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DEFINITION: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.601 per capita 2005
2 IcelandIceland 0.596 per capita 2005
3 ChinaChina 0.595 per capita 2005
4 QatarQatar 0.581 per capita 2005
5 BarbadosBarbados 0.577 per capita 2005
6 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.564 per capita 2005
7 MacauMacau 0.562 per capita 2005
8 MoldovaMoldova 0.557 per capita 2005
9 ThailandThailand 0.556 per capita 2005
=10 CanadaCanada 0.546 per capita 2005
=10 NorwayNorway 0.546 per capita 2005
12 BurmaBurma 0.543 per capita 2005
13 KuwaitKuwait 0.542 per capita 2005
14 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.536 per capita 2005
=15 VietnamVietnam 0.53 per capita 2005
=15 UruguayUruguay 0.53 per capita 2005
=17 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.528 per capita 2005
=17 Hong KongHong Kong 0.528 per capita 2005
19 PortugalPortugal 0.527 per capita 2005
20 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.526 per capita 2005
21 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.525 per capita 2005
=22 DenmarkDenmark 0.524 per capita 2005
=22 United StatesUnited States 0.524 per capita 2005
24 JapanJapan 0.521 per capita 2005
25 SwedenSweden 0.519 per capita 2005
26 SloveniaSlovenia 0.516 per capita 2005
27 RussiaRussia 0.512 per capita 2005
28 SingaporeSingapore 0.51 per capita 2005
=29 AustraliaAustralia 0.509 per capita 2005
=29 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.509 per capita 2005
=31 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.508 per capita 2005
=31 BurundiBurundi 0.508 per capita 2005
33 FinlandFinland 0.506 per capita 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 0.506 per capita 2005
34 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.505 per capita 2005
=35 VanuatuVanuatu 0.504 per capita 2005
=35 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.504 per capita 2005
37 TanzaniaTanzania 0.503 per capita 2005
38 IrelandIreland 0.501 per capita 2005
=39 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.497 per capita 2005
=39 ColombiaColombia 0.497 per capita 2005
=39 GermanyGermany 0.497 per capita 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 0.496 per capita 2005
42 CyprusCyprus 0.495 per capita 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.494 per capita 2005
43 EstoniaEstonia 0.493 per capita 2005
44 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.492 per capita 2005
45 GuineaGuinea 0.491 per capita 2005
46 BrazilBrazil 0.49 per capita 2005
47 BelarusBelarus 0.489 per capita 2005
48 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 0.488 per capita 2005
49 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.486 per capita 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 0.485 per capita 2005
50 CambodiaCambodia 0.485 per capita 2005
51 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.484 per capita 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 0.484 per capita 2005
=52 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.483 per capita 2005
=52 AustriaAustria 0.483 per capita 2005
=54 EcuadorEcuador 0.481 per capita 2005
=54 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.481 per capita 2005
=54 SpainSpain 0.481 per capita 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 0.479 per capita 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 0.478 per capita 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 0.478 per capita 2005
=57 PeruPeru 0.477 per capita 2005
=57 CubaCuba 0.477 per capita 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 0.476 per capita 2005
59 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.476 per capita 2005
=60 LithuaniaLithuania 0.475 per capita 2005
=60 LatviaLatvia 0.475 per capita 2005
=60 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.475 per capita 2005
=63 ArgentinaArgentina 0.474 per capita 2005
=63 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.474 per capita 2005
=63 UkraineUkraine 0.474 per capita 2005
=63 RomaniaRomania 0.474 per capita 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 0.472 per capita 2005
67 MongoliaMongolia 0.47 per capita 2005
68 MozambiqueMozambique 0.469 per capita 2005
=69 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.467 per capita 2005
=69 ParaguayParaguay 0.467 per capita 2005
=71 BahrainBahrain 0.464 per capita 2005
=71 GreeceGreece 0.464 per capita 2005
=73 RwandaRwanda 0.463 per capita 2005
=73 GuamGuam 0.463 per capita 2005
75 MadagascarMadagascar 0.461 per capita 2005
76 MalawiMalawi 0.46 per capita 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.459 per capita 2005
77 MauritiusMauritius 0.457 per capita 2005
78 FijiFiji 0.456 per capita 2005
=79 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.454 per capita 2005
=79 PanamaPanama 0.454 per capita 2005
=79 PolandPoland 0.454 per capita 2005
82 BoliviaBolivia 0.453 per capita 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.452 per capita 2005
=83 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.452 per capita 2005
=83 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.452 per capita 2005
=83 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 0.452 per capita 2005
=83 KenyaKenya 0.452 per capita 2005
87 BangladeshBangladesh 0.45 per capita 2005
88 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.447 per capita 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 0.445 per capita 2005
89 FranceFrance 0.445 per capita 2005
=90 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.443 per capita 2005
=90 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.443 per capita 2005
=90 GhanaGhana 0.443 per capita 2005
93 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.442 per capita 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.442 per capita 2005
=94 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.441 per capita 2005
=94 AngolaAngola 0.441 per capita 2005
=94 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.441 per capita 2005
=97 JamaicaJamaica 0.44 per capita 2005
=97 CroatiaCroatia 0.44 per capita 2005
99 GuyanaGuyana 0.439 per capita 2005
100 BruneiBrunei 0.438 per capita 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 0.437 per capita 2005
101 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.437 per capita 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 0.436 per capita 2005
=102 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.435 per capita 2005
=102 AlbaniaAlbania 0.435 per capita 2005
=102 HondurasHonduras 0.435 per capita 2005
=105 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.434 per capita 2005
=105 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.434 per capita 2005
=107 GabonGabon 0.431 per capita 2005
=107 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.431 per capita 2005
109 HaitiHaiti 0.43 per capita 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 0.43 per capita 2005
110 BelgiumBelgium 0.429 per capita 2005
=111 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.428 per capita 2005
=111 SomaliaSomalia 0.428 per capita 2005
113 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.427 per capita 2005
=114 NigerNiger 0.425 per capita 2005
=114 ArmeniaArmenia 0.425 per capita 2005
116 ZambiaZambia 0.424 per capita 2005
=117 ComorosComoros 0.42 per capita 2005
=117 MaltaMalta 0.42 per capita 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.418 per capita 2005
=119 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.417 per capita 2005
=119 HungaryHungary 0.417 per capita 2005
=119 ItalyItaly 0.417 per capita 2005
=122 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.416 per capita 2005
=122 LaosLaos 0.416 per capita 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 0.414 per capita 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 0.413 per capita 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 0.413 per capita 1999
124 UgandaUganda 0.412 per capita 2005
125 MexicoMexico 0.41 per capita 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 0.409 per capita 2005
126 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.408 per capita 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.407 per capita 2005
127 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.407 per capita 2005
=128 EritreaEritrea 0.406 per capita 2005
=128 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.406 per capita 2005
130 East TimorEast Timor 0.405 per capita 2005
=131 IranIran 0.404 per capita 2005
=131 MaliMali 0.404 per capita 2005
133 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.403 per capita 2005
134 BulgariaBulgaria 0.402 per capita 2005
135 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.401 per capita 2005
136 ChileChile 0.4 per capita 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.4 per capita 2005
=137 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.399 per capita 2005
=137 LibyaLibya 0.399 per capita 2005
=139 SyriaSyria 0.398 per capita 2005
=139 BelizeBelize 0.398 per capita 2005
=141 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.397 per capita 2005
=141 IndiaIndia 0.397 per capita 2005
=143 SenegalSenegal 0.394 per capita 2005
=143 IsraelIsrael 0.394 per capita 2005
145 TogoTogo 0.393 per capita 2005
146 MauritaniaMauritania 0.392 per capita 2005
=147 BeninBenin 0.391 per capita 2005
=147 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.391 per capita 2005
=149 BhutanBhutan 0.39 per capita 2005
=149 TongaTonga 0.39 per capita 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 0.39 per capita 2005
151 NepalNepal 0.388 per capita 2005
152 CameroonCameroon 0.386 per capita 2005
153 TunisiaTunisia 0.384 per capita 2005
154 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 0.377 per capita 2005
155 ChadChad 0.376 per capita 2005
=156 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.374 per capita 2005
=156 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.374 per capita 2005
158 OmanOman 0.373 per capita 2005
159 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.371 per capita 2005
160 TurkeyTurkey 0.37 per capita 2005
161 MoroccoMorocco 0.369 per capita 2005
162 LiberiaLiberia 0.364 per capita 2005
163 PakistanPakistan 0.363 per capita 2005
164 MaldivesMaldives 0.356 per capita 2005
165 LesothoLesotho 0.353 per capita 2005
=166 SamoaSamoa 0.351 per capita 2005
=166 LebanonLebanon 0.351 per capita 2005
168 BotswanaBotswana 0.349 per capita 2005
169 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.344 per capita 1989
170 JordanJordan 0.341 per capita 2005
=171 SurinameSuriname 0.339 per capita 2005
=171 NigeriaNigeria 0.339 per capita 2005
173 TajikistanTajikistan 0.328 per capita 2005
174 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.325 per capita 2005
175 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.324 per capita 2005
176 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.322 per capita 2005
177 NamibiaNamibia 0.319 per capita 2005
178 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.314 per capita 2005
179 EgyptEgypt 0.309 per capita 2005
180 SwazilandSwaziland 0.298 per capita 2005
181 SudanSudan 0.29 per capita 2005
182 YemenYemen 0.283 per capita 2005
183 IraqIraq 0.275 per capita 1999

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Interesting observations about Labor > Force > Total > Per capita

  • Qatar ranked first for force > total > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • United Arab Emirates ranked first for force > total > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Iceland ranked first for force > total > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • China ranked first for force > total > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Netherlands ranked first for force > total > per capita amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Portugal ranked first for force > total > per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Switzerland ranked first for force > total > per capita amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
  • Burundi ranked first for force > total > per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Vietnam ranked first for force > total > per capita amongst Former French colonies in 2005.
  • Uruguay ranked first for force > total > per capita amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.
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