Indicators / Male labour force participation
Male labour force participation
Share of working-age men who are employed or looking for work.
185 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1BahamasVery High96.8%2QatarVery High95.3%3United Arab EmiratesVery High90.8%4AfghanistanLow88.6%5Solomon IslandsMedium87.7%6NigerLow87.3%7OmanVery High86.5%8KuwaitVery High85.9%9UgandaMedium85.8%10BahrainVery High85.1%11BelizeHigh84.9%12CubaHigh84.7%13Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High84.5%14NigeriaMedium84.5%15Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium84%16CambodiaMedium83.8%17Saudi ArabiaVery High83.6%18ParaguayHigh82.8%19MozambiqueLow82.4%20NicaraguaHigh82.3%21GuatemalaMedium82.2%22IndonesiaHigh82.2%23MalaysiaVery High81.9%24MadagascarLow81.6%25PakistanLow81.1%26BangladeshMedium80.8%27PeruHigh80.5%28IcelandVery High79.3%29BurundiLow79.3%30MaldivesHigh78.8%31AngolaMedium78.7%32El SalvadorMedium78.1%33EthiopiaLow78.1%34BeninLow78%35MaliLow77.7%36EcuadorHigh77.3%37Dominican RepublicHigh76.9%38ChadLow76.8%39ArmeniaVery High76.8%40MyanmarMedium76.7%41New ZealandVery High76.7%42Viet NamHigh76.7%43ThailandHigh76.6%44ColombiaHigh76.5%45IndiaMedium76.4%46MexicoHigh76.4%47Antigua and BarbudaVery High76%48Saint LuciaHigh75.8%49FijiHigh75.8%50ChinaHigh75.6%51Côte d'IvoireMedium75.5%52HondurasMedium75.4%53SingaporeVery High74.9%54MalawiLow74.9%55BelarusVery High74.9%56KyrgyzstanHigh74.7%57KazakhstanVery High74.6%58ZimbabweMedium74.4%59PanamaVery High74.3%60CameroonMedium74%61PalauHigh73.7%62Korea (Republic of)Very High73.4%63UruguayVery High73.4%64MaltaVery High73.2%65BotswanaHigh73.1%66BrazilHigh73.1%67NetherlandsVery High73.1%68SwitzerlandVery High72.9%69TogoMedium72.7%70NauruHigh72.7%71PhilippinesHigh72.5%72BhutanMedium72.4%73JamaicaHigh72.4%74KenyaMedium72.4%75Brunei DarussalamVery High72.3%76ArgentinaVery High72.2%77UzbekistanHigh72%78Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High71.8%79AustraliaVery High71.7%80Moldova (Republic of)High71.7%81EstoniaVery High71.6%82TongaHigh71.4%83ChileVery High71.4%84JapanVery High71.4%85TürkiyeVery High71.2%86AlbaniaVery High70.9%87IrelandVery High70.8%88Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium70.8%89Palestine, State ofMedium70.7%90SwedenVery High70.6%91San MarinoVery High70.6%92Russian FederationVery High70.5%93Sri LankaHigh70.5%94CyprusVery High70.3%95LebanonHigh70.3%96Guinea-BissauLow70.2%97RwandaMedium69.9%98Syrian Arab RepublicMedium69.8%99Costa RicaVery High69.7%100MauritiusVery High69.7%101CanadaVery High69.7%102GeorgiaVery High69.6%103AzerbaijanHigh69.6%104MoroccoHigh69.6%105EgyptHigh69.2%106NorwayVery High69.2%107IsraelVery High68.9%108MongoliaHigh68.9%109SenegalLow68.7%110CzechiaVery High68.5%111LithuaniaVery High68.5%112HungaryVery High68.4%113GuineaLow68.2%114United StatesVery High68.1%115Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium68.1%116LatviaVery High67.9%117ZambiaMedium67.8%118DenmarkVery High67.7%119Iran (Islamic Republic of)High67.5%120SlovakiaVery High67.3%121IraqMedium67.2%122LiechtensteinVery High67.2%123SurinameHigh66.8%124GermanyVery High66.7%125AustriaVery High66.6%126MauritaniaMedium66.6%127United KingdomVery High66.6%128PolandVery High66.3%129LuxembourgVery High66.2%130MontenegroVery High66.1%131Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low66%132YemenLow65.7%133HaitiMedium65.6%134AlgeriaHigh65.5%135SerbiaVery High65.5%136GhanaMedium65.5%137SeychellesVery High65.5%138CongoMedium65%139TunisiaHigh64.9%140ComorosMedium64.5%141Trinidad and TobagoVery High64.2%142LesothoMedium63.9%143PortugalVery High63.9%144FinlandVery High63.8%145Hong Kong, China (SAR)Very High63.6%146GrenadaHigh63.3%147SloveniaVery High63.2%148SpainVery High63%149BarbadosVery High62.7%150UkraineHigh62.3%151BulgariaVery High62.2%152Bosnia and HerzegovinaVery High62.1%153Cabo VerdeMedium61.9%154RomaniaVery High61.9%155SudanLow61.9%156GuyanaHigh61.8%157North MacedoniaVery High61.5%158South AfricaHigh61.4%159Marshall IslandsHigh60.8%160NamibiaMedium60.7%161JordanHigh60.5%162LibyaHigh60.3%163FranceVery High60.1%164GreeceVery High60%165BelgiumVery High59.5%166ItalyVery High58.8%167CroatiaVery High57.6%168GabonHigh57.4%169MonacoOther Countries or Territories56.9%170SamoaHigh56.6%171Sierra LeoneLow56.3%172NepalMedium56.1%173KiribatiMedium54.8%174Burkina FasoLow54.5%175Papua New GuineaMedium53.3%176LiberiaLow52.8%177TajikistanMedium52.7%178Timor-LesteMedium52.5%179TuvaluMedium52.4%180Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium52.3%181GambiaLow50.1%182SomaliaLow49.5%183VanuatuMedium48.8%184DjiboutiLow48.4%185Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium25.9%