ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 93.54 % in Bolivia (Plurinational State of); the lowest is 12.04 % in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 66.53 %, and the mean is 65.98 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 77.5%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 34.4%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 93.54 % | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 90.31 % | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.32 % | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 91.84 % | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 2 | Angola | 86.45 % | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | Iceland | 85.53 % | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 80.75 % | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 44.46 % | 2019 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 4 | Sweden | 82.77 % | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 49.62 % | 2013 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 5 | New Zealand | 82.7 % | 2020 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 80.66 % | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 80.55 % | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 8 | Zambia | 80.46 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Ecuador | 79.96 % | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 9 | Armenia | 79.96 % | 2017 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 11 | Israel | 79.37 % | 2020 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 12 | Indonesia | 79.11 % | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 78.34 % | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 14 | Estonia | 78.02 % | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 77.57 % | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 77.42 % | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 77.11 % | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 76.92 % | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 19 | Jamaica | 76.17 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 76.1 % | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 21 | Bhutan | 75.1 % | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 73.85 % | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 23 | Mongolia | 73.71 % | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 73.61 % | 2021 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 73.17 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 72.33 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 71.61 % | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 28 | Mali | 71.49 % | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 71.14 % | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 71.01 % | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 70.18 % | 2019 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 32 | Ireland | 69.71 % | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 33 | Panama | 69.41 % | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 34 | Uruguay | 68.93 % | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 68.76 % | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 36 | Belize | 68.27 % | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 37 | Australia | 68.11 % | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 67.64 % | 2024 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 67.21 % | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 40 | France | 66.53 % | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 66.46 % | 2024 | up 32.8% | falling |
| 42 | Slovakia | 66.27 % | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 65.96 % | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 65.94 % | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 45 | Namibia | 65.5 % | 2018 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 46 | Spain | 64.71 % | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 47 | Canada | 64.56 % | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 48 | Belgium | 64.06 % | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 49 | India | 63.85 % | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 63.69 % | 2018 | — | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 63.48 % | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 52 | Colombia | 63.38 % | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 53 | Chile | 62.49 % | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 54 | Belarus | 62.4 % | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 55 | Austria | 61.5 % | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 56 | Poland | 59.82 % | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 57 | Guatemala | 59.66 % | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 58 | Mexico | 58.96 % | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 59 | Rwanda | 58.67 % | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 60 | Pakistan | 58.61 % | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 61 | Italy | 58.51 % | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 56.01 % | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 63 | Russian Federation | 55.56 % | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 55.24 % | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 55.2 % | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 66 | Slovenia | 54.2 % | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 54.02 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 68 | Malaysia | 53.52 % | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.61 % | 2024 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 70 | Romania | 50.13 % | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 71 | Senegal | 49.76 % | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 72 | Croatia | 49.02 % | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 48.47 % | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 74 | Egypt | 46.75 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 75 | Brunei Darussalam | 40.8 % | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 76 | Palestine, State of | 39.82 % | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 77 | Tunisia | 38.54 % | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 78 | South Africa | 35.31 % | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 12.04 % | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
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 61.65 %
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.