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European Union - Labor Force Participation 2003

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
55.62% +0.22pp from 2002 Global rank: 134th

European Union's labor force participation was 55.62% in 2003, increased +0.22pp from 55.40% in 2002. This was the 134th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2003▾
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2003
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tanzania 87.23% 0.5%
2nd Madagascar 86.50% 0.0%
3rd Mozambique 86.03% 0.4%
4th Solomon Islands 84.66% -0.1%
5th Qatar 83.22% 0.3%
6th Nigeria 82.67% -0.3%
7th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.12% 0.0%
8th Cameroon 81.82% -0.1%
9th Burkina Faso 81.42% -0.3%
10th Malawi 80.82% 0.0%
11th Cambodia 80.42% 0.0%
12th Eritrea 80.23% -0.3%
13th Burundi 80.20% -1.0%
14th Niger 79.17% 0.1%
15th Angola 77.30% 0.0%
16th Iceland 77.23% 0.7%
17th Vanuatu 77.09% 0.0%
18th Liberia 77.07% 0.0%
19th United Arab Emirates 75.47% 0.6%
20th South Sudan 74.46% 0.1%
21st Bahamas, The 74.33% 0.0%
22nd Uganda 74.16% -0.1%
23rd Viet Nam 74.10% -0.4%
24th China 73.25% -0.4%
25th Thailand 73.02% -0.3%
26th Kenya 72.87% 0.2%
27th Congo, Democratic Republic of 72.57% 0.0%
28th Central African Republic 72.56% 0.0%
29th Ghana 72.29% -0.1%
30th Benin 71.76% 0.0%
31st Georgia 71.47% -1.6%
32nd Peru 71.00% 1.6%
33rd Lesotho 70.84% -0.7%
34th Azerbaijan 70.53% -2.7%
35th Mali 70.22% 0.0%
36th Kazakhstan 70.02% -0.1%
37th Timor-Leste 69.75% 0.1%
38th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69.64% -0.2%
39th Barbados 69.53% 0.1%
40th Bhutan 69.52% -0.1%
41st Brunei Darussalam 68.19% -0.3%
42nd Congo, Republic of 68.07% -0.1%
43rd Switzerland 67.85% 0.1%
44th Guatemala 67.78% 1.2%
45th Netherlands 67.67% -0.3%
46th Chad 67.64% -0.7%
47th Paraguay 67.60% -1.7%
48th Colombia 67.44% 1.3%
49th Norway 67.39% 0.1%
50th Kuwait 67.13% 1.0%
51st Canada 67.11% 1.1%
52nd Brazil 66.90% -0.1%
53rd Myanmar 66.78% -0.3%
54th Côte d'Ivoire 65.93% 0.2%
55th New Zealand 65.83% -0.3%
56th Denmark 65.77% -0.3%
57th Indonesia 65.67% -0.5%
58th Zimbabwe 65.52% 0.0%
59th Kyrgyz Republic 65.50% -1.4%
60th Jamaica 65.40% -0.5%
61st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 65.37% 0.4%
62nd Ecuador 65.34% 1.0%
63rd United States 65.22% -0.6%
64th New Caledonia 65.00% -0.2%
65th Bahrain 64.99% -0.4%
66th St. Lucia 64.74% 0.5%
67th Singapore 64.70% 0.1%
68th Sierra Leone 64.64% 0.0%
69th Ireland 64.31% -0.2%
70th Trinidad and Tobago 64.19% 1.8%
71st Panama 63.80% 0.2%
72nd Guinea 63.77% -1.0%
73rd Australia 63.72% 0.3%
74th Guinea-Bissau 63.68% -0.1%
75th Haiti 63.41% 0.3%
76th Cyprus 63.07% 2.0%
77th Honduras 62.76% -0.9%
78th Sweden 62.64% 0.0%
79th Finland 62.14% 0.0%
80th Guam 62.05% -0.6%
81st Portugal 61.98% -0.1%
82nd El Salvador 61.77% 2.3%
83rd Macao SAR, China 61.70% -3.8%
84th Lao PDR 61.53% -0.1%
85th United Kingdom 61.37% 0.2%
86th Rwanda 61.36% -0.3%
87th Armenia 61.23% -0.5%
88th Nicaragua 61.23% 0.6%
89th Philippines 61.14% -0.1%
90th Korea 61.11% -0.8%
91st Argentina 61.04% 1.5%
92nd Israel 60.88% 0.5%
93rd Japan 60.77% -0.8%
94th Hong Kong SAR, China 60.75% -0.8%
95th Mauritius 60.52% 3.9%
96th Belarus 60.38% 0.4%
97th Slovak Republic 60.30% 0.6%
98th Belize 60.26% 0.4%
99th Costa Rica 60.04% 0.5%
100th Equatorial Guinea 60.03% -1.0%
101st Russian Federation 59.98% -0.5%
102nd Malaysia 59.98% 0.2%
103rd Lithuania 59.97% 3.4%
104th Virgin Islands (US) 59.75% -2.4%
105th India 59.61% -0.3%
106th Mongolia 59.52% -0.1%
107th Czechia 59.50% -0.5%
108th Channel Islands 59.50% 0.0%
109th Zambia 59.39% -0.1%
110th Botswana 59.20% 0.3%
111th Uruguay 59.11% -1.4%
112th Mexico 58.82% 0.6%
113th Estonia 58.75% 3.1%
114th Austria 58.73% 0.1%
115th Albania 58.56% -1.8%
116th Fiji 58.36% -0.3%
117th Togo 58.34% -0.1%
118th Bangladesh 58.19% 0.0%
119th Tonga 58.03% -0.3%
120th Germany 57.85% 0.1%
121st French Polynesia 57.51% -0.6%
122nd Cabo Verde 57.45% -0.5%
123rd Moldova 57.25% 0.0%
124th Latvia 56.90% -1.5%
125th Slovenia 56.71% -2.9%
126th Dominican Republic 56.63% -1.6%
127th Ukraine 56.51% -0.4%
128th South Africa 56.50% -0.4%
129th Guyana 56.39% 0.2%
130th Uzbekistan 56.14% -0.6%
131st Oman 56.09% 0.3%
132nd France 55.99% 1.1%
133rd Samoa 55.70% -0.3%
134th European Union 55.62% 0.4%
135th Chile 55.03% 1.0%
136th Tajikistan 55.01% 0.0%
137th Namibia 54.99% 0.5%
138th Poland 54.95% -0.8%
139th Sri Lanka 54.89% -0.4%
140th Spain 54.82% 2.2%
141st Serbia 54.52% -0.6%
142nd Maldives 53.90% -0.6%
143rd Cuba 53.80% 0.0%
144th Luxembourg 53.56% -1.2%
145th North Macedonia 53.48% 0.9%
146th Turkmenistan 53.07% -0.4%
147th Eswatini 52.71% -0.3%
148th Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.18% -0.5%
149th Hungary 51.97% 0.4%
150th Croatia 51.78% 0.0%
151st Greece 51.40% 0.8%
152nd Belgium 51.26% 0.3%
153rd Romania 50.72% 0.0%
154th Morocco 50.67% 0.0%
155th Pakistan 50.59% 0.3%
156th Bulgaria 50.16% -1.6%
157th Senegal 50.12% -0.2%
158th Sudan 49.99% -0.6%
159th Malta 49.75% -0.6%
160th Suriname 48.85% 1.2%
161st Montenegro 48.74% -0.5%
162nd Papua New Guinea 48.67% 0.0%
163rd Italy 48.62% 0.8%
164th Gambia, The 48.35% 0.0%
165th Türkiye 48.33% -2.5%
166th Syrian Arab Republic 48.09% -1.9%
167th Gabon 48.06% 0.0%
168th Saudi Arabia 47.89% -0.2%
169th Tunisia 46.76% -0.8%
170th Puerto Rico (US) 46.71% 1.1%
171st Afghanistan 46.50% 0.0%
172nd Libya 46.45% 0.1%
173rd Mauritania 45.39% -0.4%
174th Iran, Islamic Republic of 44.96% 0.9%
175th Egypt, Arab Republic of 44.13% 2.2%
176th Lebanon 44.12% -0.1%
177th Algeria 43.66% -0.5%
178th Yemen, Republic of 43.05% -1.5%
179th Iraq 41.93% -0.1%
180th Comoros 41.52% -0.2%
181st Nepal 41.31% -0.1%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 38.76% 7.9%
183rd Jordan 37.40% -2.6%
184th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.18% 0.1%
185th Djibouti 33.75% -0.1%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.06% -0.1%
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS)

FAQ

What was European Union's labor force participation in 2003?▾

European Union's labor force participation in 2003 was 55.62%. This ranked 134th globally.

How did European Union's labor force participation change in 2003?▾

European Union's labor force participation increased by 0.4% in 2003 compared to 2002.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2003?▾

Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 2003 at 87.23%.

What is the labor force participation of European Union in 2003?▾

The labor force participation of European Union in 2003 was 55.62%. This ranked 134th globally.

How does 2003 compare to 2002 for European Union's labor force participation?▾

European Union's labor force participation went from 55.40% in 2002 to 55.62% in 2003, a 0.4% increase.

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