Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 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) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 85.29 in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 44.13 in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 61.35, and the mean is 61.19.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 24.6%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 24.9%).
Labour force participation rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 85.29 | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 2 | Cambodia | 79.98 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Rwanda | 76.78 | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 72.35 | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 71.71 | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 6 | Togo | 70.73 | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 7 | Thailand | 69.72 | 2019 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 8 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 69.5 | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 9 | Botswana | 69.06 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 68.11 | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 11 | Indonesia | 67.9 | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 12 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 67.15 | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Armenia | 65.29 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 65.06 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Ghana | 64.92 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 16 | Seychelles | 64.55 | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 17 | Colombia | 63.97 | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 18 | Cyprus | 63.5 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 63.44 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 20 | Zambia | 63.24 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 63.19 | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 22 | Lithuania | 63.07 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 62.96 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 62.84 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | United States of America | 62.42 | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Chile | 61.9 | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 61.8 | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 28 | Mongolia | 61.45 | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 61.35 | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 60.76 | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 60.62 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 60.34 | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 33 | Spain | 60.15 | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 34 | Iceland | 59.62 | 2020 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 35 | Czechia | 59.38 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 58.88 | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 37 | Norway | 58.08 | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 38 | Serbia | 57.63 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 57.36 | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 40 | Slovenia | 57.31 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 41 | Austria | 57.23 | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 42 | Croatia | 56.75 | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 43 | France | 56.7 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 56.23 | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 45 | Sweden | 56.17 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 46 | Estonia | 55.34 | 2025 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 47 | Germany | 55.24 | 2022 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 48 | Latvia | 54.61 | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 49 | Greece | 54.52 | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 50 | Finland | 53.84 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 51 | Belgium | 53.77 | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 52 | Italy | 53.02 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 53 | Romania | 50.18 | 2025 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 47.35 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 55 | Palestine, State of | 44.99 | 2022 | β | flat |
| 56 | Senegal | 44.56 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 57 | Poland | 44.13 | 2025 | down 21.7% | 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. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.