Indicators / Male labour force participation
Male labour force participation
Share of working-age men who are employed or looking for work.
42 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1Solomon IslandsMedium87.7%2UgandaMedium85.8%3NigeriaMedium84.5%4Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium84%5CambodiaMedium83.8%6GuatemalaMedium82.2%7BangladeshMedium80.8%8AngolaMedium78.7%9El SalvadorMedium78.1%10MyanmarMedium76.7%11IndiaMedium76.4%12Côte d'IvoireMedium75.5%13HondurasMedium75.4%14ZimbabweMedium74.4%15CameroonMedium74%16TogoMedium72.7%17BhutanMedium72.4%18KenyaMedium72.4%19Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium70.8%20Palestine, State ofMedium70.7%21RwandaMedium69.9%22Syrian Arab RepublicMedium69.8%23Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium68.1%24ZambiaMedium67.8%25IraqMedium67.2%26MauritaniaMedium66.6%27HaitiMedium65.6%28GhanaMedium65.5%29CongoMedium65%30ComorosMedium64.5%31LesothoMedium63.9%32Cabo VerdeMedium61.9%33NamibiaMedium60.7%34NepalMedium56.1%35KiribatiMedium54.8%36Papua New GuineaMedium53.3%37TajikistanMedium52.7%38Timor-LesteMedium52.5%39TuvaluMedium52.4%40Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium52.3%41VanuatuMedium48.8%42Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium25.9%