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Labor Statistics > Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Estonia:97.11 
#2  Belarus:96.99 
#3  Czech Republic:96.53 
#4  Russia:96.47 
#5  Moldova:96.42 
#6  Ukraine:96.32 
#7  Slovakia:96.3 
#8  Latvia:95.82 
#9  China:95.79 
#10  Cambodia:95.35 
#11  Lithuania:95.34 
#12  Kazakhstan:95.12 
#13  Slovenia:94.98 
#14  Mozambique:94.86 
#15  Bulgaria:94.78 
#16  Ghana:94.74 
#17  Sweden:94.68 
#18  Kyrgyzstan:94.49 
#19  Burundi:94.3 
#20  Rwanda:94.24 
#21  Tanzania:93.72 
#22  Denmark:93.62 
#23  Armenia:93.57 
#24  Mongolia:93.46 
#25  Uganda:93.45 
#26  Solomon Islands:93.09 
#27  Uzbekistan:92.89 
#28  Benin:92.59 
#29  Vietnam:92.38 
#30  Jamaica:92.32 
#31  Thailand:92.3 
#32  Finland:92.22 
#33  Hungary:92.12 
#34  Barbados:92.07 
#35  Malawi:91.79 
#36  Croatia:91.6 
#37  Turkmenistan:91.6 
#38  Serbia and Montenegro:91.52 
#39  Qatar:91.41 
#40  Kenya:91.4 
#41  Norway:91.33 
#42  Poland:91.04 
#43  Albania:90.92 
#44  Burkina Faso:90.88 
#45  Iceland:90.7 
#46  Georgia:90.65 
#47  Laos:90.57 
#48  Bahamas, The:90.4 
#49  Eritrea:89.99 
#50  Romania:89.87 
#51  Tajikistan:89.72 
#52  East Timor:89.65 
#53  Canada:89.55 
#54  France:89.12 
#55  Guinea:89.01 
#56  Papua New Guinea:89.01 
#57  Zimbabwe:88.95 
#58  Bangladesh:88.89 
#59  Mali:88.7 
#60  Germany:88.34 
#61  Botswana:88.18 
#62  Madagascar:88.07 
#63  Angola:88.07 
#64  Cuba:87.79 
#65  Portugal:87.75 
#66  Chad:87.56 
#67  New Zealand:87.33 
#68  United States:87.29 
#69  Australia:87.1 
#70  Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:86.95 
#71  Azerbaijan:86.94 
#72  Korea, North:86.87 
#73  Belgium:86.63 
#74  Gambia, The:86.52 
#75  Maldives:86.39 
#76  Central African Republic:86.23 
#77  Gabon:86.08 
#78  Switzerland:85.35 
#79  Uruguay:85.14 
#80  Comoros:84.92 
#81  Israel:84.91 
#82  Mauritania:84.88 
#83  Austria:84.8 
#84  Burma:84.72 
#85  Zambia:84.38 
#86  Cyprus:84.34 
#87  Bosnia and Herzegovina:84.19 
#88  Somalia:84.17 
#89  Japan:83.93 
#90  United Arab Emirates:83.74 
#91  Netherlands:83.66 
#92  Senegal:83.29 
#93  Indonesia:83.04 
#94  Congo, Democratic Republic of the:82.7 
#95  Namibia:82.67 
#96  Italy:82.4 
#97  Korea, South:81.78 
#98  Kuwait:81.47 
#99  Guinea-Bissau:81.42 
#100  Singapore:81.34 
#101  Haiti:81.08 
#102  Panama:80.48 
#103  Liberia:80.36 
#104  Greece:80.27 
#105  Venezuela:80.15 
#106  Bhutan:79.68 
#107  Luxembourg:79.48 
#108  Togo:79.48 
#109  Ethiopia:79.46 
#110  Bahrain:79.14 
#111  Nicaragua:79.11 
#112  Philippines:79.05 
#113  Colombia:78.75 
#114  Nepal:78.64 
#115  Trinidad and Tobago:78.54 
#116  Afghanistan:77.94 
#117  Cameroon:77.73 
#118  Spain:77.58 
#119  South Africa:77.34 
#120  Turkey:77.12 
#121  Malaysia:76.89 
#122  Lesotho:76.86 
#123  Sri Lanka:76.74 
#124  Niger:76.59 
#125  Nigeria:76.59 
#126  Bolivia:76.57 
#127  El Salvador:76.23 
#128  Suriname:76.12 
#129  Cape Verde:75.49 
#130  Honduras:75.46 
#131  Chile:74.91 
#132  Cote d'Ivoire:74.89 
#133  Equatorial Guinea:74.62 
#134  Mauritius:74.6 
#135  Sierra Leone:74.38 
#136  Guyana:73.97 
#137  India:73.96 
#138  Brazil:73.62 
#139  Dominica:73.3 
#140  Dominican Republic:73.3 
#141  Saudi Arabia:73.02 
#142  Mexico:72.85 
#143  Argentina:72.78 
#144  Pakistan:72.24 
#145  Egypt:71.89 
#146  Fiji:71.48 
#147  Paraguay:71.14 
#148  Ireland:70.73 
#149  Morocco:70.57 
#150  Ecuador:70.26 
#151  Yemen:69.91 
#152  Guatemala:69.77 
#153  Jordan:69.61 
#154  Tunisia:69.54 
#155  Peru:68.94 
#156  Sudan:68.62 
#157  Oman:68.48 
#158  Swaziland:68.46 
#159  Algeria:66.86 
#160  Iran:66.29 
#161  Syria:66.07 
#162  Belize:65.83 
#163  Malta:62.36 
#164  Lebanon:61.83 
#165  Libya:60.76 
#166  Iraq:59.9 
Weighted average: 83.3  


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

SOURCE: Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation

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