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 |
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 |
|
| #55 |
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 |
|
| #106 |
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 |
|
| #137 |
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