The adult labor force participation rate of World fell gradually from 63.08 % in 2004 to 60.87 % in 2023.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| National Estimate | 58.12 % in 2019 | WB |
| ILO estimate | 48.67 % in 2023 | WB |
| National Estimate | 43.71 % in 2019 | WB |
| Youth | 32.45 % in 2023 | WB |
| Macro Region |
| Africa | 477 timeseries | |
| Asia | 184 timeseries | |
| Central America and the Caribbean | 165 timeseries | |
| Europe | 361 timeseries | |
| Middle East | 144 timeseries | |
| North America | 62.21 % in 2023 | WB |
| Oceania | 90 timeseries | |
| South America | 108 timeseries | |
| Southeast Asia | 117 timeseries |
| Country (%) |
| Qatar | 88.87 in 2023 | WB |
| Madagascar | 85.2 in 2023 | WB |
| Solomon Islands | 84.5 in 2023 | WB |
| United Arab Emirates | 82.64 in 2023 | WB |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 81.39 in 2023 | WB |
| Ethiopia | 80.29 in 2023 | WB |
| Mozambique | 79.03 in 2023 | WB |
| Burundi | 78.81 in 2023 | WB |
| Eritrea | 78.28 in 2023 | WB |
| Liberia | 76.86 in 2023 | WB |
| Cambodia | 75.79 in 2023 | WB |
| Angola | 75.19 in 2023 | WB |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 74.59 in 2023 | WB |
| Iceland | 74.39 in 2023 | WB |
| Kenya | 73.72 in 2023 | WB |
| Niger | 73.44 in 2023 | WB |
| Viet Nam | 73 in 2023 | WB |
| Republic of Moldova | 72.74 in 2023 | WB |
| Peru | 72.58 in 2023 | WB |
| New Zealand | 72.09 in 2023 | WB |
| Bahamas | 72.03 in 2023 | WB |
| Cameroon | 71.95 in 2023 | WB |
| Bahrain | 71.87 in 2023 | WB |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 71.75 in 2001 | WB |
| Kuwait | 71.54 in 2023 | WB |
| Bolivia | 71 in 2023 | WB |
| Paraguay | 70.89 in 2023 | WB |
| South Sudan | 70.7 in 2023 | WB |
| Central African Republic | 70.58 in 2023 | WB |
| San Marino | 70.47 in 2022 | WB |
| Azerbaijan | 70.22 in 2023 | WB |
| Uganda | 69.94 in 2023 | WB |
| Bhutan | 69.52 in 2023 | WB |
| Vanuatu | 69.5 in 2023 | WB |
| Singapore | 69.26 in 2023 | WB |
| Malawi | 68.97 in 2023 | WB |
| Ghana | 68.82 in 2023 | WB |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.79 in 2001 | WB |
| Jamaica | 68.5 in 2023 | WB |
| Kazakhstan | 68.47 in 2023 | WB |
| Oman | 68.31 in 2023 | WB |
| Saint Lucia | 68.01 in 2023 | WB |
| Macau | 67.93 in 2023 | WB |
| Congo | 67.86 in 2023 | WB |
| Indonesia | 67.6 in 2023 | WB |
| Thailand | 67.05 in 2023 | WB |
| Palau | 67.01 in 2020 | WB |
| Mali | 67.01 in 2023 | WB |
| Sweden | 66.95 in 2023 | WB |
| Timor-Leste | 66.68 in 2023 | WB |
| China | 66.38 in 2023 | WB |
| Australia | 66.37 in 2023 | WB |
| Switzerland | 66.36 in 2023 | WB |
| Netherlands | 66.06 in 2023 | WB |
| Seychelles | 65.92 in 2020 | WB |
| Zimbabwe | 65.92 in 2023 | WB |
| Kyrgyzstan | 65.78 in 2023 | WB |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 65.78 in 2023 | WB |
| Estonia | 65.77 in 2023 | WB |
| Nicaragua | 65.57 in 2023 | WB |
| Haiti | 65.5 in 2023 | WB |
| Ecuador | 65.44 in 2023 | WB |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 65.35 in 2023 | WB |
| Cyprus | 65.34 in 2023 | WB |
| Malta | 65.26 in 2023 | WB |
| Norway | 65.24 in 2023 | WB |
| Nauru | 65.19 in 2021 | WB |
| Canada | 65.18 in 2023 | WB |
| Lesotho | 65.12 in 2023 | WB |
| Burkina Faso | 65.09 in 2023 | WB |
| Ireland | 65.05 in 2023 | WB |
| Malaysia | 65.02 in 2023 | WB |
| Belarus | 64.77 in 2023 | WB |
| Israel | 64.77 in 2023 | WB |
| Botswana | 64.54 in 2023 | WB |
| Republic of Korea | 64.51 in 2023 | WB |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 64.44 in 2023 | WB |
| Brunei Darussalam | 64.34 in 2023 | WB |
| Dominican Republic | 63.93 in 2023 | WB |
| Uruguay | 63.82 in 2023 | WB |
| Maldives | 63.77 in 2023 | WB |
| Denmark | 63.61 in 2023 | WB |
| Belize | 63.6 in 2023 | WB |
| Colombia | 63.29 in 2023 | WB |
| Panama | 63.24 in 2023 | WB |
| Japan | 62.91 in 2023 | WB |
| Brazil | 62.78 in 2023 | WB |
| Honduras | 62.76 in 2023 | WB |
| Benin | 62.71 in 2023 | WB |
| Georgia | 62.64 in 2023 | WB |
| Luxembourg | 62.43 in 2023 | WB |
| United Kingdom | 62.34 in 2023 | WB |
| Lithuania | 62.16 in 2023 | WB |
| Barbados | 62.03 in 2023 | WB |
| United States of America | 61.86 in 2023 | WB |
| Austria | 61.7 in 2023 | WB |
| Slovakia | 61.66 in 2023 | WB |
| Germany | 61.63 in 2023 | WB |
| Saudi Arabia | 61.6 in 2023 | WB |
| Mexico | 61.52 in 2023 | WB |
| Latvia | 61.43 in 2023 | WB |
| Chile | 61.31 in 2023 | WB |
| Armenia | 61.3 in 2023 | WB |
| Russian Federation | 61.08 in 2023 | WB |
| Hungary | 60.96 in 2023 | WB |
| Gambia | 60.87 in 2023 | WB |
| Argentina | 60.77 in 2023 | WB |
| Finland | 60.61 in 2023 | WB |
| Rwanda | 60.52 in 2023 | WB |
| Guatemala | 60.51 in 2023 | WB |
| Liechtenstein | 60.4 in 2017 | WB |
| Chad | 60.34 in 2023 | WB |
| Philippines | 60.24 in 2023 | WB |
| Albania | 60.18 in 2023 | WB |
| El Salvador | 60.15 in 2023 | WB |
| Czech Republic | 60.09 in 2023 | WB |
| Mongolia | 60.07 in 2023 | WB |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 59.62 in 2023 | WB |
| Zambia | 59.56 in 2023 | WB |
| Namibia | 59.53 in 2023 | WB |
| Portugal | 59.19 in 2023 | WB |
| Nigeria | 59.11 in 2023 | WB |
| Serbia | 58.95 in 2023 | WB |
| Poland | 58.93 in 2023 | WB |
| Slovenia | 58.52 in 2023 | WB |
| Bangladesh | 58.16 in 2023 | WB |
| Fiji | 58.16 in 2023 | WB |
| South Africa | 58.08 in 2023 | WB |
| Togo | 57.93 in 2023 | WB |
| Cabo Verde | 57.88 in 2023 | WB |
| Dominica | 57.69 in 2001 | WB |
| Hong Kong | 57.6 in 2023 | WB |
| Spain | 57.59 in 2023 | WB |
| Costa Rica | 57.59 in 2023 | WB |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 56.89 in 2014 | WB |
| Andorra | 56.69 in 2008 | WB |
| Montenegro | 56.46 in 2023 | WB |
| France | 56.28 in 2023 | WB |
| Cuba | 56.26 in 2023 | WB |
| Uzbekistan | 56.14 in 2023 | WB |
| Bulgaria | 56.09 in 2023 | WB |
| Guinea Bissau | 55.95 in 2023 | WB |
| Equatorial Guinea | 55.86 in 2023 | WB |
| Mauritius | 55.52 in 2023 | WB |
| Myanmar | 55.46 in 2023 | WB |
| India | 55.34 in 2023 | WB |
| Belgium | 54.92 in 2023 | WB |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 54.66 in 2023 | WB |
| Ukraine | 54.64 in 2021 | WB |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 54.63 in 2023 | WB |
| Samoa | 54.48 in 2023 | WB |
| Suriname | 54.27 in 2023 | WB |
| Tonga | 54.1 in 2023 | WB |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 53.95 in 2023 | WB |
| Sierra Leone | 53.91 in 2023 | WB |
| Grenada | 53.86 in 2020 | WB |
| Turkey | 53.37 in 2023 | WB |
| Guinea | 52.75 in 2023 | WB |
| Pakistan | 52.74 in 2023 | WB |
| Croatia | 52.63 in 2023 | WB |
| North Macedonia | 52.59 in 2023 | WB |
| Greece | 51.89 in 2023 | WB |
| Romania | 51.64 in 2023 | WB |
| Eswatini | 50.97 in 2023 | WB |
| Sri Lanka | 50.93 in 2023 | WB |
| Guyana | 50.67 in 2023 | WB |
| Senegal | 50.28 in 2023 | WB |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.99 in 2023 | WB |
| Italy | 49.75 in 2023 | WB |
| Marshall Islands | 49.51 in 2021 | WB |
| Gabon | 49 in 2023 | WB |
| Monaco | 48.25 in 2016 | WB |
| Libya | 48.15 in 2023 | WB |
| Turkmenistan | 48.06 in 2023 | WB |
| Sudan | 47.64 in 2023 | WB |
| Tunisia | 47.37 in 2023 | WB |
| Papua New Guinea | 47.29 in 2023 | WB |
| Kiribati | 45.49 in 2020 | WB |
| Lebanon | 45.49 in 2023 | WB |
| Palestine | 44.99 in 2022 | WB |
| Comoros | 44.21 in 2023 | WB |
| Morocco | 44.04 in 2023 | WB |
| Egypt | 44.02 in 2023 | WB |
| Tuvalu | 43.94 in 2022 | WB |
| Iran | 42.61 in 2023 | WB |
| Algeria | 42.32 in 2023 | WB |
| Puerto Rico | 41.53 in 2023 | WB |
| Iraq | 41.42 in 2023 | WB |
| Tajikistan | 41.29 in 2023 | WB |
| Mauritania | 41.19 in 2023 | WB |
| Nepal | 40.48 in 2023 | WB |
| Jordan | 39.44 in 2023 | WB |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 38.66 in 2023 | WB |
| Afghanistan | 36.95 in 2023 | WB |
| Somalia | 34.11 in 2023 | WB |
| Yemen | 32.79 in 2023 | WB |
| Djibouti | 32.15 in 2023 | WB |
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