 |
|
|
# 90
|
Belgium: |
66.95 |
|
|
# 91
|
Namibia: |
66.79 |
|
|
# 92
|
Liberia: |
66.41 |
|
|
# 93
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
66.38 |
|
|
# 94
|
Haiti: |
66.09 |
|
|
# 95
|
Nepal: |
63.47 |
|
|
# 96
|
Ethiopia: |
62.35 |
|
|
# 97
|
Cameroon: |
62.34 |
|
|
# 98
|
Singapore: |
61.62 |
|
|
# 99
|
Philippines: |
61.36 |
|
|
# 100
|
Panama: |
61.27 |
|
|
# 101
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
60.66 |
|
|
# 102
|
Togo: |
60.6 |
|
|
# 103
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
60.54 |
|
|
# 104
|
Bhutan: |
60.46 |
|
|
= 105
|
Nigeria: |
59.99 |
|
|
= 105
|
Niger: |
59.99 |
|
|
# 107
|
Italy: |
59.65 |
|
|
# 108
|
Malaysia: |
57.08 |
|
|
# 109
|
Turkey: |
57.04 |
|
|
# 110
|
Bolivia: |
56.77 |
|
|
# 111
|
Nicaragua: |
56.61 |
|
|
# 112
|
Venezuela: |
56.4 |
|
|
# 113
|
Colombia: |
56.36 |
|
|
# 114
|
Greece: |
56.23 |
|
|
# 115
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
55.53 |
|
|
# 116
|
Luxembourg: |
55.51 |
|
|
# 117
|
Lesotho: |
54.52 |
|
|
# 118
|
El Salvador: |
54.4 |
|
|
# 119
|
South Africa: |
54.24 |
|
|
# 120
|
Afghanistan: |
54.21 |
|
|
# 121
|
Chile: |
51.95 |
|
|
# 122
|
Sierra Leone: |
51.26 |
|
|
# 123
|
Qatar: |
51.08 |
|
|
# 124
|
Honduras: |
50.95 |
|
|
# 125
|
Cote d'Ivoire: |
50.88 |
|
|
# 126
|
India: |
50.69 |
|
|
# 127
|
Suriname: |
50.66 |
|
|
# 128
|
Sri Lanka: |
50.09 |
|
|
# 129
|
Spain: |
49.61 |
|
|
# 130
|
Brazil: |
48.71 |
|
|
# 131
|
Cape Verde: |
48.7 |
|
|
# 132
|
Costa Rica: |
47.33 |
|
|
# 133
|
Guyana: |
46.47 |
|
|
# 134
|
Mauritius: |
45.9 |
|
|
# 135
|
Pakistan: |
45.82 |
|
|
= 136
|
Dominican Republic: |
45.29 |
|
|
= 136
|
Dominica: |
45.29 |
|
|
# 138
|
Swaziland: |
45.08 |
|
|
# 139
|
Morocco: |
44.9 |
|
|
# 140
|
Mexico: |
44.83 |
|
|
# 141
|
Argentina: |
44.24 |
|
|
# 142
|
United Arab Emirates: |
44.17 |
|
|
# 143
|
Kuwait: |
43.33 |
|
|
# 144
|
Egypt: |
42.7 |
|
|
# 145
|
Paraguay: |
41.6 |
|
|
# 146
|
Bahrain: |
40.88 |
|
|
# 147
|
Fiji: |
40.61 |
|
|
# 148
|
Guatemala: |
40.08 |
|
|
# 149
|
Sudan: |
39.88 |
|
|
# 150
|
Ireland: |
38.99 |
|
|
# 151
|
Ecuador: |
38.73 |
|
|
# 152
|
Peru: |
37.57 |
|
|
# 153
|
Tunisia: |
35.29 |
|
|
# 154
|
Algeria: |
34.26 |
|
|
# 155
|
Yemen: |
34.22 |
|
|
# 156
|
Iran: |
32.01 |
|
|
# 157
|
Belize: |
31.86 |
|
|
# 158
|
Syria: |
31.5 |
|
|
# 159
|
Lebanon: |
27.78 |
|
|
# 160
|
Jordan: |
27.2 |
|
|
# 161
|
Libya: |
23.83 |
|
|
# 162
|
Iraq: |
23.76 |
|
|
# 163
|
Oman: |
22.95 |
|
|
# 164
|
Malta: |
22.08 |
|
|
# 165
|
Saudi Arabia: |
21.1 |
|
| |
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