Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 87.95 in Qatar; the lowest is 37.95 in Kosovo.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.11, and the mean is 62.6.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 70.7%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 36.1%).
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 87.95 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 2 | Tanzania | 85.29 | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 81.54 | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia | 80.07 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 5 | Cambodia | 79.98 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 6 | Niger | 79.61 | 2022 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 79.36 | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 78.45 | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 9 | Rwanda | 76.78 | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 10 | Iceland | 75.62 | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 11 | Angola | 74.34 | 2025 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 72.45 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 13 | Moldova | 72.35 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 14 | Macau (China) | 72.31 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Peru | 71.71 | 2025 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 16 | Togo | 70.73 | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 17 | New Zealand | 70.24 | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 18 | Paraguay | 70.2 | 2017 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 19 | Belize | 69.73 | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 20 | Vanuatu | 69.63 | 2025 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 21 | Belarus | 69.6 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 22 | Malaysia | 69.26 | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 23 | Botswana | 69.06 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 68.91 | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 25 | Kenya | 68.7 | 2021 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 26 | Netherlands | 68.65 | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 68.11 | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 28 | Indonesia | 67.9 | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 29 | Singapore | 67.87 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 30 | Sweden | 67.5 | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 31 | Malta | 67.48 | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 32 | Switzerland | 67.33 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 33 | Côte d’Ivoire | 67.15 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 34 | Thailand | 67.05 | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 35 | Australia | 66.94 | 2025 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 36 | Estonia | 66.43 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 37 | Venezuela | 66.41 | 2017 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 38 | Jamaica | 66.37 | 2023 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 66.3 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 40 | Ireland | 66.14 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 41 | Georgia | 65.73 | 2025 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 42 | Uruguay | 65.55 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 43 | Norway | 65.5 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 44 | Armenia | 65.29 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 65.28 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 46 | Japan | 65.18 | 2020 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 47 | Denmark | 65.16 | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 48 | Cyprus | 65.16 | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 49 | Korea | 64.92 | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 50 | Ghana | 64.92 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 51 | Bhutan | 64.74 | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 52 | Guatemala | 64.63 | 2024 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 53 | Seychelles | 64.55 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 54 | Ecuador | 64.3 | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 55 | Brunei Darussalam | 64.25 | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 56 | Israel | 64.25 | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 57 | Colombia | 63.97 | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 58 | Montenegro | 63.74 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 59 | Albania | 63.49 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 63.44 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 61 | Zambia | 63.24 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 62 | Brazil | 63.2 | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 63.15 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 64 | Lithuania | 63.07 | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 62.84 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 66 | Russia | 62.84 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 67 | Barbados | 62.78 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 68 | Panama | 62.52 | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 69 | Chile | 62.49 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 70 | United States | 62.42 | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 71 | Grenada | 62.38 | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 62.27 | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 73 | Argentina | 62.22 | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 74 | Mali | 61.97 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 75 | Austria | 61.7 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 76 | Germany | 61.67 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 77 | Latvia | 61.61 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 78 | Hungary | 61.5 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 79 | Mongolia | 61.45 | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 80 | El Salvador | 61.39 | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 81 | Slovak Republic | 61.22 | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 82 | Czechia | 61.01 | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 83 | Finland | 60.87 | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 84 | Philippines | 60.44 | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 85 | Myanmar | 60.15 | 2020 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 59.84 | 2018 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 87 | Mexico | 59.47 | 2026 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 88 | Portugal | 59.38 | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 89 | Serbia | 59.01 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 58.9 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 91 | Namibia | 58.88 | 2018 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 92 | Poland | 58.72 | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 93 | Slovenia | 58.5 | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 94 | Spain | 58.19 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 95 | Honduras | 58.16 | 2025 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 96 | Cabo Verde | 57.43 | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 97 | Mauritius | 57.34 | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 98 | Hong Kong (China) | 56.99 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 99 | France | 56.96 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 100 | Belgium | 55.95 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 55.94 | 2025 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 102 | South Africa | 55.57 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 103 | Pakistan | 55.34 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 104 | India | 55.26 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 55.13 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 106 | Fiji | 54.83 | 2024 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 107 | Ukraine | 54.64 | 2021 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.53 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 109 | Croatia | 54.06 | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 110 | Türkiye | 53.52 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 111 | Greece | 52.89 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.43 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 51.93 | 2025 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 114 | Romania | 51.39 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 115 | Italy | 49.91 | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 116 | Malawi | 49.58 | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 117 | Egypt | 47.95 | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 118 | Sri Lanka | 47.35 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 119 | Timor-Leste | 46.73 | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 120 | Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip | 45.52 | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 121 | Tunisia | 45.39 | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 122 | Senegal | 44.56 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 123 | Morocco | 44.33 | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 124 | Jordan | 40.82 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 125 | Iran | 40.71 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 126 | Kosovo | 37.95 | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The labour force participation rate is 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. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.