Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) by country
The labour force participation rate expresses the labour force as a percent of the working-age population. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.
What the numbers show
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 87.95 in Qatar; the lowest is 37.95 in Kosovo.
The median across all reporting countries is 62.78, and the mean is 62.3.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 28.7%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 24.9%).
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 87.95 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 2 | Tanzania | 85.29 | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 3 | Bolivia | 79.55 | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 4 | Rwanda | 76.78 | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 75.62 | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 6 | Moldova | 72.35 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 7 | Malaysia | 70.65 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 70.63 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 9 | Paraguay | 70.2 | 2017 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 10 | Belarus | 69.6 | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Botswana | 69.06 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 68.65 | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 67.77 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 67.5 | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 67.48 | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 67.33 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 17 | Côte d’Ivoire | 67.15 | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 18 | Estonia | 66.43 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 66.14 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 65.5 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 21 | Armenia | 65.29 | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 65.16 | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 23 | Cyprus | 65.16 | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 24 | Ghana | 64.92 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 25 | Seychelles | 64.55 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 26 | Brunei Darussalam | 64.25 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 27 | Montenegro | 63.74 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 28 | Albania | 63.49 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 63.44 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 63.24 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 63.15 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 63.07 | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 62.84 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 34 | Russia | 62.84 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 35 | Barbados | 62.78 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 36 | Chile | 62.49 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 37 | United States | 62.42 | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 62.27 | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 39 | Mali | 61.97 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 40 | Mongolia | 61.83 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 41 | Austria | 61.7 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 61.67 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 43 | Latvia | 61.61 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 61.5 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 45 | Slovak Republic | 61.22 | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 46 | Australia | 61.08 | 2021 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 47 | Czechia | 61.01 | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 48 | Finland | 60.87 | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 49 | Portugal | 59.38 | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 50 | Serbia | 59.01 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 51 | Namibia | 58.88 | 2018 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 52 | Poland | 58.72 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 53 | Slovenia | 58.5 | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 54 | Spain | 58.19 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 55 | France | 56.96 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 56 | Belgium | 55.95 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 55.2 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 55.13 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 59 | Fiji | 54.83 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 60 | Croatia | 54.06 | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 61 | Greece | 52.89 | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.43 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 51.93 | 2025 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 64 | Romania | 51.39 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 65 | Italy | 49.91 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 66 | Senegal | 44.56 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 67 | Jordan | 40.82 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 68 | Iran | 40.71 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 69 | Kosovo | 37.95 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
About this data
The labour force participation rate expresses the labour force as a percent of the working-age population. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.