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European Union - Labor Force Participation 1998

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
55.12% +0.09pp from 1997 Global rank: 138th

European Union's labor force participation was 55.12% in 1998, increased +0.09pp from 55.03% in 1997. This was the 138th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998▾
Labor Force Participation by Country - 1998
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tanzania 86.47% 0.0%
2nd Madagascar 86.20% 0.1%
3rd Mozambique 84.31% 0.4%
4th Burundi 84.22% -1.1%
5th Nigeria 83.67% -0.2%
6th Solomon Islands 83.01% 0.2%
7th Qatar 82.61% -0.4%
8th Burkina Faso 82.50% -0.3%
9th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.30% 0.0%
10th Cameroon 82.03% -0.1%
11th Malawi 80.86% 0.0%
12th Eritrea 80.65% 0.2%
13th Cambodia 80.54% 0.0%
14th Niger 78.92% 0.0%
15th Azerbaijan 78.89% -1.3%
16th Angola 77.39% 0.0%
17th Liberia 77.13% 0.0%
18th Vanuatu 76.86% 0.0%
19th Viet Nam 75.33% -1.1%
20th China 75.25% -0.7%
21st Georgia 75.02% -0.9%
22nd Iceland 75.01% 2.0%
23rd United Arab Emirates 74.88% -0.6%
24th Thailand 74.49% -1.2%
25th South Sudan 74.44% -0.1%
26th Bahamas, The 74.25% 0.2%
27th Uganda 74.24% 0.1%
28th Lesotho 73.07% -0.2%
29th Central African Republic 72.67% 0.0%
30th Ghana 72.61% -0.1%
31st Congo, Democratic Republic of 72.52% 0.1%
32nd Kenya 72.47% -0.1%
33rd Benin 71.91% -0.1%
34th Kazakhstan 71.65% 0.0%
35th Timor-Leste 71.18% 0.2%
36th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 70.49% -0.2%
37th Mali 70.34% 0.0%
38th Bhutan 70.14% 0.0%
39th Chad 70.02% -0.7%
40th Paraguay 69.95% -0.3%
41st Barbados 69.15% 0.2%
42nd Guam 68.82% -0.7%
43rd Congo, Republic of 68.46% 0.0%
44th Colombia 68.16% -0.2%
45th Brunei Darussalam 68.12% 0.2%
46th Kyrgyz Republic 68.05% -0.1%
47th Jamaica 67.97% -0.7%
48th Switzerland 67.86% 0.8%
49th Myanmar 67.69% -0.1%
50th Netherlands 67.29% 0.3%
51st Indonesia 66.93% 0.9%
52nd Peru 66.85% 1.8%
53rd Guatemala 66.80% 0.1%
54th Ecuador 66.38% 3.3%
55th Kuwait 66.34% -0.7%
56th Honduras 66.01% 0.1%
57th United States 66.01% -0.1%
58th Norway 65.95% 0.9%
59th Zimbabwe 65.94% -0.4%
60th New Caledonia 65.42% -0.1%
61st Macao SAR, China 65.42% -0.3%
62nd Denmark 65.32% -0.6%
63rd Singapore 65.18% 0.7%
64th Côte d'Ivoire 65.17% -0.1%
65th Bahrain 65.16% 0.0%
66th Brazil 64.92% 0.2%
67th Canada 64.67% 0.4%
68th New Zealand 64.58% -0.7%
69th Sierra Leone 64.56% 0.0%
70th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 64.40% 0.3%
71st Guinea 64.13% 0.2%
72nd Guinea-Bissau 63.90% -0.1%
73rd St. Lucia 63.81% 0.2%
74th Albania 63.71% -1.9%
75th Haiti 63.70% -0.7%
76th Japan 63.33% -0.5%
77th Ireland 63.33% 1.5%
78th Australia 63.13% -0.2%
79th Argentina 63.08% 0.5%
80th Trinidad and Tobago 63.07% 0.4%
81st Rwanda 62.90% -0.5%
82nd Panama 62.85% 2.0%
83rd El Salvador 62.63% 3.5%
84th Armenia 62.51% -0.6%
85th Sweden 62.08% -1.0%
86th Lao PDR 61.95% -0.1%
87th Equatorial Guinea 61.91% 0.2%
88th Philippines 61.31% 0.1%
89th Hong Kong SAR, China 61.15% -0.1%
90th Czechia 61.06% -0.2%
91st Uruguay 61.01% 0.6%
92nd Lithuania 60.99% -1.3%
93rd United Kingdom 60.77% -0.2%
94th Cyprus 60.62% -0.2%
95th Portugal 60.57% 2.4%
96th Mexico 60.48% -0.5%
97th Israel 60.45% -1.0%
98th Virgin Islands (US) 60.43% -1.1%
99th Estonia 60.23% -2.1%
100th Korea 60.21% -2.9%
101st Finland 60.17% 0.1%
102nd Botswana 60.12% -0.6%
103rd Moldova 59.86% 0.5%
104th Costa Rica 59.69% 2.7%
105th Zambia 59.60% 0.0%
106th Nicaragua 59.48% 0.9%
107th Slovenia 59.45% 1.6%
108th India 59.40% 0.6%
109th Mauritius 59.25% -0.3%
110th Mongolia 59.19% 0.2%
111th French Polynesia 59.16% -0.4%
112th Fiji 59.14% -0.3%
113th Slovak Republic 59.08% -1.0%
114th Latvia 59.02% -0.7%
115th Tonga 58.94% -0.3%
116th Malaysia 58.90% 0.6%
117th Sri Lanka 58.82% 6.5%
118th Cabo Verde 58.79% -0.4%
119th Channel Islands 58.72% 0.5%
120th Belize 58.70% -0.3%
121st Togo 58.62% -0.2%
122nd Belarus 58.60% -0.3%
123rd Austria 58.40% 0.5%
124th Dominican Republic 58.24% 0.3%
125th Germany 58.17% -0.1%
126th Russian Federation 58.12% -1.6%
127th Guyana 58.07% -0.7%
128th Bangladesh 57.97% 0.2%
129th South Africa 57.74% -0.4%
130th Ukraine 57.67% -0.4%
131st Uzbekistan 57.31% -0.2%
132nd Oman 56.85% -0.5%
133rd Chile 56.75% 0.2%
134th Poland 56.74% -0.8%
135th Samoa 56.40% 0.1%
136th Turkmenistan 55.98% -1.5%
137th Serbia 55.49% -0.9%
138th European Union 55.12% 0.2%
139th France 55.04% 0.1%
140th Tajikistan 55.01% 0.0%
141st Eswatini 53.73% -0.5%
142nd Namibia 53.71% 0.4%
143rd Croatia 53.46% -0.9%
144th Maldives 53.41% 1.3%
145th Cuba 53.33% 0.3%
146th Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.17% -0.4%
147th North Macedonia 53.17% -1.1%
148th Türkiye 52.80% 0.5%
149th Greece 51.75% 2.2%
150th Luxembourg 51.42% 0.3%
151st Sudan 51.36% -0.4%
152nd Morocco 51.30% -0.1%
153rd Spain 51.24% 0.6%
154th Romania 50.84% 0.5%
155th Hungary 50.82% 0.0%
156th Belgium 50.74% 0.5%
157th Senegal 50.47% -0.1%
158th Malta 50.29% 0.1%
159th Pakistan 49.95% -0.3%
160th Bulgaria 49.79% -0.4%
161st Syrian Arab Republic 49.72% 0.4%
162nd Montenegro 49.35% -0.5%
163rd Tunisia 48.78% -0.8%
164th Saudi Arabia 48.69% -1.0%
165th Gambia, The 48.37% 0.0%
166th Papua New Guinea 48.34% 0.3%
167th Gabon 48.09% -0.2%
168th Italy 47.57% 0.6%
169th Puerto Rico (US) 47.55% -0.3%
170th Suriname 46.95% -0.7%
171st Afghanistan 46.67% -0.1%
172nd Libya 46.29% 0.4%
173rd Mauritania 46.10% -0.1%
174th Egypt, Arab Republic of 46.00% -1.4%
175th Yemen, Republic of 45.60% 0.8%
176th Algeria 44.72% -0.8%
177th Lebanon 44.10% -0.1%
178th Iran, Islamic Republic of 43.95% 0.0%
179th Iraq 42.21% -0.1%
180th Comoros 41.92% -0.1%
181st Nepal 41.41% -0.1%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 40.18% -0.2%
183rd Jordan 39.45% 0.0%
184th Djibouti 34.30% -0.6%
185th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.03% 0.1%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.42% -0.4%
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS)

FAQ

What was European Union's labor force participation in 1998?▾

European Union's labor force participation in 1998 was 55.12%. This ranked 138th globally.

How did European Union's labor force participation change in 1998?▾

European Union's labor force participation increased by 0.2% in 1998 compared to 1997.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 1998?▾

Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 1998 at 86.47%.

What is the labor force participation of European Union in 1998?▾

The labor force participation of European Union in 1998 was 55.12%. This ranked 138th globally.

How does 1998 compare to 1997 for European Union's labor force participation?▾

European Union's labor force participation went from 55.03% in 1997 to 55.12% in 1998, a 0.2% increase.

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