Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
95.6%
Qatar
Lowest
24.0%
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
69.8%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
8,410
What the numbers show
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 95.6% in Qatar; the lowest is 24.0% in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 69.8%, and the mean is 69.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 14.7%), and the largest decrease in Samoa (down 19.5%).
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 95.6% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 91.5% | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | Kuwait | 88.6% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 4 | Oman | 88.1% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 5 | Madagascar | 88.1% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | Cambodia | 87.8% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania | 87.3% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 8 | North Korea | 86.8% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Niger | 86.5% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 86.2% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Bahrain | 85.9% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Uganda | 84.6% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 13 | Bolivia | 84.4% | 2025 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 14 | Nigeria | 84.3% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 15 | Eritrea | 84.1% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 83.3% | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 82.8% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 82.3% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 81.8% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 20 | Guatemala | 81.7% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 21 | Paraguay | 81.6% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 22 | Liberia | 81.2% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 23 | Mali | 81.0% | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 24 | Peru | 80.9% | 2025 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 25 | Mozambique | 80.5% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 80.4% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 27 | Pakistan | 80.1% | 2025 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 28 | Iceland | 79.6% | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 29 | Malaysia | 79.2% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 78.6% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 31 | Panama | 77.9% | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 32 | India | 77.6% | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 33 | Benin | 77.6% | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 34 | Angola | 77.5% | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 35 | Vietnam | 77.3% | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 36 | El Salvador | 77.3% | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 37 | Bahamas | 77.2% | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 38 | Mexico | 77.1% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 39 | Burundi | 77.0% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 40 | Ecuador | 76.9% | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 41 | South Sudan | 76.6% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 42 | Fiji | 76.5% | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 43 | Maldives | 76.4% | 2025 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 76.4% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 45 | Jamaica | 76.3% | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 46 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 76.3% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 76.1% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 48 | Colombia | 75.7% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 49 | Singapore | 75.4% | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 50 | Thailand | 75.0% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 51 | Saint Lucia | 74.8% | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 52 | New Zealand | 74.7% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 74.4% | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 74.3% | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 55 | Botswana | 74.0% | 2025 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 56 | Cameroon | 73.9% | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 73.9% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 58 | Macao | 73.6% | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 59 | Honduras | 73.5% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 60 | Georgia | 73.5% | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 61 | Uruguay | 73.4% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 73.4% | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 63 | Brazil | 73.4% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 64 | Brunei | 72.8% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | Cyprus | 72.7% | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 66 | Iraq | 72.6% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 67 | Philippines | 72.5% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 68 | East Timor | 72.2% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 69 | Moldova | 72.2% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 70 | Palestine | 72.1% | 2022 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 71 | South Korea | 72.0% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 72 | Chile | 71.9% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 73 | Netherlands | 71.9% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 74 | Turkey | 71.9% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 75 | Kenya | 71.8% | 2025 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 76 | Bhutan | 71.8% | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 77 | Chad | 71.7% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 78 | Argentina | 71.7% | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 79 | Belize | 71.6% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 80 | Malta | 71.5% | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 81 | Japan | 71.5% | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 71.4% | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 83 | Switzerland | 71.4% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 84 | Australia | 70.7% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 85 | Laos | 70.6% | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 86 | Rwanda | 70.6% | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 87 | Egypt | 70.5% | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 88 | Albania | 70.2% | 2025 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 89 | Ireland | 70.1% | 2025 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 90 | Congo | 70.1% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 91 | Belarus | 69.9% | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 92 | China | 69.9% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 93 | Estonia | 69.8% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 69.8% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 69.8% | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 96 | Haiti | 69.7% | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 97 | Mauritius | 69.7% | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 98 | Myanmar | 69.7% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 99 | Guinea-Bissau | 69.6% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 100 | Armenia | 69.5% | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 101 | Denmark | 69.2% | 2025 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 102 | Norway | 69.1% | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 103 | Russia | 69.0% | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 104 | Lithuania | 69.0% | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 105 | Canada | 68.9% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 106 | Israel | 68.8% | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 107 | Barbados | 68.7% | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 108 | Mongolia | 68.2% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 68.1% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 110 | Morocco | 68.1% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 111 | Guam | 68.0% | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 67.8% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 113 | Sweden | 67.6% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 114 | Zambia | 67.6% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 115 | Venezuela | 67.5% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 116 | Czechia | 67.5% | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 117 | Hungary | 67.5% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 118 | Malawi | 67.3% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 119 | Equatorial Guinea | 67.2% | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 120 | Iran | 67.2% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 121 | United States | 67.1% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 122 | Lesotho | 66.9% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 123 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 66.8% | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 124 | Latvia | 66.8% | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 125 | Lebanon | 66.7% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 126 | Serbia | 66.5% | 2025 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 127 | Algeria | 66.4% | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 128 | Slovakia | 66.1% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 129 | Germany | 66.1% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 66.0% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 131 | Senegal | 65.7% | 2025 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 132 | United Kingdom | 65.6% | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 133 | Poland | 65.6% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 65.5% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 135 | Montenegro | 65.4% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 136 | Austria | 65.4% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 137 | Cuba | 65.1% | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 138 | Tunisia | 64.9% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 139 | Comoros | 63.9% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 140 | Cape Verde | 63.4% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 141 | Guyana | 63.3% | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 142 | Guinea | 63.1% | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 143 | Namibia | 63.0% | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 144 | Finland | 63.0% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 62.9% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 146 | Suriname | 62.9% | 2025 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 147 | Ukraine | 62.8% | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 148 | Slovenia | 62.8% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 149 | Libya | 62.5% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 150 | Jordan | 62.5% | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 151 | Bulgaria | 62.4% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 152 | Spain | 62.2% | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 153 | Portugal | 62.1% | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 154 | Hong Kong | 62.1% | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 62.0% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 156 | Ghana | 61.8% | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 61.8% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 158 | South Africa | 61.7% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 159 | Romania | 61.7% | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 160 | Sudan | 61.6% | 2022 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 161 | Syria | 61.4% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 162 | Yemen | 61.2% | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 163 | Gabon | 60.1% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60.0% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 165 | Greece | 59.9% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 166 | France | 59.5% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 167 | Togo | 59.0% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 168 | Tonga | 59.0% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 169 | Belgium | 59.0% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 170 | Italy | 58.3% | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 171 | French Polynesia | 58.0% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 172 | Croatia | 57.4% | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 173 | Mauritania | 56.6% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 174 | United States Virgin Islands | 56.2% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 175 | Tajikistan | 55.8% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 176 | Sierra Leone | 55.2% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 177 | Samoa | 54.5% | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 178 | Eswatini | 54.0% | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 179 | Papua New Guinea | 53.3% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 180 | Nepal | 52.9% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 181 | Puerto Rico | 49.6% | 2025 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 182 | Gambia | 49.5% | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 183 | Somalia | 47.2% | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 184 | Turkmenistan | 46.1% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 185 | Djibouti | 44.6% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 186 | Sao Tome and Principe | 24.0% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- IDA blend 79.1%
- South Asia 77.4%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 77.4%
- Africa Western and Central 77.3%
- Lower middle income 76.8%
- Pre-demographic dividend 76.6%
- Early-demographic dividend 75.9%
- IDA total 75.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 75.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 75.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 75.6%
- Pacific island small states 75.5%
About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.