Indicators / Male labour force participation
Male labour force participation
Share of working-age men who are employed or looking for work.
23 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1AfghanistanLow88.6%2NigerLow87.3%3MozambiqueLow82.4%4MadagascarLow81.6%5PakistanLow81.1%6BurundiLow79.3%7EthiopiaLow78.1%8BeninLow78%9MaliLow77.7%10ChadLow76.8%11MalawiLow74.9%12Guinea-BissauLow70.2%13SenegalLow68.7%14GuineaLow68.2%15Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low66%16YemenLow65.7%17SudanLow61.9%18Sierra LeoneLow56.3%19Burkina FasoLow54.5%20LiberiaLow52.8%21GambiaLow50.1%22SomaliaLow49.5%23DjiboutiLow48.4%