United Kingdom - Labor Force Participation 2004
61.42%
+0.05pp from 2003
United Kingdom's labor force participation was 61.42% in 2004, increased +0.05pp from 61.37% in 2003. This was the 89th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2004▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tanzania | 87.61% | 0.4% |
| 2nd | Madagascar | 86.51% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Mozambique | 85.53% | -0.6% |
| 4th | Solomon Islands | 84.55% | -0.1% |
| 5th | Nigeria | 82.44% | -0.3% |
| 6th | Qatar | 82.38% | -1.0% |
| 7th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 82.10% | 0.0% |
| 8th | Cameroon | 81.79% | 0.0% |
| 9th | Burkina Faso | 81.20% | -0.3% |
| 10th | Malawi | 80.81% | 0.0% |
| 11th | Cambodia | 80.62% | 0.3% |
| 12th | Eritrea | 80.03% | -0.3% |
| 13th | Burundi | 79.35% | -1.1% |
| 14th | Niger | 79.23% | 0.1% |
| 15th | Angola | 77.28% | 0.0% |
| 16th | Liberia | 77.08% | 0.0% |
| 17th | Vanuatu | 77.06% | 0.0% |
| 18th | Iceland | 76.31% | -1.2% |
| 19th | United Arab Emirates | 76.06% | 0.8% |
| 20th | South Sudan | 74.43% | 0.0% |
| 21st | Bahamas, The | 74.28% | -0.1% |
| 22nd | Uganda | 74.10% | -0.1% |
| 23rd | Viet Nam | 73.99% | -0.1% |
| 24th | Thailand | 73.02% | 0.0% |
| 25th | Kenya | 72.99% | 0.2% |
| 26th | China | 72.93% | -0.4% |
| 27th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 72.58% | 0.0% |
| 28th | Central African Republic | 72.55% | 0.0% |
| 29th | Ghana | 72.23% | -0.1% |
| 30th | Peru | 72.07% | 1.5% |
| 31st | Benin | 71.78% | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Paraguay | 71.37% | 5.6% |
| 33rd | Georgia | 70.85% | -0.9% |
| 34th | Lesotho | 70.30% | -0.8% |
| 35th | Mali | 70.23% | 0.0% |
| 36th | Barbados | 70.15% | 0.9% |
| 37th | Kazakhstan | 69.86% | -0.2% |
| 38th | Timor-Leste | 69.62% | -0.2% |
| 39th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 69.47% | -0.2% |
| 40th | Bhutan | 69.47% | -0.1% |
| 41st | Brunei Darussalam | 67.99% | -0.3% |
| 42nd | Congo, Republic of | 67.99% | -0.1% |
| 43rd | Azerbaijan | 67.97% | -3.6% |
| 44th | Kuwait | 67.93% | 1.2% |
| 45th | Norway | 67.63% | 0.4% |
| 46th | Ecuador | 67.47% | 3.3% |
| 47th | Netherlands | 67.42% | -0.4% |
| 48th | Brazil | 67.36% | 0.7% |
| 49th | Switzerland | 67.26% | -0.9% |
| 50th | Chad | 67.15% | -0.7% |
| 51st | Canada | 67.06% | -0.1% |
| 52nd | Colombia | 66.69% | -1.1% |
| 53rd | Myanmar | 66.57% | -0.3% |
| 54th | New Zealand | 66.43% | 0.9% |
| 55th | Denmark | 66.14% | 0.6% |
| 56th | Sierra Leone | 66.11% | 2.3% |
| 57th | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.08% | 0.2% |
| 58th | Indonesia | 65.68% | 0.0% |
| 59th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 65.62% | 0.4% |
| 60th | Zimbabwe | 65.57% | 0.1% |
| 61st | Jamaica | 65.36% | -0.1% |
| 62nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.33% | 1.8% |
| 63rd | St. Lucia | 65.04% | 0.5% |
| 64th | United States | 65.00% | -0.3% |
| 65th | Bahrain | 64.91% | -0.1% |
| 66th | New Caledonia | 64.85% | -0.2% |
| 67th | Kyrgyz Republic | 64.61% | -1.4% |
| 68th | Singapore | 64.57% | -0.2% |
| 69th | Panama | 64.39% | 0.9% |
| 70th | Ireland | 64.36% | 0.1% |
| 71st | Guinea-Bissau | 63.64% | -0.1% |
| 72nd | Haiti | 63.62% | 0.3% |
| 73rd | Australia | 63.58% | -0.2% |
| 74th | Cyprus | 63.28% | 0.3% |
| 75th | Guinea | 63.12% | -1.0% |
| 76th | Guatemala | 63.11% | -6.9% |
| 77th | Macao SAR, China | 62.70% | 1.6% |
| 78th | Sweden | 62.41% | -0.4% |
| 79th | Honduras | 62.22% | -0.9% |
| 80th | Argentina | 61.94% | 1.5% |
| 81st | Finland | 61.84% | -0.5% |
| 82nd | Korea | 61.82% | 1.2% |
| 83rd | Guam | 61.70% | -0.6% |
| 84th | Virgin Islands (US) | 61.58% | 3.1% |
| 85th | Nicaragua | 61.58% | 0.6% |
| 86th | Philippines | 61.52% | 0.6% |
| 87th | Portugal | 61.51% | -0.8% |
| 88th | Lao PDR | 61.43% | -0.2% |
| 89th | United Kingdom | 61.42% | 0.1% |
| 90th | Israel | 61.37% | 0.8% |
| 91st | Rwanda | 61.25% | -0.2% |
| 92nd | Armenia | 60.96% | -0.4% |
| 93rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 60.68% | -0.1% |
| 94th | Russian Federation | 60.57% | 1.0% |
| 95th | Belarus | 60.56% | 0.3% |
| 96th | Belize | 60.50% | 0.4% |
| 97th | Japan | 60.42% | -0.6% |
| 98th | El Salvador | 60.24% | -2.5% |
| 99th | Malaysia | 60.11% | 0.2% |
| 100th | Slovak Republic | 60.07% | -0.4% |
| 101st | Channel Islands | 59.57% | 0.1% |
| 102nd | Uruguay | 59.49% | 0.6% |
| 103rd | India | 59.45% | -0.3% |
| 104th | Botswana | 59.43% | 0.4% |
| 105th | Equatorial Guinea | 59.42% | -1.0% |
| 106th | Mexico | 59.38% | 1.0% |
| 107th | Zambia | 59.35% | -0.1% |
| 108th | Mongolia | 59.34% | -0.3% |
| 109th | Czechia | 59.23% | -0.5% |
| 110th | Slovenia | 59.09% | 4.2% |
| 111th | Estonia | 58.93% | 0.3% |
| 112th | Costa Rica | 58.87% | -2.0% |
| 113th | Mauritius | 58.85% | -2.8% |
| 114th | Togo | 58.30% | -0.1% |
| 115th | Fiji | 58.20% | -0.3% |
| 116th | Bangladesh | 58.16% | -0.1% |
| 117th | Tonga | 57.85% | -0.3% |
| 118th | Austria | 57.64% | -1.8% |
| 119th | Albania | 57.50% | -1.8% |
| 120th | Germany | 57.46% | -0.7% |
| 121st | Latvia | 57.20% | 0.5% |
| 122nd | Cabo Verde | 57.19% | -0.5% |
| 123rd | French Polynesia | 57.10% | -0.7% |
| 124th | Lithuania | 57.01% | -4.9% |
| 125th | Dominican Republic | 56.85% | 0.4% |
| 126th | Guyana | 56.46% | 0.1% |
| 127th | South Africa | 56.30% | -0.4% |
| 128th | Ukraine | 56.28% | -0.4% |
| 129th | Oman | 56.24% | 0.3% |
| 130th | Uzbekistan | 55.90% | -0.4% |
| 131st | France | 55.85% | -0.2% |
| 132nd | Spain | 55.73% | 1.7% |
| 133rd | European Union | 55.69% | 0.1% |
| 134th | Samoa | 55.62% | -0.1% |
| 135th | Chile | 55.40% | 0.7% |
| 136th | Namibia | 55.27% | 0.5% |
| 137th | Moldova | 55.11% | -3.7% |
| 138th | Sri Lanka | 54.66% | -0.4% |
| 139th | Poland | 54.59% | -0.6% |
| 140th | Luxembourg | 54.42% | 1.6% |
| 141st | Serbia | 54.08% | -0.8% |
| 142nd | Cuba | 53.82% | 0.0% |
| 143rd | Maldives | 53.60% | -0.6% |
| 144th | North Macedonia | 53.37% | -0.2% |
| 145th | Tajikistan | 52.93% | -3.8% |
| 146th | Croatia | 52.92% | 2.2% |
| 147th | Turkmenistan | 52.64% | -0.8% |
| 148th | Eswatini | 52.60% | -0.2% |
| 149th | Hungary | 52.18% | 0.4% |
| 150th | Greece | 52.03% | 1.2% |
| 151st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.96% | -0.4% |
| 152nd | Belgium | 51.95% | 1.4% |
| 153rd | Bulgaria | 50.91% | 1.5% |
| 154th | Pakistan | 50.73% | 0.3% |
| 155th | Morocco | 50.66% | 0.0% |
| 156th | Romania | 50.57% | -0.3% |
| 157th | Senegal | 50.07% | -0.1% |
| 158th | Sudan | 49.70% | -0.6% |
| 159th | Italy | 49.49% | 1.8% |
| 160th | Suriname | 49.41% | 1.1% |
| 161st | Papua New Guinea | 48.68% | 0.0% |
| 162nd | Montenegro | 48.49% | -0.5% |
| 163rd | Gambia, The | 48.35% | 0.0% |
| 164th | Malta | 48.32% | -2.9% |
| 165th | Gabon | 48.10% | 0.1% |
| 166th | Saudi Arabia | 47.91% | 0.0% |
| 167th | Syrian Arab Republic | 47.33% | -1.6% |
| 168th | Puerto Rico (US) | 46.67% | -0.1% |
| 169th | Libya | 46.53% | 0.2% |
| 170th | Afghanistan | 46.51% | 0.0% |
| 171st | Tunisia | 46.40% | -0.8% |
| 172nd | Türkiye | 46.31% | -4.2% |
| 173rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 45.51% | 1.2% |
| 174th | Mauritania | 45.18% | -0.5% |
| 175th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 45.07% | 2.1% |
| 176th | Lebanon | 44.02% | -0.2% |
| 177th | Algeria | 43.50% | -0.4% |
| 178th | Yemen, Republic of | 42.42% | -1.5% |
| 179th | Iraq | 41.88% | -0.1% |
| 180th | Comoros | 41.38% | -0.4% |
| 181st | Nepal | 41.29% | 0.0% |
| 182nd | West Bank and Gaza | 38.22% | -1.4% |
| 183rd | Jordan | 37.85% | 1.2% |
| 184th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.22% | 0.1% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 33.75% | 0.0% |
| 186th | São Tomé and Principe | 24.04% | -0.1% |
FAQ
What was United Kingdom's labor force participation in 2004?▾
United Kingdom's labor force participation in 2004 was 61.42%. This ranked 89th globally.
How did United Kingdom's labor force participation change in 2004?▾
United Kingdom's labor force participation increased by 0.1% in 2004 compared to 2003.
Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2004?▾
Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 2004 at 87.61%.
What is the labor force participation of United Kingdom in 2004?▾
The labor force participation of United Kingdom in 2004 was 61.42%. This ranked 89th globally.
How does 2004 compare to 2003 for United Kingdom's labor force participation?▾
United Kingdom's labor force participation went from 61.37% in 2003 to 61.42% in 2004, a 0.1% increase.
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