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 |
Mozambique: |
89.37 |
|
| #2 |
Ghana: |
88.85 |
|
| #3 |
Tanzania: |
86.6 |
|
| #4 |
Malawi: |
84.38 |
|
| #5 |
Solomon Islands: |
84.29 |
|
| #6 |
Cambodia: |
83.98 |
|
| #7 |
Uganda: |
83.48 |
|
| #8 |
Sweden: |
80.44 |
|
| #9 |
Central African Republic: |
79.02 |
|
| #10 |
Kenya: |
78.03 |
|
| #11 |
Iceland: |
77.53 |
|
| #12 |
Eritrea: |
76.51 |
|
| #13 |
Burkina Faso: |
76.5 |
|
| #14 |
Angola: |
74.59 |
|
| #15 |
Madagascar: |
74.52 |
|
| #16 |
Maldives: |
74.15 |
|
| #17 |
Rwanda: |
73.85 |
|
| #18 |
Burundi: |
73.71 |
|
| #19 |
Jamaica: |
72.33 |
|
| #20 |
Zimbabwe: |
72.25 |
|
| #21 |
Gambia, The: |
70.67 |
|
| #22 |
Guinea: |
70.47 |
|
| #23 |
Papua New Guinea: |
70.47 |
|
| #24 |
Mali: |
69.56 |
|
| #25 |
East Timor: |
68.77 |
|
| #26 |
Chad: |
68.43 |
|
| #27 |
Burma: |
67.63 |
|
| #28 |
Bangladesh: |
66.73 |
|
| #29 |
Somalia: |
66.35 |
|
| #30 |
Thailand: |
65.44 |
|
| #31 |
Bahamas, The: |
65.41 |
|
| #32 |
Mongolia: |
65.34 |
|
| #33 |
Norway: |
65.26 |
|
| #34 |
Benin: |
65.24 |
|
| #35 |
Comoros: |
64.27 |
|
| #36 |
Denmark: |
62.82 |
|
| #37 |
Mauritania: |
62.72 |
|
| #38 |
Gabon: |
62.64 |
|
| #39 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
62.26 |
|
| #40 |
Laos: |
62.17 |
|
| #41 |
Senegal: |
61.17 |
|
| #42 |
Finland: |
60.79 |
|
| #43 |
Haiti: |
60.13 |
|
| #44 |
United States: |
58.96 |
|
| #45 |
Niger: |
58.81 |
|
| #46 |
Nigeria: |
58.81 |
|
| #47 |
Ethiopia: |
58.48 |
|
| #48 |
Cameroon: |
57.6 |
|
| #49 |
Nepal: |
57.44 |
|
| #50 |
Indonesia: |
57.18 |
|
| #51 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
56.73 |
|
| #52 |
Togo: |
56.4 |
|
| #53 |
Korea, South: |
55.67 |
|
| #54 |
Switzerland: |
55.35 |
|
| #55 |
Japan: |
55.17 |
|
| #56 |
Vietnam: |
55.15 |
|
| #57 |
Namibia: |
53.22 |
|
| #58 |
Botswana: |
53.16 |
|
| #59 |
Liberia: |
53.03 |
|
| #60 |
Bhutan: |
52.88 |
|
| #61 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
52.44 |
|
| #62 |
Estonia: |
52.39 |
|
| #63 |
Philippines: |
52.24 |
|
| #64 |
Georgia: |
50.6 |
|
| #65 |
Latvia: |
49.87 |
|
| #66 |
Canada: |
49.78 |
|
| #67 |
Korea, North: |
49.31 |
|
| #68 |
Zambia: |
48.26 |
|
| #69 |
New Zealand: |
48.1 |
|
| #70 |
Bolivia: |
47.14 |
|
| #71 |
Poland: |
46.21 |
|
| #72 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
45.82 |
|
| #73 |
Turkey: |
45.65 |
|
| #74 |
China: |
45.43 |
|
| #75 |
Sierra Leone: |
44.34 |
|
| #76 |
France: |
44.31 |
|
| #77 |
Barbados: |
44.24 |
|
| #78 |
Afghanistan: |
43.87 |
|
| #79 |
Armenia: |
43.17 |
|
| #80 |
Portugal: |
42.8 |
|
| #81 |
Germany: |
42.78 |
|
| #82 |
Lesotho: |
42.01 |
|
| #83 |
Israel: |
41.97 |
|
| #84 |
Nicaragua: |
41.2 |
|
| #85 |
Lithuania: |
41.02 |
|
| #86 |
Cyprus: |
39.09 |
|
| #87 |
India: |
38.88 |
|
| #88 |
Uruguay: |
38.28 |
|
| #89 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
38.24 |
|
| #90 |
Australia: |
38.11 |
|
| #91 |
Morocco: |
37.02 |
|
| #92 |
Pakistan: |
36.07 |
|
| #93 |
Sudan: |
35.08 |
|
| #94 |
Russia: |
34.61 |
|
| #95 |
Malaysia: |
34.42 |
|
| #96 |
El Salvador: |
34.42 |
|
| #97 |
Honduras: |
34.16 |
|
| #98 |
Dominica: |
33.32 |
|
| #99 |
Dominican Republic: |
33.32 |
|
| #100 |
Czech Republic: |
33.29 |
|
| #101 |
Belarus: |
33.24 |
|
| #102 |
Swaziland: |
32.91 |
|
| #103 |
Paraguay: |
32.89 |
|
| #104 |
Chile: |
32.5 |
|
| #105 |
Suriname: |
32.3 |
|
| #106 |
Guyana: |
32.08 |
|
| #107 |
Colombia: |
31.97 |
|
| #108 |
Greece: |
31.23 |
|
| #109 |
Cape Verde: |
31.1 |
|
| #110 |
Venezuela: |
31.08 |
|
| #111 |
South Africa: |
30.54 |
|
| #112 |
Brazil: |
30.29 |
|
| #113 |
Romania: |
29.67 |
|
| #114 |
Slovakia: |
29.54 |
|
| #115 |
Azerbaijan: |
29.43 |
|
| #116 |
Mexico: |
29.36 |
|
| #117 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
28.71 |
|
| #118 |
Fiji: |
28.42 |
|
| #119 |
Bulgaria: |
28.25 |
|
| #120 |
Guatemala: |
28.21 |
|
| #121 |
Ukraine: |
28.19 |
|
| #122 |
Turkmenistan: |
27.48 |
|
| #123 |
Sri Lanka: |
26.87 |
|
| #124 |
Peru: |
26.41 |
|
| #125 |
Netherlands: |
25.99 |
|
| #126 |
Ecuador: |
25.86 |
|
| #127 |
Kazakhstan: |
25.79 |
|
| #128 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
25.23 |
|
| #129 |
Egypt: |
24.88 |
|
| #130 |
Cuba: |
24.87 |
|
| #131 |
Yemen: |
24.36 |
|
| #132 |
Argentina: |
24.29 |
|
| #133 |
Tunisia: |
24.13 |
|
| #134 |
Albania: |
23.76 |
|
| #135 |
Mauritius: |
23.72 |
|
| #136 |
Croatia: |
23.69 |
|
| #137 |
Syria: |
23.18 |
|
| #138 |
Austria: |
23.16 |
|
| #139 |
Tajikistan: |
22.92 |
|
| #140 |
Spain: |
22.72 |
|
| #141 |
Slovenia: |
22.46 |
|
| #142 |
Algeria: |
22.43 |
|
| #143 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
21.83 |
|
| #144 |
Italy: |
21.07 |
|
| #145 |
Ireland: |
20.53 |
|
| #146 |
Costa Rica: |
20.46 |
|
| #147 |
Libya: |
20.1 |
|
| #148 |
Singapore: |
20.03 |
|
| #149 |
Iran: |
19.69 |
|
| #150 |
Uzbekistan: |
19.67 |
|
| #151 |
Luxembourg: |
18.66 |
|
| #152 |
Moldova: |
18.18 |
|
| #153 |
Malta: |
18.09 |
|
| #154 |
Jordan: |
17.99 |
|
| #155 |
Kuwait: |
17.51 |
|
| #156 |
Belgium: |
17.07 |
|
| #157 |
Panama: |
16.96 |
|
| #158 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
16.63 |
|
| #159 |
Qatar: |
14.17 |
|
| #160 |
Belize: |
14.02 |
|
| #161 |
Lebanon: |
11.05 |
|
| #162 |
Oman: |
10.83 |
|
| #163 |
Iraq: |
10.47 |
|
| #164 |
Saudi Arabia: |
9.23 |
|
| #165 |
United Arab Emirates: |
8.72 |
|
| #166 |
Bahrain: |
5.85 |
|
| #167 |
Hungary: |
4.78 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
43.6 |
|
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
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