ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 98.75 % in Bolivia (Plurinational State of); the lowest is 72.4 % in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.52 %, and the mean is 91.35 %.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 13.9%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 14.6%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 98.75 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 98.52 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 89.33 % | 2019 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 2 | Pakistan | 98.17 % | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 94.91 % | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 3 | Malta | 97.93 % | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 89.38 % | 2013 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 77.93 % | 2019 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 4 | Mongolia | 97.91 % | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 81.9 % | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 97.37 % | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | India | 97.22 % | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 7 | Ecuador | 96.78 % | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Belize | 96.51 % | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 9 | Indonesia | 96.31 % | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Egypt | 95.91 % | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 11 | Czechia | 95.75 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 95.46 % | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 95.41 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Panama | 95.32 % | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 15 | Mexico | 95.24 % | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 16 | Malaysia | 95.14 % | 2022 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 17 | Switzerland | 95.03 % | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Slovenia | 94.94 % | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 19 | France | 94.82 % | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 94.48 % | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 21 | Guatemala | 94.45 % | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 22 | Colombia | 94.44 % | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 94.31 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 24 | Sweden | 94.24 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 25 | Iceland | 94.16 % | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 94.07 % | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 27 | Georgia | 94.01 % | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 28 | Germany | 94 % | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.92 % | 2018 | — | flat |
| 30 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 93.81 % | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Greece | 93.67 % | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 93.58 % | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | Belarus | 93.55 % | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 93.19 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 93.05 % | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 35 | Hungary | 93.05 % | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 92.96 % | 2020 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 38 | Portugal | 92.62 % | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 38 | Ireland | 92.62 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 92.56 % | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 92.52 % | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 42 | Bhutan | 92.48 % | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | Serbia | 92.32 % | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 44 | Angola | 92.16 % | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Estonia | 92.15 % | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 46 | Slovakia | 92.1 % | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 47 | Belgium | 91.91 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 91.8 % | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 48 | Poland | 91.8 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 50 | Finland | 91.66 % | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 51 | Denmark | 91.59 % | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 52 | Canada | 91.11 % | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Brunei Darussalam | 91.03 % | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90.82 % | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 55 | Jamaica | 90.5 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 56 | Tunisia | 90.24 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 57 | Spain | 90.21 % | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 58 | Croatia | 90.08 % | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 59 | Chile | 90.01 % | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 60 | Lithuania | 89.55 % | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 61 | Republic of Korea | 89.52 % | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 89.37 % | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 63 | Philippines | 89.12 % | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 64 | Italy | 89.09 % | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 65 | Armenia | 88.34 % | 2017 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 66 | Australia | 88.02 % | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 67 | Latvia | 87.94 % | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 68 | Norway | 87.84 % | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 69 | Zambia | 87.75 % | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 70 | Romania | 86.44 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 71 | Ukraine | 85.86 % | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 85.48 % | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 73 | Israel | 84.51 % | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 74 | Rwanda | 83.98 % | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 83.75 % | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 76 | Jordan | 81.6 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 77 | Namibia | 75.35 % | 2018 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 78 | South Africa | 73.73 % | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 79 | Senegal | 72.4 % | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 86.84 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.