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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.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mozambique | 77.27% | 2010 | |
2 | Malawi | 74.85% | 2010 | |
3 | Ghana | 71.3% | 2010 | |
4 | Central African Republic | 70.91% | 2010 | |
5 | Tanzania | 69.89% | 2010 | |
6 | The Gambia | 61.57% | 2010 | |
7 | Uganda | 61.02% | 2010 | |
8 | Zimbabwe | 57.68% | 2010 | |
9 | Solomon Islands | 57.4% | 2010 | |
10 | Madagascar | 57.17% | 2010 | |
11 | Kenya | 55.86% | 2010 | |
12 | Eritrea | 55.1% | 2010 | |
13 | Comoros | 54.75% | 2010 | |
14 | Bolivia | 54.4% | 2010 | |
15 | Burkina Faso | 53.92% | 2010 | |
16 | Angola | 52.75% | 2010 | |
17 | Ethiopia | 52.25% | 2010 | |
18 | Benin | 51.76% | 2010 | |
19 | Nepal | 50.75% | 2010 | |
20 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.49% | 2010 | |
21 | Somalia | 50.16% | 2010 | |
22 | Burundi | 50.05% | 2010 | |
23 | Togo | 49.72% | 2010 | |
24 | Rwanda | 49.24% | 2010 | |
25 | Haiti | 48.75% | 2010 | |
26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.41% | 2010 | |
27 | Burma | 48.2% | 2010 | |
28 | Mali | 48.08% | 2010 | |
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 47.82% | 2010 | ||
29 | Liberia | 47.62% | 2010 | |
30 | Sudan | 46.88% | 2010 | |
31 | Cameroon | 46.72% | 2010 | |
32 | Bangladesh | 46.59% | 2010 | |
=33 | Nigeria | 46.47% | 2010 | |
=33 | Niger | 46.47% | 2010 | |
35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46.29% | 2010 | |
36 | Gabon | 45.76% | 2010 | |
37 | East Timor | 44.84% | 2010 | |
38 | Bhutan | 44.82% | 2010 | |
39 | Lesotho | 43.69% | 2010 | |
failed states average (profile) | 43.65% | 2010 | ||
40 | Mauritania | 43.24% | 2010 | |
41 | Zambia | 42.26% | 2010 | |
Former French colonies average (profile) | 41.32% | 2010 | ||
42 | Senegal | 40.48% | 2010 | |
=43 | Dominica | 39.66% | 2010 | |
=43 | Dominican Republic | 39.66% | 2010 | |
45 | Chad | 39.18% | 2010 | |
46 | Philippines | 39.09% | 2010 | |
=47 | Guinea | 39.02% | 2010 | |
=47 | Papua New Guinea | 39.02% | 2010 | |
49 | Botswana | 38.95% | 2010 | |
50 | Laos | 38.69% | 2010 | |
South Asia average (profile) | 38.22% | 2010 | ||
51 | Afghanistan | 37.53% | 2010 | |
52 | Ecuador | 37.37% | 2010 | |
53 | Maldives | 36.79% | 2010 | |
54 | Sierra Leone | 35.23% | 2010 | |
55 | Indonesia | 35.2% | 2010 | |
56 | Guatemala | 34.41% | 2010 | |
57 | Jamaica | 34.28% | 2010 | |
58 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.71% | 2010 | |
59 | Qatar | 33.41% | 2010 | |
60 | Vietnam | 33.09% | 2010 | |
61 | Iran | 33.03% | 2010 | |
62 | Honduras | 32.88% | 2010 | |
=63 | Turkey | 32.48% | 2010 | |
=63 | Nicaragua | 32.48% | 2010 | |
Former British colonies average (profile) | 32.16% | 2010 | ||
65 | India | 32.11% | 2010 | |
66 | El Salvador | 32.09% | 2010 | |
67 | Cambodia | 30.93% | 2010 | |
68 | Peru | 30.78% | 2010 | |
69 | Cape Verde | 30.1% | 2010 | |
70 | Pakistan | 30.06% | 2010 | |
71 | Mexico | 29.79% | 2010 | |
Muslim countries average (profile) | 28.51% | 2010 | ||
72 | Mongolia | 28.37% | 2010 | |
73 | Iceland | 27.89% | 2010 | |
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 27.57% | 2010 | ||
74 | Namibia | 26.73% | 2010 | |
75 | Belize | 26.71% | 2010 | |
76 | Fiji | 26.62% | 2010 | |
77 | Malaysia | 26.58% | 2010 | |
OPEC countries average (profile) | 26.43% | 2010 | ||
78 | Thailand | 26.07% | 2010 | |
Religious countries average (profile) | 25.7% | 2010 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 25.02% | 2010 | ||
79 | Venezuela | 23.85% | 2010 | |
80 | Paraguay | 23.48% | 2010 | |
81 | Yemen | 23.47% | 2010 | |
82 | Japan | 22.43% | 2010 | |
83 | The Bahamas | 22.4% | 2010 | |
84 | South Korea | 22.24% | 2010 | |
85 | Serbia and Montenegro | 20.94% | 2010 | |
86 | Saudi Arabia | 20.88% | 2010 | |
87 | Swaziland | 20.35% | 2010 | |
88 | Libya | 20.08% | 2010 | |
89 | Iraq | 19.51% | 2010 | |
90 | Morocco | 19.37% | 2010 | |
91 | Syria | 18.93% | 2010 | |
Emerging markets average (profile) | 18.87% | 2010 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 18.79% | 2010 | ||
92 | Poland | 18.65% | 2010 | |
93 | North Korea | 18.5% | 2010 | |
94 | Bahrain | 17.57% | 2010 | |
95 | Tunisia | 16.98% | 2010 | |
96 | China | 16.85% | 2010 | |
97 | Panama | 16.82% | 2010 | |
98 | Albania | 16.81% | 2010 | |
99 | Colombia | 16.75% | 2010 | |
100 | Oman | 16.61% | 2010 | |
101 | Estonia | 16.51% | 2010 | |
102 | Jordan | 16.23% | 2010 | |
103 | Brazil | 15.9% | 2010 | |
104 | Georgia | 15.89% | 2010 | |
105 | Costa Rica | 15.71% | 2010 | |
106 | Sri Lanka | 15.62% | 2010 | |
107 | Egypt | 15.51% | 2010 | |
108 | Lebanon | 15.25% | 2010 | |
109 | United Arab Emirates | 15.04% | 2010 | |
110 | Guyana | 14.88% | 2010 | |
111 | Kuwait | 14.28% | 2010 | |
112 | Latvia | 14.04% | 2010 | |
113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.7% | 2010 | |
114 | Cyprus | 13.57% | 2010 | |
115 | Republic of Macedonia | 13.16% | 2010 | |
116 | South Africa | 12.79% | 2010 | |
117 | Chile | 12.27% | 2010 | |
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 11.92% | 2010 | ||
118 | Algeria | 11.48% | 2010 | |
Cold countries average (profile) | 11.26% | 2010 | ||
119 | Portugal | 11.01% | 2010 | |
120 | Israel | 10.58% | 2010 | |
121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.17% | 2010 | |
122 | Argentina | 9.93% | 2010 | |
=123 | United States | 9.92% | 2010 | |
=123 | Croatia | 9.92% | 2010 | |
125 | Slovenia | 9.89% | 2010 | |
126 | Singapore | 9.72% | 2010 | |
127 | Suriname | 9.19% | 2010 | |
NATO countries average (profile) | 8.83% | 2010 | ||
128 | Armenia | 8.78% | 2010 | |
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 8.47% | 2010 | ||
129 | Lithuania | 8.4% | 2010 | |
Europe average (profile) | 8.39% | 2010 | ||
130 | Uruguay | 8.29% | 2010 | |
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 8.15% | 2010 | ||
131 | Turkmenistan | 8.1% | 2010 | |
132 | Norway | 8.08% | 2010 | |
133 | Mauritius | 7.97% | 2010 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 7.66% | 2010 | ||
134 | Czech Republic | 7.56% | 2010 | |
135 | Russia | 7.49% | 2010 | |
136 | Tajikistan | 7.23% | 2010 | |
137 | Ireland | 7.19% | 2010 | |
138 | Barbados | 6.95% | 2010 | |
139 | Slovakia | 6.73% | 2010 | |
140 | Belarus | 6.59% | 2010 | |
European Union average (profile) | 6.29% | 2010 | ||
141 | Greece | 6.18% | 2010 | |
142 | Canada | 6.05% | 2010 | |
143 | Bulgaria | 5.98% | 2010 | |
Eurozone average (profile) | 5.82% | 2010 | ||
144 | New Zealand | 5.73% | 2010 | |
145 | Uzbekistan | 5.66% | 2010 | |
146 | Denmark | 5.49% | 2010 | |
147 | Ukraine | 5.27% | 2010 | |
148 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.25% | 2010 | |
149 | Switzerland | 4.77% | 2010 | |
150 | Kazakhstan | 4.74% | 2010 | |
151 | Moldova | 4.62% | 2010 | |
152 | Romania | 4.49% | 2010 | |
153 | Australia | 4.47% | 2010 | |
154 | Sweden | 4.27% | 2010 | |
155 | Italy | 3.76% | 2010 | |
156 | Malta | 3.15% | 2010 | |
157 | Finland | 2.36% | 2010 | |
158 | Germany | 2.3% | 2010 | |
159 | Spain | 2.04% | 2010 | |
160 | France | 1.52% | 2010 | |
161 | Austria | 1.26% | 2010 | |
162 | Luxembourg | 1.16% | 2010 | |
163 | Netherlands | 1.14% | 2010 | |
164 | Belgium | 0.93% | 2010 | |
165 | Hungary | 0.46% | 2010 |