Labor Force Participation - Ranking 2000
Year
In 2000, Tanzania (86.44%), Madagascar (86.31%), and Mozambique (85.02%) ranked highest in labor force participation among all countries. São Tomé and Principe ranked lowest at 24.19%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tanzania | 86.44% | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Madagascar | 86.31% | +0.1% |
| 3rd | Mozambique | 85.02% | +0.4% |
| 4th | Solomon Islands | 83.98% | +0.9% |
| 5th | Nigeria | 83.37% | -0.3% |
| 6th | Burundi | 82.66% | -1.0% |
| 7th | Qatar | 82.64% | 0.0% |
| 8th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 82.21% | +0.0% |
| 9th | Burkina Faso | 82.07% | -0.3% |
| 10th | Cameroon | 81.95% | 0.0% |
| 11th | Malawi | 80.84% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Eritrea | 80.76% | +0.0% |
| 13th | Cambodia | 80.43% | 0.0% |
| 14th | Niger | 79.01% | +0.1% |
| 15th | Iceland | 77.86% | +2.1% |
| 16th | Angola | 77.36% | 0.0% |
| 17th | Liberia | 77.10% | 0.0% |
| 18th | Vanuatu | 76.82% | -0.1% |
| 19th | Azerbaijan | 76.80% | -1.7% |
| 20th | United Arab Emirates | 74.51% | -0.1% |
| 21st | South Sudan | 74.37% | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Bahamas, The | 74.36% | +0.1% |
| 23rd | Uganda | 74.30% | +0.1% |
| 24th | China | 74.19% | -0.7% |
| 25th | Georgia | 74.01% | -0.6% |
| 26th | Thailand | 73.48% | +0.3% |
| 27th | Viet Nam | 73.39% | -1.5% |
| 28th | Central African Republic | 72.63% | 0.0% |
| 29th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 72.53% | +0.0% |
| 30th | Kenya | 72.51% | +0.2% |
| 31st | Ghana | 72.49% | -0.1% |
| 32nd | Lesotho | 72.41% | -0.7% |
| 33rd | Benin | 71.83% | -0.1% |
| 34th | Kazakhstan | 70.96% | -0.7% |
| 35th | Mali | 70.28% | 0.0% |
| 36th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 70.15% | -0.2% |
| 37th | Bhutan | 69.88% | -0.2% |
| 38th | Timor-Leste | 69.68% | -4.1% |
| 39th | Barbados | 69.35% | +0.2% |
| 40th | Paraguay | 69.16% | -0.6% |
| 41st | Chad | 69.08% | -0.7% |
| 42nd | Brunei Darussalam | 68.41% | +0.2% |
| 43rd | Congo, Republic of | 68.25% | -0.2% |
| 44th | Netherlands | 67.80% | +0.4% |
| 45th | Guam | 67.80% | -0.7% |
| 46th | Indonesia | 67.76% | +0.8% |
| 47th | Colombia | 67.63% | +0.2% |
| 48th | Myanmar | 67.34% | -0.3% |
| 49th | Switzerland | 67.30% | -0.6% |
| 50th | Kyrgyz Republic | 67.00% | -1.0% |
| 51st | Guatemala | 66.89% | +0.1% |
| 52nd | Norway | 66.79% | +0.6% |
| 53rd | Jamaica | 66.67% | -0.8% |
| 54th | United States | 66.15% | +0.1% |
| 55th | Kuwait | 65.93% | -0.1% |
| 56th | Brazil | 65.81% | +0.3% |
| 57th | Peru | 65.78% | -3.5% |
| 58th | Denmark | 65.76% | -0.5% |
| 59th | Zimbabwe | 65.61% | -0.2% |
| 60th | Macao SAR, China | 65.52% | -0.3% |
| 61st | Bahrain | 65.51% | +0.3% |
| 62nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 65.47% | +0.2% |
| 63rd | Singapore | 65.37% | +0.2% |
| 64th | New Caledonia | 65.35% | 0.0% |
| 65th | Canada | 65.29% | +0.3% |
| 66th | New Zealand | 64.77% | +0.2% |
| 67th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 64.69% | +0.2% |
| 68th | Sierra Leone | 64.62% | +0.0% |
| 69th | Honduras | 64.38% | -2.3% |
| 70th | Ireland | 64.36% | +1.0% |
| 71st | Guinea | 64.23% | +0.1% |
| 72nd | St. Lucia | 64.04% | +0.2% |
| 73rd | Guinea-Bissau | 63.81% | -0.1% |
| 74th | Ecuador | 63.45% | -2.3% |
| 75th | Australia | 63.28% | +0.6% |
| 76th | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.08% | -0.1% |
| 77th | Panama | 63.00% | +0.5% |
| 78th | Haiti | 62.77% | -0.7% |
| 79th | Japan | 62.44% | -0.6% |
| 80th | Argentina | 62.32% | -0.4% |
| 81st | Armenia | 62.14% | -0.2% |
| 82nd | Rwanda | 62.12% | -0.6% |
| 83rd | Sweden | 61.99% | -1.0% |
| 84th | Lao PDR | 61.77% | -0.1% |
| 85th | Equatorial Guinea | 61.70% | -0.4% |
| 86th | El Salvador | 61.54% | -1.0% |
| 87th | Finland | 61.41% | +0.6% |
| 88th | Israel | 61.35% | +1.0% |
| 89th | United Kingdom | 61.34% | +0.4% |
| 90th | Russian Federation | 61.27% | +0.0% |
| 91st | Philippines | 61.26% | -0.1% |
| 92nd | Albania | 61.16% | -1.4% |
| 93rd | Portugal | 60.80% | +0.3% |
| 94th | Korea | 60.75% | +1.0% |
| 95th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 60.71% | -0.4% |
| 96th | Czechia | 60.42% | -1.0% |
| 97th | Cyprus | 60.36% | -0.2% |
| 98th | Lithuania | 60.18% | -1.6% |
| 99th | Nicaragua | 60.18% | +0.6% |
| 100th | Uruguay | 60.16% | +0.6% |
| 101st | India | 60.08% | +0.6% |
| 102nd | Moldova | 59.91% | -0.2% |
| 103rd | Virgin Islands (US) | 59.90% | +1.6% |
| 104th | Slovak Republic | 59.66% | +0.7% |
| 105th | Mexico | 59.57% | -0.2% |
| 106th | Zambia | 59.55% | -0.1% |
| 107th | Malaysia | 59.54% | +0.5% |
| 108th | Belize | 59.54% | +0.4% |
| 109th | Mongolia | 59.51% | +0.3% |
| 110th | Channel Islands | 59.34% | +0.4% |
| 111th | Belarus | 59.30% | +1.0% |
| 112th | Estonia | 58.91% | -0.1% |
| 113th | Costa Rica | 58.87% | -1.4% |
| 114th | Mauritius | 58.84% | -0.4% |
| 115th | Fiji | 58.83% | -0.3% |
| 116th | Botswana | 58.60% | -1.3% |
| 117th | French Polynesia | 58.57% | -0.5% |
| 118th | Tonga | 58.55% | -0.3% |
| 119th | Dominican Republic | 58.51% | +0.2% |
| 120th | Togo | 58.47% | -0.1% |
| 121st | Austria | 58.43% | -0.2% |
| 122nd | Cabo Verde | 58.25% | -0.5% |
| 123rd | Bangladesh | 58.16% | +0.1% |
| 124th | Germany | 57.99% | -0.6% |
| 125th | Slovenia | 57.56% | -1.2% |
| 126th | South Africa | 57.26% | -0.4% |
| 127th | Ukraine | 57.21% | -0.4% |
| 128th | Guyana | 57.20% | -0.8% |
| 129th | Uzbekistan | 56.98% | -0.6% |
| 130th | Samoa | 56.30% | -0.2% |
| 131st | Oman | 56.18% | -0.8% |
| 132nd | Latvia | 56.15% | -2.7% |
| 133rd | Chile | 55.91% | -1.3% |
| 134th | Serbia | 55.75% | -0.8% |
| 135th | Sri Lanka | 55.57% | -3.0% |
| 136th | Poland | 55.49% | -1.1% |
| 137th | France | 55.30% | -0.1% |
| 138th | European Union | 55.27% | -0.1% |
| 139th | Tajikistan | 55.01% | +0.0% |
| 140th | Maldives | 54.80% | +1.3% |
| 141st | Namibia | 54.13% | +0.4% |
| 142nd | Cuba | 53.71% | +0.3% |
| 143rd | Luxembourg | 53.42% | +2.2% |
| 144th | Turkmenistan | 53.34% | -0.9% |
| 145th | Eswatini | 53.24% | -0.4% |
| 146th | Spain | 52.89% | +2.2% |
| 147th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.81% | -0.4% |
| 148th | North Macedonia | 52.74% | +0.3% |
| 149th | Croatia | 52.63% | -0.7% |
| 150th | Belgium | 52.24% | +0.7% |
| 151st | Greece | 51.44% | -0.3% |
| 152nd | Morocco | 51.32% | +0.0% |
| 153rd | Hungary | 51.16% | +0.5% |
| 154th | Romania | 51.07% | +0.1% |
| 155th | Syrian Arab Republic | 50.89% | +1.2% |
| 156th | Sudan | 50.84% | -0.5% |
| 157th | Pakistan | 50.41% | +0.5% |
| 158th | Senegal | 50.34% | -0.1% |
| 159th | Bulgaria | 49.95% | -0.5% |
| 160th | Türkiye | 49.95% | -5.2% |
| 161st | Malta | 49.69% | -1.1% |
| 162nd | Montenegro | 49.32% | -0.4% |
| 163rd | Saudi Arabia | 49.00% | +1.6% |
| 164th | Papua New Guinea | 48.50% | +0.3% |
| 165th | Gambia, The | 48.41% | +0.0% |
| 166th | Gabon | 48.13% | 0.0% |
| 167th | Tunisia | 47.97% | -0.8% |
| 168th | Italy | 47.82% | +0.0% |
| 169th | Suriname | 47.17% | +1.2% |
| 170th | Libya | 46.57% | +0.1% |
| 171st | Afghanistan | 46.56% | -0.1% |
| 172nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 46.22% | -2.7% |
| 173rd | Mauritania | 46.00% | -0.1% |
| 174th | Puerto Rico (US) | 45.94% | -2.9% |
| 175th | Yemen, Republic of | 45.20% | -1.7% |
| 176th | Algeria | 44.28% | -0.5% |
| 177th | Lebanon | 44.20% | +0.1% |
| 178th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 44.13% | +0.3% |
| 179th | Iraq | 42.10% | -0.1% |
| 180th | Comoros | 41.72% | -0.2% |
| 181st | Nepal | 41.36% | -0.1% |
| 182nd | West Bank and Gaza | 40.25% | +0.3% |
| 183rd | Jordan | 39.40% | -0.1% |
| 184th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.09% | +0.1% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 34.01% | -0.4% |
| 186th | São Tomé and Principe | 24.19% | -0.5% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest labor force participation in 2000?▾
Tanzania has the highest labor force participation in 2000 at 86.44%.
Which country has the lowest labor force participation in 2000?▾
São Tomé and Principe has the lowest labor force participation in 2000 at 24.19%.
How many countries are ranked by labor force participation?▾
186 countries have labor force participation data for 2000.
What are the top 3 countries by labor force participation?▾
1. Tanzania (86.44%), 2. Madagascar (86.31%), 3. Mozambique (85.02%).