ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 87.48 % in Bolivia (Plurinational State of); the lowest is 38.19 % in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.91 %, and the mean is 61.02 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 29.6%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 31.7%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 87.48 % | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 1 | Mongolia | 77.97 % | 2024 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.59 % | 2019 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 82.25 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 2 | Angola | 77.49 % | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 3 | Georgia | 76.91 % | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 75.71 % | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 47.87 % | 2019 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 4 | New Zealand | 74.79 % | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 53.57 % | 2013 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 74.46 % | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 6 | Malta | 73.42 % | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 72.63 % | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 71.22 % | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 9 | Switzerland | 69.27 % | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 10 | Belize | 68.73 % | 2019 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 68.72 % | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 12 | Uruguay | 68.14 % | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 13 | Zambia | 67.42 % | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 14 | Belarus | 67.31 % | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 15 | Armenia | 67.23 % | 2017 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 67.09 % | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 17 | Bhutan | 66.95 % | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 18 | Israel | 66.67 % | 2020 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 19 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 66 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 20 | Mali | 65.97 % | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 21 | Malaysia | 65.54 % | 2022 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 22 | Jamaica | 65.17 % | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 64.52 % | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 23 | Panama | 64.52 % | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 63.95 % | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 63.86 % | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 63.7 % | 2024 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 28 | Australia | 63.2 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 29 | Norway | 62.82 % | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 62.72 % | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 62.52 % | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 62.43 % | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 62.3 % | 2018 | — | flat |
| 34 | Canada | 61.87 % | 2020 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 35 | Guatemala | 61.65 % | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 61.35 % | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 61.08 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 38 | Denmark | 61.02 % | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 39 | Pakistan | 60.91 % | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 60.82 % | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 41 | Rwanda | 60.81 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 42 | Serbia | 60.56 % | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 60.52 % | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 44 | Slovakia | 60.16 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 45 | Colombia | 60.01 % | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 46 | Brunei Darussalam | 59.96 % | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 47 | Lithuania | 59.85 % | 2024 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 48 | Czechia | 59.76 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 49 | Cyprus | 58.79 % | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 50 | Latvia | 58.52 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 58.51 % | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 52 | Poland | 58.43 % | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 53 | Slovenia | 58.39 % | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 54 | India | 58.15 % | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 58.12 % | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 56 | Mexico | 58.09 % | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 57 | Finland | 57.49 % | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 58 | Belgium | 57.14 % | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 59 | France | 57.05 % | 2024 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 60 | Chile | 56.66 % | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 55.4 % | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 62 | Spain | 53.45 % | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 63 | Croatia | 52.45 % | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 63 | Portugal | 52.45 % | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 65 | Ukraine | 52.29 % | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.16 % | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 51.9 % | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 68 | Namibia | 51.07 % | 2018 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 69 | Egypt | 49.4 % | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 70 | Greece | 49.24 % | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 49.09 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 72 | Palestine, State of | 48.79 % | 2022 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 73 | Italy | 48.5 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 47.66 % | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 75 | Romania | 47.44 % | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 76 | South Africa | 46.67 % | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 77 | Tunisia | 44.79 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 78 | Senegal | 40.85 % | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 79 | Jordan | 38.19 % | 2023 | down 9.2% | 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 57.64 %
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.