Data for 2024

Labour Force Participation Rate, 2024

Name: Labour Force Participation Rate, 2024
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

2024, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Force Participation Rate, 2024 covers 182 countries. Qatar is highest, at 87.220; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 23.391. The middle country reads 61.843. Against 2023, 181 values changed (57 up, 124 down), 2 left.

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Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 2024

HighestQatar

87.220

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

23.391

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

182countries
1measure
2024the year it describes
182distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Labour Force Participation Rate, 2024, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Labour Force Participation Rate, 2024: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	87.220
2	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	85.475
3	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	84.276
4	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	83.749
5	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	82.566
6	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	82.373
7	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	82.162
8	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	79.972
9	Niger`NER`Western Africa	79.561
10	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	78.783
11	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	78.492
12	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	78.484
13	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	78.338
14	Bolivia`BOL`South America	78.330
15	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	76.611
16	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	76.270
17	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	75.153
18	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	74.881
19	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	73.999
20	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	73.559
21	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	73.421
22	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	73.134
23	Peru`PER`South America	72.808
24	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	72.159
25	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	70.587
26	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	70.569
27	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	70.553
28	Paraguay`PRY`South America	70.270
29	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	70.062
30	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	69.443
31	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	69.202
32	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	68.569
33	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	68.466
34	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	68.289
35	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	68.278
36	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	68.230
37	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	68.037
38	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	67.927
39	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	67.847
40	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	67.725
41	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	67.462
42	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	67.418
43	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	67.189
44	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	67.173
45	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	67.129
46	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	67.108
47	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	67.103
48	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	66.763
49	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	66.719
50	Panama`PAN`Central America	66.319
51	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	66.107
52	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	66.033
53	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	65.989
54	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	65.834
55	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	65.528
56	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	65.494
57	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	65.449
58	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	65.201
59	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	65.045
60	Uruguay`URY`South America	65.018
61	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	65.014
62	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	64.975
63	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	64.910
64	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	64.900
65	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	64.751
66	Canada`CAN`Northern America	64.739
67	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	64.735
68	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	64.648
69	Ecuador`ECU`South America	64.540
70	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	64.509
71	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	64.465
72	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	64.411
73	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	64.345
74	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	64.164
75	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	64.006
76	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	63.968
77	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	63.901
78	Colombia`COL`South America	63.528
79	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	63.521
80	Brazil`BRA`South America	63.339
81	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	63.300
82	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	63.256
83	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	63.204
84	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	63.104
85	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	62.926
86	Chile`CHL`South America	62.295
87	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	62.266
88	United States`USA`Northern America	61.959
89	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	61.919
90	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	61.902
91	Argentina`ARG`South America	61.862
92	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	61.824
93	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	61.764
94	Mexico`MEX`Central America	61.635
95	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	61.556
96	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	61.402
97	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	60.921
98	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	60.908
99	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	60.838
100	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	60.798
101	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	60.660
102	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	60.624
103	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	60.507
104	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	60.312
105	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	59.917
106	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	59.853
107	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	59.704
108	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	59.595
109	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	59.162
110	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	59.056
111	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	58.903
112	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	58.871
113	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	58.664
114	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	58.656
115	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	58.443
116	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	58.345
117	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	58.234
118	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	58.153
119	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	57.953
120	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	57.886
121	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	57.843
122	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	57.701
123	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	57.687
124	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	57.475
125	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	57.421
126	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	57.219
127	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	57.034
128	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	56.883
129	Belize`BLZ`Central America	56.850
130	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	56.838
131	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	56.728
132	Honduras`HND`Central America	56.594
133	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	56.275
134	France`FRA`Western Europe	55.663
135	India`IND`Southern Asia	55.639
136	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	55.570
137	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	55.387
138	Guyana`GUY`South America	55.138
139	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	55.129
140	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	54.538
141	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	54.471
142	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	54.200
143	Suriname`SUR`South America	53.835
144	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	53.584
145	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	52.799
146	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	52.792
147	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	52.635
148	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	52.356
149	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	52.333
150	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	52.308
151	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	52.202
152	Venezuela`VEN`South America	52.050
153	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	51.960
154	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	51.850
155	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	51.461
156	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	51.315
157	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	51.202
158	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	50.196
159	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	49.588
160	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	49.241
161	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	48.600
162	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	48.266
163	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	47.507
164	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	45.486
165	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	44.596
166	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.129
167	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	43.084
168	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	42.615
169	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	42.169
170	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	41.556
171	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	41.266
172	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	41.161
173	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	40.896
174	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	40.006
175	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	39.313
176	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	38.347
177	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	37.547
178	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	36.989
179	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	33.900
180	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	33.185
181	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	31.773
182	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	23.391

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar87.220
2Madagascar85.475
3Solomon Islands84.276
4Tanzania83.749
5Nigeria82.566

Lowest

182São Tomé and Príncipe23.391
181Djibouti31.773
180Yemen33.185
179Somalia33.900
178Syria36.989

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 61.843. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −2countries joined / left
181values changed, of 182 in both
57 · 124rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Moldova70.787 → 72.159+1.372
Denmark63.752 → 65.045+1.293
Sri Lanka47.400 → 48.600+1.200
Panama65.144 → 66.319+1.175
Serbia58.095 → 59.162+1.067

Fell most

Bangladesh60.885 → 58.903−1.982
Ireland66.184 → 65.014−1.170
Burkina Faso71.195 → 70.062−1.133
Trinidad and Tobago59.270 → 58.153−1.117
New Zealand71.503 → 70.553−0.950

− Lebanon

− South Sudan

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2024.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 182 countries has every column.

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2024). Labour Force Participation Rate, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/labour-participation/2024

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How it has moved, charted by country

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