Labor Force Participation - Ranking 2005
Year
In 2005, Tanzania (87.99%), Madagascar (86.50%), and Mozambique (85.02%) ranked highest in labor force participation among all countries. São Tomé and Principe ranked lowest at 24.02%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tanzania | 87.99% | +0.4% |
| 2nd | Madagascar | 86.50% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Mozambique | 85.02% | -0.6% |
| 4th | Solomon Islands | 84.45% | -0.1% |
| 5th | Qatar | 82.56% | +0.2% |
| 6th | Nigeria | 82.17% | -0.3% |
| 7th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 82.04% | -0.1% |
| 8th | Cameroon | 81.77% | 0.0% |
| 9th | Burkina Faso | 80.97% | -0.3% |
| 10th | Cambodia | 80.83% | +0.3% |
| 11th | Malawi | 80.81% | +0.0% |
| 12th | Eritrea | 79.99% | 0.0% |
| 13th | Niger | 79.29% | +0.1% |
| 14th | Burundi | 78.43% | -1.2% |
| 15th | Angola | 77.27% | 0.0% |
| 16th | Liberia | 77.09% | +0.0% |
| 17th | Vanuatu | 77.00% | -0.1% |
| 18th | United Arab Emirates | 76.71% | +0.9% |
| 19th | Iceland | 75.73% | -0.8% |
| 20th | South Sudan | 74.34% | -0.1% |
| 21st | Viet Nam | 74.25% | +0.4% |
| 22nd | Bahamas, The | 74.22% | -0.1% |
| 23rd | Uganda | 74.03% | -0.1% |
| 24th | Peru | 73.11% | +1.4% |
| 25th | Kenya | 73.11% | +0.2% |
| 26th | Thailand | 73.04% | +0.0% |
| 27th | China | 72.61% | -0.4% |
| 28th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 72.58% | +0.0% |
| 29th | Central African Republic | 72.54% | 0.0% |
| 30th | Ghana | 72.17% | -0.1% |
| 31st | Benin | 71.79% | +0.0% |
| 32nd | Paraguay | 70.28% | -1.5% |
| 33rd | Mali | 70.24% | +0.0% |
| 34th | Barbados | 69.97% | -0.3% |
| 35th | Georgia | 69.94% | -1.3% |
| 36th | Lesotho | 69.76% | -0.8% |
| 37th | Bhutan | 69.47% | +0.0% |
| 38th | Kazakhstan | 69.45% | -0.6% |
| 39th | Timor-Leste | 69.45% | -0.2% |
| 40th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 69.29% | -0.2% |
| 41st | Kuwait | 68.30% | +0.6% |
| 42nd | Brazil | 68.05% | +1.0% |
| 43rd | Congo, Republic of | 67.92% | -0.1% |
| 44th | Norway | 67.91% | +0.4% |
| 45th | Brunei Darussalam | 67.79% | -0.3% |
| 46th | Netherlands | 67.20% | -0.3% |
| 47th | New Zealand | 67.19% | +1.2% |
| 48th | Ecuador | 66.98% | -0.7% |
| 49th | Switzerland | 66.96% | -0.5% |
| 50th | Canada | 66.73% | -0.5% |
| 51st | Chad | 66.66% | -0.7% |
| 52nd | Azerbaijan | 66.54% | -2.1% |
| 53rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 66.46% | +1.7% |
| 54th | Myanmar | 66.34% | -0.3% |
| 55th | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.23% | +0.2% |
| 56th | Denmark | 65.93% | -0.3% |
| 57th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 65.83% | +0.3% |
| 58th | Bahrain | 65.70% | +1.2% |
| 59th | Ireland | 65.67% | +2.0% |
| 60th | Zimbabwe | 65.62% | +0.1% |
| 61st | Colombia | 65.34% | -2.0% |
| 62nd | St. Lucia | 65.33% | +0.5% |
| 63rd | Sierra Leone | 65.23% | -1.3% |
| 64th | Singapore | 65.20% | +1.0% |
| 65th | Jamaica | 65.18% | -0.3% |
| 66th | United States | 65.05% | +0.1% |
| 67th | Kyrgyz Republic | 64.81% | +0.3% |
| 68th | New Caledonia | 64.70% | -0.2% |
| 69th | Panama | 64.54% | +0.2% |
| 70th | Australia | 64.51% | +1.5% |
| 71st | Indonesia | 64.40% | -1.9% |
| 72nd | Macao SAR, China | 63.91% | +1.9% |
| 73rd | Haiti | 63.83% | +0.3% |
| 74th | Guinea-Bissau | 63.60% | -0.1% |
| 75th | Cyprus | 63.30% | +0.0% |
| 76th | Sweden | 63.24% | +1.3% |
| 77th | Guatemala | 62.67% | -0.7% |
| 78th | Virgin Islands (US) | 62.52% | +1.5% |
| 79th | Guinea | 62.46% | -1.0% |
| 80th | Finland | 62.21% | +0.6% |
| 81st | Nicaragua | 61.92% | +0.6% |
| 82nd | Portugal | 61.84% | +0.5% |
| 83rd | Israel | 61.80% | +0.7% |
| 84th | Honduras | 61.67% | -0.9% |
| 85th | United Kingdom | 61.67% | +0.4% |
| 86th | Philippines | 61.59% | +0.1% |
| 87th | Korea | 61.56% | -0.4% |
| 88th | Argentina | 61.51% | -0.7% |
| 89th | Lao PDR | 61.33% | -0.2% |
| 90th | Costa Rica | 61.31% | +4.1% |
| 91st | Rwanda | 61.18% | -0.1% |
| 92nd | Guam | 61.10% | -1.0% |
| 93rd | Russian Federation | 60.91% | +0.6% |
| 94th | Armenia | 60.77% | -0.3% |
| 95th | Belarus | 60.76% | +0.3% |
| 96th | Belize | 60.74% | +0.4% |
| 97th | El Salvador | 60.60% | +0.6% |
| 98th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 60.57% | -0.2% |
| 99th | Japan | 60.42% | 0.0% |
| 100th | Malaysia | 60.27% | +0.3% |
| 101st | Mexico | 60.12% | +1.3% |
| 102nd | Channel Islands | 59.74% | +0.3% |
| 103rd | Botswana | 59.67% | +0.4% |
| 104th | Uruguay | 59.51% | +0.0% |
| 105th | Slovak Republic | 59.46% | -1.0% |
| 106th | Czechia | 59.42% | +0.3% |
| 107th | Slovenia | 59.34% | +0.4% |
| 108th | Zambia | 59.30% | -0.1% |
| 109th | India | 59.29% | -0.3% |
| 110th | Mauritius | 59.27% | +0.7% |
| 111th | Mongolia | 59.26% | -0.1% |
| 112th | Equatorial Guinea | 59.04% | -0.7% |
| 113th | Estonia | 58.61% | -0.5% |
| 114th | Germany | 58.33% | +1.5% |
| 115th | Togo | 58.27% | -0.1% |
| 116th | Bangladesh | 58.12% | -0.1% |
| 117th | Austria | 58.06% | +0.7% |
| 118th | Tonga | 57.62% | -0.4% |
| 119th | Latvia | 57.20% | +0.0% |
| 120th | Cabo Verde | 56.92% | -0.5% |
| 121st | Spain | 56.88% | +2.1% |
| 122nd | Fiji | 56.73% | -2.5% |
| 123rd | French Polynesia | 56.73% | -0.6% |
| 124th | Dominican Republic | 56.62% | -0.4% |
| 125th | Guyana | 56.51% | +0.1% |
| 126th | Albania | 56.43% | -1.9% |
| 127th | Oman | 56.36% | +0.2% |
| 128th | Lithuania | 56.16% | -1.5% |
| 129th | South Africa | 56.13% | -0.3% |
| 130th | Ukraine | 56.04% | -0.4% |
| 131st | European Union | 55.99% | +0.5% |
| 132nd | France | 55.99% | +0.2% |
| 133rd | Chile | 55.74% | +0.6% |
| 134th | Uzbekistan | 55.60% | -0.6% |
| 135th | Namibia | 55.56% | +0.5% |
| 136th | Samoa | 55.42% | -0.4% |
| 137th | Luxembourg | 55.13% | +1.3% |
| 138th | Moldova | 54.82% | -0.5% |
| 139th | Poland | 54.80% | +0.4% |
| 140th | Sri Lanka | 54.44% | -0.4% |
| 141st | Cuba | 53.93% | +0.2% |
| 142nd | Serbia | 53.70% | -0.7% |
| 143rd | Maldives | 53.30% | -0.6% |
| 144th | Belgium | 53.29% | +2.6% |
| 145th | North Macedonia | 53.27% | -0.2% |
| 146th | Croatia | 52.66% | -0.5% |
| 147th | Eswatini | 52.50% | -0.2% |
| 148th | Hungary | 52.32% | +0.3% |
| 149th | Greece | 52.16% | +0.2% |
| 150th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.69% | -0.5% |
| 151st | Turkmenistan | 51.17% | -2.8% |
| 152nd | Tajikistan | 50.83% | -4.0% |
| 153rd | Morocco | 50.64% | 0.0% |
| 154th | Romania | 50.53% | -0.1% |
| 155th | Pakistan | 50.38% | -0.7% |
| 156th | Bulgaria | 50.13% | -1.5% |
| 157th | Senegal | 50.03% | -0.1% |
| 158th | Suriname | 49.97% | +1.1% |
| 159th | Sudan | 49.40% | -0.6% |
| 160th | Italy | 48.92% | -1.2% |
| 161st | Malta | 48.72% | +0.8% |
| 162nd | Papua New Guinea | 48.62% | -0.1% |
| 163rd | Montenegro | 48.33% | -0.3% |
| 164th | Gambia, The | 48.26% | -0.2% |
| 165th | Gabon | 48.14% | +0.1% |
| 166th | Saudi Arabia | 48.06% | +0.3% |
| 167th | Puerto Rico (US) | 47.70% | +2.2% |
| 168th | Libya | 46.65% | +0.2% |
| 169th | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.57% | -1.6% |
| 170th | Afghanistan | 46.53% | +0.1% |
| 171st | Türkiye | 46.43% | +0.3% |
| 172nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 46.12% | +1.3% |
| 173rd | Tunisia | 46.08% | -0.7% |
| 174th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 46.02% | +2.1% |
| 175th | Mauritania | 44.98% | -0.5% |
| 176th | Lebanon | 43.81% | -0.5% |
| 177th | Algeria | 43.35% | -0.3% |
| 178th | Yemen, Republic of | 41.87% | -1.3% |
| 179th | Iraq | 41.82% | -0.1% |
| 180th | Comoros | 41.68% | +0.7% |
| 181st | Nepal | 41.24% | -0.1% |
| 182nd | West Bank and Gaza | 38.64% | +1.1% |
| 183rd | Jordan | 38.30% | +1.2% |
| 184th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.30% | +0.2% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 33.72% | -0.1% |
| 186th | São Tomé and Principe | 24.02% | -0.1% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest labor force participation in 2005?▾
Tanzania has the highest labor force participation in 2005 at 87.99%.
Which country has the lowest labor force participation in 2005?▾
São Tomé and Principe has the lowest labor force participation in 2005 at 24.02%.
How many countries are ranked by labor force participation?▾
186 countries have labor force participation data for 2005.
What are the top 3 countries by labor force participation?▾
1. Tanzania (87.99%), 2. Madagascar (86.50%), 3. Mozambique (85.02%).