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Labor > Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 RwandaRwanda 83.28% 2010
2 BurundiBurundi 82.47% 2010
3 AngolaAngola 74.12% 2010
4 UgandaUganda 73.78% 2010
5 LaosLaos 73.26% 2010
6 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 71.31% 2010
7 TanzaniaTanzania 69.83% 2010
8 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 69.61% 2010
9 MaliMali 68.06% 2010
10 KenyaKenya 67.55% 2010
11 BhutanBhutan 66.81% 2010
12 East TimorEast Timor 66.18% 2010
13 MozambiqueMozambique 64.57% 2010
14 ZambiaZambia 64.01% 2010
15 EritreaEritrea 63.87% 2010
16 The GambiaThe Gambia 62.62% 2010
17 ChadChad 62.45% 2010
18 ThailandThailand 62.28% 2010
19 BurmaBurma 61.3% 2010
20 CambodiaCambodia 60.51% 2010
21 MalawiMalawi 59.52% 2010
22 BangladeshBangladesh 59.33% 2010
23 MadagascarMadagascar 58.88% 2010
24 ChinaChina 58.63% 2010
25 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 58.57% 2010
26 SomaliaSomalia 58.5% 2010
27 SenegalSenegal 58.11% 2010
28 DenmarkDenmark 57.99% 2010
29 MauritaniaMauritania 56.95% 2010
30 EthiopiaEthiopia 56.75% 2010
31 NepalNepal 56.45% 2010
32 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 56.21% 2010
=33 GuineaGuinea 56.12% 2010
=33 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 56.12% 2010
35 BrazilBrazil 55.8% 2010
36 ComorosComoros 55.59% 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 55.5% 2010
37 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 54.45% 2010
38 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 54.44% 2010
39 Cape VerdeCape Verde 54.18% 2010
40 AustraliaAustralia 53.05% 2010
41 TogoTogo 52.94% 2010
42 TurkeyTurkey 52.68% 2010
43 MaldivesMaldives 52.58% 2010
=44 GabonGabon 52.21% 2010
=44 VietnamVietnam 52.21% 2010
46 MongoliaMongolia 51.99% 2010
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 51.94% 2010
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 51.36% 2010
47 BeninBenin 50.81% 2010
48 New ZealandNew Zealand 49.75% 2010
49 CanadaCanada 49.04% 2010
50 AfghanistanAfghanistan 48.54% 2010
51 ZimbabweZimbabwe 48.34% 2010
52 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 47.86% 2010
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 47.45% 2010
53 CameroonCameroon 47.43% 2010
=54 NigeriaNigeria 47.32% 2010
=54 NigerNiger 47.32% 2010
56 GhanaGhana 46.35% 2010
57 GuatemalaGuatemala 45.84% 2010
58 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 45.23% 2010
59 IndiaIndia 44.39% 2010
60 IcelandIceland 43.67% 2010
61 CyprusCyprus 43.47% 2010
62 HondurasHonduras 42.92% 2010
63 NicaraguaNicaragua 42.79% 2010
64 LesothoLesotho 42.35% 2010
65 ParaguayParaguay 42.34% 2010
66 HungaryHungary 42.33% 2010
67 El SalvadorEl Salvador 42.23% 2010
68 MexicoMexico 41.97% 2010
69 AustriaAustria 41.71% 2010
70 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 41.54% 2010
71 LiberiaLiberia 41.53% 2010
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 41.36% 2010
72 BoliviaBolivia 41.12% 2010
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 40.81% 2010
73 PakistanPakistan 40.65% 2010
74 PortugalPortugal 40.39% 2010
75 HaitiHaiti 40.22% 2010
76 SudanSudan 40.2% 2010
77 BotswanaBotswana 39.8% 2010
78 GuyanaGuyana 39.36% 2010
79 NamibiaNamibia 39.11% 2010
80 Costa RicaCosta Rica 39.09% 2010
81 United StatesUnited States 38.86% 2010
82 IndonesiaIndonesia 38.58% 2010
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 38.3% 2010
83 BelizeBelize 38.24% 2010
84 MoroccoMorocco 38.17% 2010
85 ArgentinaArgentina 38.12% 2010
86 AlbaniaAlbania 37.86% 2010
87 NetherlandsNetherlands 37.78% 2010
88 SwazilandSwaziland 37.71% 2010
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 37.39% 2010
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 37.18% 2010
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 36.86% 2010
89 YemenYemen 36.82% 2010
90 South AfricaSouth Africa 36.76% 2010
91 UruguayUruguay 36.67% 2010
92 TunisiaTunisia 36.49% 2010
93 MauritiusMauritius 36.26% 2010
94 FijiFiji 36.2% 2010
95 BarbadosBarbados 35.86% 2010
96 ColombiaColombia 35.81% 2010
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 35.34% 2010
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 35% 2010
97 EcuadorEcuador 34.78% 2010
=98 DominicaDominica 34.61% 2010
=98 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 34.61% 2010
100 GermanyGermany 34.23% 2010
101 MaltaMalta 34.01% 2010
102 SwedenSweden 33.53% 2010
103 MalaysiaMalaysia 33.39% 2010
104 PhilippinesPhilippines 33.33% 2010
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 32.41% 2010
105 The BahamasThe Bahamas 31.42% 2010
106 PanamaPanama 31.3% 2010
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 31.06% 2010
107 SyriaSyria 31.02% 2010
108 VenezuelaVenezuela 30.96% 2010
109 RomaniaRomania 30.73% 2010
110 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 30.6% 2010
111 JamaicaJamaica 30.51% 2010
112 IranIran 30.5% 2010
113 FinlandFinland 30.45% 2010
114 NorwayNorway 30.4% 2010
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 30.37% 2010
115 SlovakiaSlovakia 30.18% 2010
116 EgyptEgypt 29.51% 2010
117 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 29.31% 2010
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 29.29% 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 28.96% 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 28.88% 2010
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 28.05% 2010
118 LebanonLebanon 27.9% 2010
119 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 27.56% 2010
120 UzbekistanUzbekistan 27.23% 2010
121 Sri LankaSri Lanka 26.8% 2010
122 TajikistanTajikistan 26.67% 2010
123 KazakhstanKazakhstan 26.57% 2010
124 PolandPoland 26.5% 2010
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 26.35% 2010
125 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 26.35% 2010
126 SpainSpain 26.25% 2010
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 26.22% 2010
127 ItalyItaly 25.91% 2010
128 GeorgiaGeorgia 25.66% 2010
129 LatviaLatvia 25.56% 2010
130 LuxembourgLuxembourg 25.46% 2010
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 25.19% 2010
131 MoldovaMoldova 25.12% 2010
132 EstoniaEstonia 24.76% 2010
133 North KoreaNorth Korea 24.49% 2010
134 ArmeniaArmenia 24.16% 2010
135 RussiaRussia 24.09% 2010
136 CubaCuba 24.03% 2010
137 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 23.87% 2010
138 UkraineUkraine 23.42% 2010
139 ChileChile 23.28% 2010
140 BelarusBelarus 23.2% 2010
141 IrelandIreland 22.88% 2010
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 22.48% 2010
142 SloveniaSlovenia 21.86% 2010
143 AlgeriaAlgeria 21.74% 2010
144 PeruPeru 21.49% 2010
145 SingaporeSingapore 21.43% 2010
146 SurinameSuriname 21.24% 2010
147 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 21.14% 2010
148 LibyaLibya 20.94% 2010
149 LithuaniaLithuania 20.64% 2010
150 GreeceGreece 20.38% 2010
151 IsraelIsrael 19.84% 2010
152 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 18.86% 2010
153 CroatiaCroatia 18.79% 2010
154 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 18.09% 2010
155 JordanJordan 17.35% 2010
156 BulgariaBulgaria 17.31% 2010
157 JapanJapan 15.81% 2010
158 IraqIraq 15.57% 2010
159 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 15.54% 2010
160 OmanOman 15.52% 2010
161 BahrainBahrain 14.6% 2010
162 South KoreaSouth Korea 13.69% 2010
163 QatarQatar 11.45% 2010
164 United Arab EmiratesUAE 11.43% 2010
165 KuwaitKuwait 10.32% 2010
166 BelgiumBelgium 10.11% 2010
167 FranceFrance 9.45% 2010

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Labor > Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Labor > Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19

  • Rwanda ranked first for economic activity > both sexes aged 15-19 amongst Christian countries in 2010.
  • 4 of the top 100 countries by economic activity > both sexes aged 15-19 are Western European.
  • 2 of the top 69 countries by economic activity > both sexes aged 15-19 are Eurozone.
  • 2 of the top 74 countries by economic activity > both sexes aged 15-19 are Southern European.
  • 16 of the top 106 countries by economic activity > both sexes aged 15-19 are Former Spanish colonies'.
  • 2 of the top 48 countries by economic activity > both sexes aged 15-19 are English speaking .
  • 2 of the top 60 countries by economic activity > both sexes aged 15-19 are Potential Future EU.
  • 2 of the top 81 countries by economic activity > both sexes aged 15-19 are G7.
  • 4 of the top 107 countries by economic activity > both sexes aged 15-19 are Middle East and North African.
  • 2 of the top 120 countries by economic activity > both sexes aged 15-19 are Former Soviet.
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