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: |
93.93 |
|
| #2 |
Sweden: |
93.92 |
|
| #3 |
Latvia: |
93.63 |
|
| #4 |
Estonia: |
93.59 |
|
| #5 |
Russia: |
93.1 |
|
| #6 |
Czech Republic: |
92.83 |
|
| #7 |
Ukraine: |
92.74 |
|
| #8 |
Slovakia: |
91.86 |
|
| #9 |
Mozambique: |
91.6 |
|
| #10 |
Moldova: |
91.23 |
|
| #11 |
Finland: |
91.23 |
|
| #12 |
Cambodia: |
91.16 |
|
| #13 |
Ghana: |
91.14 |
|
| #14 |
Armenia: |
90.92 |
|
| #15 |
Lithuania: |
90.84 |
|
| #16 |
Tanzania: |
90.46 |
|
| #17 |
Bulgaria: |
90.32 |
|
| #18 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
90.09 |
|
| #19 |
Kazakhstan: |
89.47 |
|
| #20 |
Burundi: |
89.23 |
|
| #21 |
Norway: |
88.33 |
|
| #22 |
Malawi: |
88.31 |
|
| #23 |
Jamaica: |
88.2 |
|
| #24 |
Solomon Islands: |
87.71 |
|
| #25 |
Denmark: |
87.61 |
|
| #26 |
Mongolia: |
86.35 |
|
| #27 |
Kenya: |
86.18 |
|
| #28 |
Iceland: |
85.9 |
|
| #29 |
Uzbekistan: |
85.86 |
|
| #30 |
Hungary: |
85.51 |
|
| #31 |
Georgia: |
84.94 |
|
| #32 |
Turkmenistan: |
84.8 |
|
| #33 |
Eritrea: |
84.66 |
|
| #34 |
Burkina Faso: |
84.44 |
|
| #35 |
Thailand: |
84.25 |
|
| #36 |
Poland: |
83.86 |
|
| #37 |
New Zealand: |
83.5 |
|
| #38 |
China: |
82.99 |
|
| #39 |
Slovenia: |
82.74 |
|
| #40 |
Angola: |
82.29 |
|
| #41 |
East Timor: |
82.23 |
|
| #42 |
Tajikistan: |
80.99 |
|
| #43 |
Guinea: |
80.79 |
|
| #44 |
Papua New Guinea: |
80.79 |
|
| #45 |
Canada: |
80.74 |
|
| #46 |
Bahamas, The: |
80.45 |
|
| #47 |
Central African Republic: |
80.12 |
|
| #48 |
United States: |
80.06 |
|
| #49 |
Mali: |
79.59 |
|
| #50 |
Madagascar: |
79.47 |
|
| #51 |
Azerbaijan: |
78.95 |
|
| #52 |
Maldives: |
78.19 |
|
| #53 |
Laos: |
78.07 |
|
| #54 |
Zimbabwe: |
77.81 |
|
| #55 |
Japan: |
76.68 |
|
| #56 |
Albania: |
75.71 |
|
| #57 |
Gambia, The: |
75.6 |
|
| #58 |
Germany: |
75.44 |
|
| #59 |
France: |
75.2 |
|
| #60 |
Korea, North: |
74.77 |
|
| #61 |
Chad: |
74.48 |
|
| #62 |
Bangladesh: |
74.31 |
|
| #63 |
Benin: |
74.24 |
|
| #64 |
Barbados: |
74.16 |
|
| #65 |
Switzerland: |
73.85 |
|
| #66 |
Gabon: |
73.79 |
|
| #67 |
Somalia: |
73.64 |
|
| #68 |
Australia: |
73.43 |
|
| #69 |
Burma: |
73.24 |
|
| #70 |
Romania: |
73.17 |
|
| #71 |
Croatia: |
72.68 |
|
| #72 |
Comoros: |
71.52 |
|
| #73 |
Mauritania: |
70.87 |
|
| #74 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
70.46 |
|
| #75 |
Korea, South: |
69.81 |
|
| #76 |
Senegal: |
69.58 |
|
| #77 |
Indonesia: |
68.43 |
|
| #78 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
68.21 |
|
| #79 |
Haiti: |
67.88 |
|
| #80 |
Uruguay: |
67.85 |
|
| #81 |
Israel: |
67.45 |
|
| #82 |
Portugal: |
66.76 |
|
| #83 |
Botswana: |
66.66 |
|
| #84 |
Liberia: |
65.69 |
|
| #85 |
Cameroon: |
65.69 |
|
| #86 |
Namibia: |
65.01 |
|
| #87 |
Niger: |
64.93 |
|
| #88 |
Nigeria: |
64.93 |
|
| #89 |
Austria: |
64.81 |
|
| #90 |
Cyprus: |
64.77 |
|
| #91 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
64.65 |
|
| #92 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
64.42 |
|
| #93 |
Cuba: |
64.35 |
|
| #94 |
Nepal: |
64.03 |
|
| #95 |
Ethiopia: |
62.74 |
|
| #96 |
Zambia: |
61.82 |
|
| #97 |
Philippines: |
60.71 |
|
| #98 |
Togo: |
60.31 |
|
| #99 |
Bhutan: |
59.98 |
|
| #100 |
Bolivia: |
55.81 |
|
| #101 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
55.39 |
|
| #102 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
55.33 |
|
| #103 |
India: |
54.8 |
|
| #104 |
Belgium: |
53.72 |
|
| #105 |
Malaysia: |
53.39 |
|
| #106 |
Afghanistan: |
53.25 |
|
| #107 |
South Africa: |
53.13 |
|
| #108 |
Lesotho: |
52.2 |
|
| #109 |
Colombia: |
51.89 |
|
| #110 |
Nicaragua: |
51.77 |
|
| #111 |
Panama: |
51.22 |
|
| #112 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
51.02 |
|
| #113 |
Italy: |
50.91 |
|
| #114 |
Greece: |
50.27 |
|
| #115 |
Venezuela: |
50.15 |
|
| #116 |
El Salvador: |
49.6 |
|
| #117 |
Sierra Leone: |
49.44 |
|
| #118 |
Singapore: |
49.23 |
|
| #119 |
Turkey: |
48.09 |
|
| #120 |
Brazil: |
47.87 |
|
| #121 |
Honduras: |
47.52 |
|
| #122 |
Luxembourg: |
45.82 |
|
| #123 |
Chile: |
45.37 |
|
| #124 |
Sri Lanka: |
44.79 |
|
| #125 |
Cape Verde: |
44.74 |
|
| #126 |
Pakistan: |
43.92 |
|
| #127 |
Morocco: |
42.63 |
|
| #128 |
Dominican Republic: |
42.45 |
|
| #129 |
Dominica: |
42.45 |
|
| #130 |
Guyana: |
41.92 |
|
| #131 |
Mexico: |
41.73 |
|
| #132 |
Spain: |
41.35 |
|
| #133 |
Mauritius: |
41.15 |
|
| #134 |
Argentina: |
40.85 |
|
| #135 |
Suriname: |
40.67 |
|
| #136 |
Swaziland: |
40.65 |
|
| #137 |
Sudan: |
39.96 |
|
| #138 |
Paraguay: |
39.76 |
|
| #139 |
Guatemala: |
38.52 |
|
| #140 |
Costa Rica: |
38.33 |
|
| #141 |
Fiji: |
37.1 |
|
| #142 |
Ireland: |
36.82 |
|
| #143 |
Peru: |
34.9 |
|
| #144 |
Qatar: |
34.76 |
|
| #145 |
Egypt: |
34.6 |
|
| #146 |
Ecuador: |
34.48 |
|
| #147 |
Yemen: |
31.51 |
|
| #148 |
Tunisia: |
31.17 |
|
| #149 |
Algeria: |
30.43 |
|
| #150 |
United Arab Emirates: |
30.4 |
|
| #151 |
Syria: |
30.04 |
|
| #152 |
Kuwait: |
29.4 |
|
| #153 |
Bahrain: |
26.91 |
|
| #154 |
Iran: |
25.45 |
|
| #155 |
Lebanon: |
24.5 |
|
| #156 |
Jordan: |
23.96 |
|
| #157 |
Malta: |
22.51 |
|
| #158 |
Libya: |
20.11 |
|
| #159 |
Iraq: |
17.74 |
|
| #160 |
Oman: |
17.07 |
|
| #161 |
Saudi Arabia: |
16.95 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
63.9 |
|
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