Human Development

Indicators / Male labour force participation

Male labour force participation

Share of working-age men who are employed or looking for work.

25 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.

AllLowMediumHighVery High
All regionsArab StatesEast Asia and the PacificEurope and Central AsiaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
1Solomon IslandsMedium87.7%2CambodiaMedium83.8%3IndonesiaHigh82.2%4MalaysiaVery High81.9%5MyanmarMedium76.7%6Viet NamHigh76.7%7ThailandHigh76.6%8FijiHigh75.8%9ChinaHigh75.6%10SingaporeVery High74.9%11PalauHigh73.7%12NauruHigh72.7%13PhilippinesHigh72.5%14Brunei DarussalamVery High72.3%15TongaHigh71.4%16Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium70.8%17MongoliaHigh68.9%18Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium68.1%19Marshall IslandsHigh60.8%20SamoaHigh56.6%21KiribatiMedium54.8%22Papua New GuineaMedium53.3%23Timor-LesteMedium52.5%24TuvaluMedium52.4%25VanuatuMedium48.8%