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Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 35-54) by country

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 35-54 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
99.5%
Madagascar
Lowest
81.8%
Nigeria
Median
95.4%
Years covered
21
1990–2010
Data points
1,218

What the numbers show

Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 35-54) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 99.5% in Madagascar; the lowest is 81.8% in Nigeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 95.4%, and the mean is 94.4%.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 4.1%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 8.0%).

Labor participation rate, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Madagascar 99.5% 2010 unchanged flat
2 Malawi 99.0% 2010 up 1.3% flat
3 Niger 98.5% 2010 up 1.9% flat
4 Burkina Faso 98.3% 2010 down 0.1% flat
4 Ethiopia 98.3% 2010 up 0.7% flat
6 Sudan 97.9% 2010 unchanged rising
7 Mozambique 97.8% 2010 up 2.8% rising
8 Senegal 97.7% 2010 up 0.1% flat
9 Eritrea 97.5% 2010 down 0.6% flat
10 Central African Republic 97.4% 2010 down 0.3% flat
10 Zambia 97.4% 2010 up 0.3% flat
12 Chad 97.3% 2010 up 0.1% flat
12 Tanzania, United Republic of 97.3% 2010 down 0.3% flat
12 Egypt 97.3% 2010 down 1.5% flat
12 Burundi 97.3% 2010 down 0.4% flat
16 Zimbabwe 97.2% 2010 up 1.7% flat
17 Equatorial Guinea 97.1% 2010 down 0.4% flat
18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 96.6% 2010 down 0.1% flat
19 Sao Tome and Principe 96.3% 2010 down 0.2% flat
20 Côte d'Ivoire 96.1% 2010 unchanged flat
21 Rwanda 96.0% 2010 up 0.4% flat
22 Togo 95.9% 2010 down 0.3% flat
22 Cameroon 95.9% 2010 down 0.3% flat
24 Gambia 95.7% 2010 up 0.1% flat
25 Comoros 95.6% 2010 down 0.4% flat
26 Uganda 95.4% 2010 down 1.5% flat
26 Guinea 95.4% 2010 down 0.2% flat
28 Mauritius 95.3% 2010 down 0.7% flat
29 Guinea-Bissau 95.2% 2010 down 0.6% flat
30 Mauritania 94.9% 2010 down 0.4% flat
31 Angola 94.5% 2010 up 2.2% flat
32 Cape Verde 94.2% 2010 down 0.4% flat
33 Gabon 94.1% 2010 down 1.2% flat
34 Libya 94.0% 2010 down 0.7% flat
35 Congo 93.9% 2010 down 0.7% flat
35 Botswana 93.9% 2010 up 1.0% flat
37 Benin 93.7% 2010 down 1.5% falling
38 Morocco 93.3% 2010 down 1.6% flat
39 Algeria 92.4% 2010 down 2.4% flat
40 Somalia 92.3% 2010 up 0.4% flat
40 Lesotho 92.3% 2010 down 2.6% flat
42 Ghana 91.3% 2010 down 3.0% flat
43 Kenya 91.2% 2010 down 1.8% falling
43 Namibia 91.2% 2010 up 2.0% rising
45 Sierra Leone 91.0% 2010 up 2.7% flat
46 Eswatini 90.7% 2010 down 0.2% flat
46 Tunisia 90.7% 2010 down 3.9% falling
48 Liberia 87.7% 2010 up 1.5% flat
49 Mali 87.0% 2010 up 4.1% rising
50 Djibouti 84.6% 2010 up 2.7% flat
51 South Africa 83.4% 2010 up 1.0% flat
52 Nigeria 81.8% 2010 down 8.0% 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 35-54)
Unit
% of male population ages 35-54
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,218 data points, 1990–2010
Last refreshed

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 35-54 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.