Indicators / Male labour force participation
Male labour force participation
Share of working-age men who are employed or looking for work.
47 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1BelizeHigh84.9%2CubaHigh84.7%3Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High84.5%4ParaguayHigh82.8%5NicaraguaHigh82.3%6IndonesiaHigh82.2%7PeruHigh80.5%8MaldivesHigh78.8%9EcuadorHigh77.3%10Dominican RepublicHigh76.9%11Viet NamHigh76.7%12ThailandHigh76.6%13ColombiaHigh76.5%14MexicoHigh76.4%15Saint LuciaHigh75.8%16FijiHigh75.8%17ChinaHigh75.6%18KyrgyzstanHigh74.7%19PalauHigh73.7%20BotswanaHigh73.1%21BrazilHigh73.1%22NauruHigh72.7%23PhilippinesHigh72.5%24JamaicaHigh72.4%25UzbekistanHigh72%26Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High71.8%27Moldova (Republic of)High71.7%28TongaHigh71.4%29Sri LankaHigh70.5%30LebanonHigh70.3%31AzerbaijanHigh69.6%32MoroccoHigh69.6%33EgyptHigh69.2%34MongoliaHigh68.9%35Iran (Islamic Republic of)High67.5%36SurinameHigh66.8%37AlgeriaHigh65.5%38TunisiaHigh64.9%39GrenadaHigh63.3%40UkraineHigh62.3%41GuyanaHigh61.8%42South AfricaHigh61.4%43Marshall IslandsHigh60.8%44JordanHigh60.5%45LibyaHigh60.3%46GabonHigh57.4%47SamoaHigh56.6%