Hong Kong SAR, China - Labor Force Participation 2009
59.98%
−0.10pp from 2008
Hong Kong SAR, China's labor force participation was 59.98% in 2009, decreased +0.10pp from 60.08% in 2008. This was the 105th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2009▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tanzania | 86.84% | -0.6% |
| 2nd | Madagascar | 86.53% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Qatar | 86.49% | 0.5% |
| 4th | Solomon Islands | 84.51% | 0.1% |
| 5th | Mozambique | 82.82% | -0.7% |
| 6th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 82.08% | 0.0% |
| 7th | Cambodia | 82.02% | 3.9% |
| 8th | Nigeria | 81.52% | -0.1% |
| 9th | Burkina Faso | 80.06% | -0.3% |
| 10th | Eritrea | 79.81% | -0.2% |
| 11th | Niger | 79.47% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Peru | 78.58% | 0.5% |
| 13th | Cameroon | 78.18% | -2.3% |
| 14th | Burundi | 78.16% | 0.4% |
| 15th | Angola | 77.26% | 0.0% |
| 16th | Liberia | 77.11% | 0.0% |
| 17th | United Arab Emirates | 76.60% | -0.6% |
| 18th | Malawi | 76.05% | -1.6% |
| 19th | Viet Nam | 76.04% | 0.6% |
| 20th | Iceland | 74.83% | -2.1% |
| 21st | Bahamas, The | 73.92% | -0.1% |
| 22nd | South Sudan | 73.90% | -0.1% |
| 23rd | Kenya | 73.59% | 0.2% |
| 24th | Uganda | 73.51% | -0.2% |
| 25th | Thailand | 72.84% | -0.1% |
| 26th | Central African Republic | 72.66% | 0.1% |
| 27th | Ghana | 71.91% | -0.1% |
| 28th | Benin | 71.85% | 0.0% |
| 29th | China | 71.29% | -0.5% |
| 30th | Kazakhstan | 71.02% | -0.1% |
| 31st | Bahrain | 70.71% | 2.0% |
| 32nd | Mali | 70.37% | 0.1% |
| 33rd | Macao SAR, China | 69.97% | 0.3% |
| 34th | Bhutan | 69.70% | 0.0% |
| 35th | Paraguay | 69.62% | 0.5% |
| 36th | Barbados | 69.16% | -0.4% |
| 37th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 68.93% | -1.3% |
| 38th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 68.60% | -0.3% |
| 39th | Switzerland | 68.28% | 0.1% |
| 40th | Kuwait | 68.22% | 0.4% |
| 41st | Georgia | 68.17% | 0.3% |
| 42nd | Timor-Leste | 68.13% | -0.8% |
| 43rd | Norway | 68.02% | -0.6% |
| 44th | Vanuatu | 67.79% | -4.5% |
| 45th | Congo, Republic of | 67.76% | -0.1% |
| 46th | New Zealand | 67.75% | -0.3% |
| 47th | Lesotho | 67.54% | -0.8% |
| 48th | Brazil | 67.40% | 0.3% |
| 49th | Colombia | 66.95% | 4.4% |
| 50th | Canada | 66.95% | -0.5% |
| 51st | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.83% | 0.2% |
| 52nd | Netherlands | 66.82% | -0.5% |
| 53rd | Brunei Darussalam | 66.67% | -0.4% |
| 54th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 66.59% | 0.1% |
| 55th | Singapore | 66.57% | -0.1% |
| 56th | St. Lucia | 66.50% | 0.4% |
| 57th | Indonesia | 66.05% | -0.5% |
| 58th | Zimbabwe | 65.83% | 0.1% |
| 59th | Myanmar | 65.54% | -0.3% |
| 60th | Australia | 65.50% | -0.1% |
| 61st | Haiti | 65.27% | 0.5% |
| 62nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 64.95% | -1.4% |
| 63rd | Uruguay | 64.74% | 1.2% |
| 64th | Chad | 64.66% | -0.8% |
| 65th | Denmark | 64.51% | -1.1% |
| 66th | United States | 64.37% | -0.9% |
| 67th | New Caledonia | 64.34% | -0.2% |
| 68th | Ireland | 64.08% | -2.8% |
| 69th | Ecuador | 64.01% | -3.8% |
| 70th | Cyprus | 63.70% | 0.0% |
| 71st | Panama | 63.52% | -3.3% |
| 72nd | Guinea-Bissau | 63.46% | -0.1% |
| 73rd | Sweden | 63.36% | -0.8% |
| 74th | Nicaragua | 63.29% | 0.5% |
| 75th | Virgin Islands (US) | 62.88% | -0.2% |
| 76th | Israel | 62.87% | 0.1% |
| 77th | Botswana | 62.68% | 1.5% |
| 78th | Russian Federation | 62.66% | 0.2% |
| 79th | Belarus | 62.33% | 0.8% |
| 80th | Jamaica | 62.18% | -3.4% |
| 81st | Kyrgyz Republic | 62.06% | -0.4% |
| 82nd | United Kingdom | 61.99% | -0.3% |
| 83rd | Armenia | 61.90% | 2.4% |
| 84th | Guam | 61.70% | 3.2% |
| 85th | Belize | 61.69% | 0.4% |
| 86th | Sierra Leone | 61.63% | -1.5% |
| 87th | Philippines | 61.44% | 0.6% |
| 88th | Portugal | 61.30% | -1.1% |
| 89th | Malaysia | 61.27% | 0.5% |
| 90th | Rwanda | 61.06% | -0.1% |
| 91st | Fiji | 60.99% | 1.8% |
| 92nd | Azerbaijan | 60.98% | 0.3% |
| 93rd | Guatemala | 60.91% | -0.7% |
| 94th | Lao PDR | 60.83% | -0.2% |
| 95th | Honduras | 60.81% | 2.1% |
| 96th | Argentina | 60.78% | 0.6% |
| 97th | Estonia | 60.76% | -0.7% |
| 98th | Moldova | 60.69% | 1.8% |
| 99th | Mexico | 60.56% | -0.1% |
| 100th | Costa Rica | 60.49% | -0.7% |
| 101st | El Salvador | 60.42% | -0.8% |
| 102nd | Finland | 60.38% | -1.7% |
| 103rd | Korea | 60.22% | -1.0% |
| 104th | Latvia | 60.07% | -2.3% |
| 105th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 59.98% | -0.2% |
| 106th | Austria | 59.92% | 0.4% |
| 107th | Japan | 59.86% | -0.5% |
| 108th | Guinea | 59.79% | -1.1% |
| 109th | Channel Islands | 59.67% | -0.1% |
| 110th | Slovenia | 59.64% | -0.2% |
| 111th | Spain | 59.25% | 0.3% |
| 112th | Germany | 59.21% | 0.2% |
| 113th | Zambia | 59.11% | -0.1% |
| 114th | Equatorial Guinea | 59.05% | 0.2% |
| 115th | Slovak Republic | 58.70% | -0.8% |
| 116th | Mongolia | 58.68% | 0.4% |
| 117th | Oman | 58.58% | 1.4% |
| 118th | Czechia | 58.55% | 0.2% |
| 119th | Bangladesh | 58.45% | 0.2% |
| 120th | Mauritius | 58.43% | 0.2% |
| 121st | Chile | 58.35% | -0.3% |
| 122nd | Togo | 58.16% | 0.0% |
| 123rd | Luxembourg | 57.46% | 4.0% |
| 124th | Tonga | 56.78% | -0.3% |
| 125th | Namibia | 56.69% | 0.5% |
| 126th | Lithuania | 56.54% | 1.3% |
| 127th | Guyana | 56.48% | -0.1% |
| 128th | France | 56.31% | 0.3% |
| 129th | European Union | 56.31% | -0.4% |
| 130th | Ukraine | 56.25% | 0.0% |
| 131st | French Polynesia | 56.11% | 0.1% |
| 132nd | Cabo Verde | 55.84% | -0.5% |
| 133rd | India | 55.63% | -1.6% |
| 134th | Cuba | 55.48% | 2.3% |
| 135th | Dominican Republic | 55.47% | -3.7% |
| 136th | Uzbekistan | 55.41% | 0.9% |
| 137th | Poland | 55.25% | 1.2% |
| 138th | Samoa | 55.13% | 0.0% |
| 139th | Albania | 54.99% | 3.4% |
| 140th | North Macedonia | 54.70% | 0.0% |
| 141st | Bulgaria | 54.10% | -1.4% |
| 142nd | South Africa | 53.96% | -3.3% |
| 143rd | Sri Lanka | 53.52% | -0.4% |
| 144th | Belgium | 53.51% | -0.3% |
| 145th | Croatia | 53.05% | -0.1% |
| 146th | Greece | 52.73% | 0.8% |
| 147th | Suriname | 52.22% | 1.1% |
| 148th | Maldives | 52.10% | -0.6% |
| 149th | Eswatini | 51.99% | -0.3% |
| 150th | Hungary | 51.56% | -1.2% |
| 151st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.31% | -0.1% |
| 152nd | Serbia | 50.96% | -3.5% |
| 153rd | Pakistan | 50.54% | 0.9% |
| 154th | Morocco | 50.10% | -1.0% |
| 155th | Malta | 50.01% | 0.6% |
| 156th | Saudi Arabia | 49.58% | 0.9% |
| 157th | Gabon | 48.87% | 0.5% |
| 158th | Sudan | 48.69% | 0.5% |
| 159th | Senegal | 48.49% | -1.0% |
| 160th | Papua New Guinea | 48.48% | -0.2% |
| 161st | Libya | 48.37% | 0.9% |
| 162nd | Italy | 48.28% | -1.3% |
| 163rd | Montenegro | 48.25% | -0.1% |
| 164th | Gambia, The | 48.12% | 0.0% |
| 165th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 47.90% | 0.7% |
| 166th | Türkiye | 47.88% | 2.1% |
| 167th | Turkmenistan | 47.23% | -0.9% |
| 168th | Romania | 47.21% | -7.4% |
| 169th | Tunisia | 47.16% | 0.7% |
| 170th | Afghanistan | 46.75% | 0.1% |
| 171st | Lebanon | 44.31% | 1.0% |
| 172nd | Mauritania | 44.16% | -0.5% |
| 173rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 43.20% | -3.6% |
| 174th | Algeria | 43.16% | 0.0% |
| 175th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 43.03% | 1.8% |
| 176th | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.94% | -1.5% |
| 177th | Comoros | 42.92% | 0.7% |
| 178th | Tajikistan | 42.51% | -4.6% |
| 179th | Iraq | 41.42% | -0.3% |
| 180th | Nepal | 40.95% | -0.1% |
| 181st | Jordan | 40.10% | 1.5% |
| 182nd | Yemen, Republic of | 40.08% | -1.0% |
| 183rd | West Bank and Gaza | 39.53% | 0.4% |
| 184th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.47% | -0.1% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 33.29% | -0.4% |
| 186th | São Tomé and Principe | 24.03% | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Hong Kong SAR, China's labor force participation in 2009?▾
Hong Kong SAR, China's labor force participation in 2009 was 59.98%. This ranked 105th globally.
How did Hong Kong SAR, China's labor force participation change in 2009?▾
Hong Kong SAR, China's labor force participation decreased by 0.2% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2009?▾
Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 2009 at 86.84%.
What is the labor force participation of Hong Kong SAR, China in 2009?▾
The labor force participation of Hong Kong SAR, China in 2009 was 59.98%. This ranked 105th globally.
How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Hong Kong SAR, China's labor force participation?▾
Hong Kong SAR, China's labor force participation went from 60.08% in 2008 to 59.98% in 2009, a 0.2% decrease.
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