Labor participation rate, total (% of total 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...
What the numbers show
Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 25-34) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 97.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 57.8% in Algeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 82.8%, and the mean is 80.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 17.4%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 6.0%).
Labor participation rate, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 97.4% | 2010 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 97.4% | 2010 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 3 | Mozambique | 96.3% | 2010 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 4 | Rwanda | 95.6% | 2010 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Madagascar | 95.2% | 2010 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Burundi | 94.9% | 2010 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 94.3% | 2010 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 93.6% | 2010 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 9 | Eritrea | 92.9% | 2010 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 10 | Botswana | 92.8% | 2010 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 92.4% | 2010 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 91.2% | 2010 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 13 | Togo | 90.6% | 2010 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 89.4% | 2010 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 15 | Namibia | 87.2% | 2010 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 16 | Zambia | 86.5% | 2010 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 86.4% | 2010 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 18 | Ghana | 86.3% | 2010 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 85.9% | 2010 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 85.9% | 2010 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 21 | Congo | 85.1% | 2010 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 22 | Gambia | 84.9% | 2010 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 23 | Guinea | 84.8% | 2010 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 24 | Senegal | 84.6% | 2010 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 25 | Benin | 83.2% | 2010 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 26 | Lesotho | 82.8% | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Angola | 82.7% | 2010 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 28 | Cameroon | 82.3% | 2010 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 81.8% | 2010 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 30 | Kenya | 80.5% | 2010 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 31 | Chad | 79.9% | 2010 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 79.5% | 2010 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 33 | Gabon | 79.2% | 2010 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 34 | Mauritius | 78.7% | 2010 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 77.6% | 2010 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 74.8% | 2010 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 37 | South Africa | 72.4% | 2010 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 38 | Liberia | 71.9% | 2010 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 39 | Eswatini | 70.7% | 2010 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 40 | Somalia | 69.3% | 2010 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 41 | Libya | 68.0% | 2010 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 42 | Niger | 67.0% | 2010 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 43 | Sudan | 66.4% | 2010 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 44 | Comoros | 65.9% | 2010 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 45 | Tunisia | 65.2% | 2010 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 46 | Mali | 64.5% | 2010 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 47 | Egypt | 63.3% | 2010 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 48 | Mauritania | 63.2% | 2010 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 49 | Djibouti | 61.8% | 2010 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 50 | Morocco | 61.5% | 2010 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 51 | Nigeria | 59.0% | 2010 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 52 | Algeria | 57.8% | 2010 | up 3.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
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.