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Virgin Islands (US) - Labor Force Participation 2022

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
54.52% +0.96pp from 2021 Global rank: 139th

Virgin Islands (US)'s labor force participation was 54.52% in 2022, increased +0.96pp from 53.56% in 2021. This was the 139th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2022▾
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2022
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 87.58% 1.4%
2nd Madagascar 85.45% 0.5%
3rd Solomon Islands 84.28% 0.4%
4th Tanzania 83.77% 0.0%
5th Cambodia 82.34% 3.6%
6th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.15% 1.8%
7th Nigeria 81.27% 1.4%
8th Uganda 80.03% 0.9%
9th Niger 79.61% 4.0%
10th Burundi 79.10% 0.0%
11th Mozambique 78.82% 1.0%
12th Eritrea 78.35% 0.5%
13th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 78.27% 0.6%
14th United Arab Emirates 77.24% 0.2%
15th Liberia 76.69% 0.5%
16th Benin 76.28% 0.3%
17th Angola 75.25% -1.5%
18th Viet Nam 74.48% 1.0%
19th Peru 74.47% 3.5%
20th Iceland 74.47% 1.4%
21st Kuwait 74.35% 5.3%
22nd Bahamas, The 74.15% 6.4%
23rd South Sudan 73.54% 0.0%
24th Central African Republic 73.43% 1.1%
25th Moldova 72.53% 0.0%
26th Burkina Faso 72.34% -2.2%
27th New Zealand 70.93% 0.8%
28th Paraguay 70.58% -1.9%
29th Bahrain 70.29% 2.0%
30th Kazakhstan 70.20% 1.2%
31st Singapore 69.73% -1.3%
32nd St. Lucia 69.16% 5.6%
33rd Oman 68.25% 3.8%
34th Congo, Republic of 67.95% 3.7%
35th Jamaica 67.65% 3.0%
36th Cyprus 67.62% 1.7%
37th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 67.55% 1.2%
38th Kenya 67.50% 0.1%
39th Mali 67.24% 0.7%
40th Netherlands 67.23% 1.0%
41st Thailand 67.18% 0.3%
42nd Côte d'Ivoire 67.15% 1.4%
43rd Switzerland 67.08% -1.0%
44th Indonesia 67.02% 1.7%
45th Australia 66.89% 1.1%
46th Macao SAR, China 66.65% -3.3%
47th Timor-Leste 66.56% 0.1%
48th Panama 66.32% 5.6%
49th Malaysia 66.22% 0.9%
50th Lao PDR 66.00% 2.1%
51st Norway 65.96% 0.4%
52nd Ecuador 65.83% 0.2%
53rd China 65.80% -2.0%
54th Nicaragua 65.64% 0.6%
55th Cameroon 65.58% 0.4%
56th Barbados 65.35% 4.7%
57th Canada 65.25% 0.1%
58th Zimbabwe 65.21% -0.3%
59th Estonia 65.11% 3.0%
60th Guinea-Bissau 64.84% 1.7%
61st Haiti 64.80% -1.4%
62nd Azerbaijan 64.78% 1.7%
63rd Israel 64.74% 2.2%
64th Botswana 64.62% 1.0%
65th Sweden 64.56% 0.6%
66th Ireland 64.44% 1.4%
67th Congo, Democratic Republic of 64.36% 1.2%
68th Brunei Darussalam 64.08% 0.3%
69th Belarus 64.04% 0.0%
70th Malta 64.00% 2.5%
71st Saudi Arabia 63.80% 0.5%
72nd Korea 63.79% 2.0%
73rd Georgia 63.69% 4.4%
74th Brazil 63.53% 1.7%
75th Denmark 63.50% 1.3%
76th Maldives 63.42% 6.1%
77th Dominican Republic 63.22% 0.1%
78th Uruguay 63.18% 0.5%
79th Colombia 63.16% -1.8%
80th Bhutan 63.09% -8.7%
81st Malawi 63.07% 0.2%
82nd Lithuania 62.75% 0.7%
83rd Mongolia 62.61% 2.3%
84th Japan 62.50% 0.7%
85th Guam 62.19% 4.3%
86th Albania 62.16% 4.2%
87th Russian Federation 61.94% 0.0%
88th United Kingdom 61.91% -0.1%
89th Bangladesh 61.87% 1.3%
90th United States 61.79% 0.5%
91st Costa Rica 61.49% -0.4%
92nd Argentina 61.48% 1.9%
93rd Philippines 61.44% 8.8%
94th Slovak Republic 61.16% 1.6%
95th Equatorial Guinea 61.13% 6.0%
96th Mexico 60.95% 1.7%
97th Luxembourg 60.94% -0.9%
98th Latvia 60.94% 1.4%
99th Austria 60.88% 0.4%
100th Germany 60.84% 0.7%
101st Finland 60.42% 1.1%
102nd Guatemala 60.24% -4.3%
103rd Rwanda 60.16% 3.4%
104th Chile 60.14% 4.5%
105th El Salvador 60.08% 1.5%
106th Czechia 59.87% 0.7%
107th Hungary 59.86% 1.3%
108th Chad 59.79% 0.8%
109th Zambia 59.53% -0.9%
110th Kyrgyz Republic 59.18% 0.3%
111th Ghana 59.10% -2.1%
112th Slovenia 59.05% 1.2%
113th Poland 58.95% 0.4%
114th Namibia 58.91% 4.3%
115th Armenia 58.82% -5.1%
116th Honduras 58.64% -3.4%
117th Vanuatu 58.43% 0.2%
118th Trinidad and Tobago 58.35% 1.2%
119th Belize 58.32% -3.4%
120th Togo 57.94% 0.4%
121st Hong Kong SAR, China 57.85% -1.5%
122nd Portugal 57.79% 1.7%
123rd Channel Islands 57.73% -0.2%
124th Uzbekistan 57.69% 3.0%
125th New Caledonia 57.59% 0.4%
126th Spain 57.57% 0.5%
127th Lesotho 57.50% 1.2%
128th European Union 57.47% 0.9%
129th Cabo Verde 57.20% 5.6%
130th Fiji 57.12% 4.9%
131st Serbia 57.07% 1.6%
132nd Bulgaria 56.74% 2.4%
133rd France 55.84% 0.5%
134th Mauritius 55.56% 5.7%
135th Montenegro 55.48% 15.3%
136th Comoros 55.47% 0.5%
137th Myanmar 55.22% 0.0%
138th Belgium 54.58% 1.0%
139th Virgin Islands (US) 54.52% 1.8%
140th Guyana 54.02% 5.5%
141st French Polynesia 53.96% -0.5%
142nd Cuba 53.67% 1.7%
143rd Sierra Leone 53.67% 0.1%
144th India 53.59% 2.0%
145th South Africa 53.50% 2.8%
146th Suriname 53.41% 0.3%
147th Türkiye 53.06% 3.3%
148th North Macedonia 52.93% 2.5%
149th Guinea 52.82% 0.4%
150th Romania 52.64% 0.3%
151st Croatia 52.51% 0.9%
152nd Pakistan 52.41% -0.6%
153rd Papua New Guinea 51.99% 0.6%
154th Senegal 51.95% 0.5%
155th Greece 51.83% 3.0%
156th Gabon 51.58% 6.3%
157th Tonga 51.38% -1.1%
158th Eswatini 50.43% 1.5%
159th Sri Lanka 49.73% -0.2%
160th Italy 49.03% 1.2%
161st Bosnia and Herzegovina 48.84% 2.4%
162nd Libya 48.73% 7.2%
163rd Gambia, The 47.60% -0.1%
164th Tunisia 46.40% 2.6%
165th West Bank and Gaza 44.99% 3.7%
166th Morocco 44.30% -2.2%
167th Samoa 43.73% -4.1%
168th Lebanon 43.40% -4.7%
169th Egypt, Arab Republic of 42.84% -0.3%
170th Turkmenistan 42.20% 1.2%
171st Puerto Rico (US) 41.83% 1.3%
172nd Algeria 41.80% 8.8%
173rd Iraq 41.48% 4.6%
174th Mauritania 40.94% 0.6%
175th Iran, Islamic Republic of 40.56% -1.2%
176th Nepal 39.43% -0.2%
177th Jordan 38.56% -0.3%
178th Tajikistan 37.83% 2.0%
179th Afghanistan 37.64% -7.5%
180th Sudan 37.52% -2.2%
181st Syrian Arab Republic 37.33% 2.7%
182nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.92% 0.6%
183rd Yemen, Republic of 33.03% 2.2%
184th Djibouti 31.79% 0.0%
185th São Tomé and Principe 23.51% 0.9%
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Virgin Islands (US)'s labor force participation in 2022?▾

Virgin Islands (US)'s labor force participation in 2022 was 54.52%. This ranked 139th globally.

How did Virgin Islands (US)'s labor force participation change in 2022?▾

Virgin Islands (US)'s labor force participation increased by 1.8% in 2022 compared to 2021.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2022?▾

Qatar had the highest labor force participation in 2022 at 87.58%.

What is the labor force participation of Virgin Islands (US) in 2022?▾

The labor force participation of Virgin Islands (US) in 2022 was 54.52%. This ranked 139th globally.

How does 2022 compare to 2021 for Virgin Islands (US)'s labor force participation?▾

Virgin Islands (US)'s labor force participation went from 53.56% in 2021 to 54.52% in 2022, a 1.8% increase.

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