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Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 25-54) by country

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 25-54 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
98.7%
Madagascar
Lowest
73.3%
Nigeria
Median
93.6%
Years covered
22
1990–2011
Data points
1,270

What the numbers show

Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 25-54) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 98.7% in Madagascar; the lowest is 73.3% in Nigeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 93.6%, and the mean is 92.6%.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 7.1%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 7.0%).

Labor participation rate, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Madagascar 98.7% 2011 down 0.1% flat
2 Niger 98.0% 2011 up 3.6% flat
3 Tanzania, United Republic of 97.9% 2011 up 0.4% flat
4 Burkina Faso 97.8% 2011 up 0.1% flat
5 Malawi 97.7% 2011 up 2.0% flat
6 Zimbabwe 97.6% 2011 up 1.3% flat
7 Ethiopia 97.5% 2011 down 0.1% flat
8 Senegal 97.2% 2011 up 0.0% flat
9 Equatorial Guinea 97.1% 2011 down 0.4% flat
10 Mozambique 97.1% 2011 up 2.0% rising
11 Eritrea 97.1% 2011 down 0.7% flat
12 Zambia 96.5% 2011 up 0.4% flat
13 Egypt 96.3% 2011 down 1.1% rising
14 Central African Republic 95.7% 2011 down 0.6% flat
15 Burundi 95.7% 2011 down 0.6% flat
16 Rwanda 95.5% 2011 up 0.9% flat
17 Botswana 95.0% 2011 up 0.9% flat
18 Cape Verde 94.9% 2011 down 0.5% flat
19 Sao Tome and Principe 94.8% 2011 down 0.3% flat
20 Mauritius 94.8% 2011 down 1.6% flat
21 Gambia 94.3% 2011 up 0.0% flat
22 Sudan 94.2% 2011 up 1.6% flat
23 Morocco 93.8% 2011 up 0.1% flat
24 Chad 93.8% 2011 up 0.4% flat
25 Comoros 93.8% 2011 down 0.4% flat
26 Libya 93.6% 2011 down 0.6% flat
27 Guinea 93.5% 2011 down 0.2% flat
28 Côte d'Ivoire 93.5% 2011 up 0.2% flat
29 Guinea-Bissau 93.2% 2011 down 0.5% flat
30 Cameroon 93.1% 2011 up 0.5% flat
31 Mauritania 93.0% 2011 down 0.1% flat
32 Togo 93.0% 2011 down 0.5% flat
33 Uganda 92.8% 2011 down 4.6% flat
34 Angola 92.6% 2011 up 2.1% flat
35 Somalia 92.4% 2011 up 0.0% flat
36 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 92.1% 2011 up 0.6% flat
37 Benin 91.9% 2011 down 0.6% falling
38 Algeria 91.3% 2011 down 2.3% falling
39 Namibia 90.5% 2011 up 5.1% rising
40 Congo 90.4% 2011 up 0.4% flat
41 Ghana 90.1% 2011 down 0.0% flat
42 Lesotho 89.8% 2011 down 0.4% flat
43 Gabon 89.4% 2011 down 1.0% falling
44 Eswatini 89.3% 2011 down 0.7% flat
45 Tunisia 89.1% 2011 down 3.0% falling
46 Kenya 88.7% 2011 down 2.3% falling
47 Mali 85.5% 2011 up 3.2% rising
48 Djibouti 84.3% 2011 up 2.4% flat
49 Sierra Leone 84.2% 2011 up 7.1% flat
50 South Africa 81.7% 2011 up 0.3% flat
51 Liberia 78.5% 2011 up 2.9% falling
52 Nigeria 73.3% 2011 down 7.0% 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 25-54)
Unit
% of male population ages 25-54
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,270 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 25-54 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.