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: |
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 |
|
|
= 10
|
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 |
|
|
= 43
|
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
|
Cameroon: |
65.69 |
|
|
= 84
|
Liberia: |
65.69 |
|
|
# 86
|
Namibia: |
65.01 |
|
|
= 87
|
Niger: |
64.93 |
|
|
= 87
|
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 |
|
|
= 128
|
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