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Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 25-34) by country

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 25-34 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. The participation rates are harmonized to account for differences in national data collection and tabulation...

Countries reporting
52
Highest
98.4%
Madagascar
Lowest
69.6%
Nigeria
Median
92.5%
Years covered
21
1990–2010
Data points
1,218

What the numbers show

Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 25-34) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 98.4% in Madagascar; the lowest is 69.6% in Nigeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 92.5%, and the mean is 91.9%.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 14.1%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 10.1%).

Labor participation rate, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Madagascar 98.4% 2010 down 0.1% flat
2 Tanzania, United Republic of 98.3% 2010 up 0.8% flat
3 Zimbabwe 97.8% 2010 up 1.9% flat
4 Burkina Faso 97.7% 2010 up 0.1% flat
5 Niger 97.4% 2010 up 4.3% flat
6 Ethiopia 97.3% 2010 down 0.5% flat
7 Equatorial Guinea 97.2% 2010 down 0.3% flat
8 Senegal 97.1% 2010 down 0.1% flat
8 Malawi 97.1% 2010 up 2.1% flat
10 Eritrea 97.0% 2010 down 0.8% flat
11 Mozambique 96.9% 2010 up 3.9% rising
12 Zambia 96.4% 2010 up 0.5% flat
13 Egypt 96.1% 2010 up 3.1% rising
14 Botswana 95.6% 2010 up 0.7% flat
15 Cape Verde 95.5% 2010 down 0.4% flat
16 Burundi 95.3% 2010 down 0.4% flat
17 Central African Republic 95.2% 2010 down 0.6% flat
17 Rwanda 95.2% 2010 up 0.4% flat
19 Mauritius 95.1% 2010 down 1.8% flat
20 Sao Tome and Principe 94.5% 2010 down 0.2% flat
20 Morocco 94.5% 2010 up 1.6% flat
22 Libya 94.0% 2010 down 0.4% flat
23 Gambia 93.7% 2010 up 0.1% flat
24 Comoros 93.2% 2010 down 0.3% flat
25 Guinea 92.8% 2010 down 0.2% flat
26 Guinea-Bissau 92.5% 2010 down 0.3% flat
26 Somalia 92.5% 2010 down 0.2% flat
28 Mauritania 92.4% 2010 down 0.2% flat
28 Chad 92.4% 2010 up 0.7% flat
30 Côte d'Ivoire 92.3% 2010 up 0.5% flat
31 Uganda 92.2% 2010 down 5.5% falling
31 Sudan 92.2% 2010 up 2.2% rising
33 Togo 92.1% 2010 down 1.1% flat
34 Angola 91.9% 2010 up 2.1% flat
35 Benin 91.3% 2010 down 1.1% falling
35 Cameroon 91.3% 2010 up 1.2% flat
37 Algeria 90.8% 2010 down 3.1% falling
38 Namibia 90.6% 2010 up 8.0% rising
39 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 89.9% 2010 up 0.7% flat
40 Lesotho 89.3% 2010 up 1.4% flat
40 Eswatini 89.3% 2010 down 0.7% flat
42 Ghana 89.2% 2010 up 0.7% flat
43 Tunisia 89.0% 2010 down 3.3% falling
44 Congo 88.9% 2010 up 0.1% flat
45 Kenya 88.0% 2010 down 3.3% falling
46 Gabon 87.6% 2010 down 1.5% falling
47 Mali 85.1% 2010 up 3.8% rising
48 Djibouti 84.0% 2010 up 2.3% flat
49 South Africa 81.0% 2010 down 0.9% flat
50 Sierra Leone 80.7% 2010 up 14.1% rising
51 Liberia 74.5% 2010 up 3.5% flat
52 Nigeria 69.6% 2010 down 10.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 25-34)
Unit
% of male population ages 25-34
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,218 data points, 1990–2010
Last refreshed

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 25-34 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. The participation rates are harmonized to account for differences in national data collection and tabulation methodologies as well as for other country-specific factors such as military service requirements. The series includes both nationally reported and imputed data and only estimates that are national, meaning there are no geographic limitations in coverage.