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Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 55-64) by country

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 55-64 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
96.7%
Malawi
Lowest
32.9%
Algeria
Median
73.3%
Years covered
22
1990–2011
Data points
1,270

What the numbers show

Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 55-64) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 96.7% in Malawi; the lowest is 32.9% in Algeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 73.3%, and the mean is 70.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 13.1%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 8.6%).

Labor participation rate, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malawi 96.7% 2011 up 4.9% flat
2 Madagascar 96.7% 2011 down 0.4% flat
3 Tanzania, United Republic of 94.3% 2011 up 4.0% rising
4 Rwanda 92.1% 2011 down 0.4% rising
5 Mozambique 91.9% 2011 up 0.7% rising
6 Burundi 91.5% 2011 down 0.8% flat
7 Equatorial Guinea 91.0% 2011 up 1.7% flat
8 Uganda 88.9% 2011 up 0.6% flat
9 Zimbabwe 87.8% 2011 up 3.2% rising
10 Central African Republic 87.5% 2011 up 0.4% flat
11 Ghana 85.9% 2011 up 3.8% rising
12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 85.7% 2011 down 0.3% flat
13 Zambia 85.5% 2011 down 1.5% flat
14 Gambia 84.4% 2011 down 0.4% flat
15 Ethiopia 82.7% 2011 up 8.5% rising
16 Cameroon 82.2% 2011 up 0.1% flat
17 Togo 81.9% 2011 up 2.6% rising
18 Chad 81.7% 2011 down 0.8% flat
19 Kenya 80.4% 2011 down 2.3% falling
20 Burkina Faso 79.6% 2011 down 0.4% flat
21 Eritrea 78.4% 2011 up 3.3% flat
22 Senegal 75.4% 2011 down 0.5% flat
23 Benin 75.4% 2011 up 2.3% rising
24 Guinea-Bissau 74.1% 2011 up 3.0% rising
25 Sierra Leone 74.1% 2011 down 2.3% flat
26 Botswana 73.7% 2011 up 0.8% flat
27 Guinea 72.9% 2011 up 2.1% flat
28 Côte d'Ivoire 72.6% 2011 down 0.2% flat
29 Congo 72.5% 2011 up 0.3% flat
30 Lesotho 72.4% 2011 down 1.6% flat
31 Angola 70.9% 2011 down 1.9% flat
32 Nigeria 70.7% 2011 down 2.2% flat
33 Liberia 69.7% 2011 down 0.3% flat
34 Niger 68.6% 2011 up 9.9% rising
35 Comoros 63.9% 2011 up 3.8% rising
36 Gabon 63.8% 2011 down 2.4% falling
37 Sao Tome and Principe 57.9% 2011 up 5.2% flat
38 Sudan 57.7% 2011 up 1.7% flat
39 Cape Verde 56.4% 2011 up 12.7% rising
40 Eswatini 53.5% 2011 down 1.6% flat
41 Mauritania 52.6% 2011 up 8.4% rising
42 Somalia 51.8% 2011 up 4.4% rising
43 Namibia 49.5% 2011 down 8.6% flat
44 Mauritius 48.8% 2011 up 13.1% rising
45 Mali 48.2% 2011 up 2.4% flat
46 Morocco 43.6% 2011 up 0.5% falling
47 Libya 42.8% 2011 down 0.4% flat
48 South Africa 40.8% 2011 up 1.9% rising
49 Egypt 39.3% 2011 up 2.4% falling
50 Tunisia 36.8% 2011 up 2.4% falling
51 Djibouti 35.9% 2011 up 8.7% rising
52 Algeria 32.9% 2011 up 2.6% 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, total (% of total population ages 55-64)
Unit
% of total population ages 55-64
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 55-64 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.