Male Labor Force Participation (%) by Country
As of 2025, Qatar leads globally in male labor force participation (%) at 95.6%, followed by United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman. At the lower end, Sao Tome and Principe, Djibouti, Turkmenistan rank among the lowest. The global median is 69.8% (Costa Rica). This indicator falls under the "Labor" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 187 countries.
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| # | Country | Male Labor Force Participation (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar | 95.6% | 2025 |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | 91.5% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Kuwait | 88.6% | 2025 |
| 4 |  Oman | 88.1% | 2025 |
| 5 |  Madagascar | 88.1% | 2025 |
| 6 |  Cambodia | 87.8% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Tanzania | 87.3% | 2025 |
| 8 |  North Korea | 86.8% | 2025 |
| 9 |  Niger | 86.5% | 2025 |
| 10 |  Solomon Islands | 86.2% | 2025 |
| 11 |  Bahrain | 85.9% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Uganda | 84.6% | 2025 |
| 13 |  Bolivia | 84.4% | 2025 |
| 14 |  Nigeria | 84.3% | 2025 |
| 15 |  Eritrea | 84.1% | 2025 |
| 16 |  Saudi Arabia | 83.3% | 2025 |
| 17 |  Central African Republic | 82.8% | 2025 |
| 18 |  Indonesia | 82.3% | 2025 |
| 19 |  Nicaragua | 81.8% | 2025 |
| 20 |  Guatemala | 81.7% | 2025 |
| 21 |  Paraguay | 81.6% | 2025 |
| 22 |  Liberia | 81.2% | 2025 |
| 23 |  Mali | 81.0% | 2025 |
| 24 |  Peru | 80.9% | 2025 |
| 25 |  Mozambique | 80.5% | 2025 |
| 26 |  Bangladesh | 80.4% | 2025 |
| 27 |  Pakistan | 80.1% | 2025 |
| 28 |  Iceland | 79.6% | 2025 |
| 29 |  Malaysia | 79.2% | 2025 |
| 30 |  Ethiopia | 78.6% | 2025 |
| 31 |  Panama | 77.9% | 2025 |
| 32 |  India | 77.6% | 2025 |
| 33 |  Benin | 77.6% | 2025 |
| 34 |  Angola | 77.5% | 2025 |
| 35 |  Vietnam | 77.3% | 2025 |
| 36 |  El Salvador | 77.3% | 2025 |
| 37 |  Bahamas | 77.2% | 2025 |
| 38 |  Mexico | 77.1% | 2025 |
| 39 |  Burundi | 77.0% | 2025 |
| 40 |  Ecuador | 76.9% | 2025 |
| 41 |  South Sudan | 76.6% | 2023 |
| 42 |  Fiji | 76.5% | 2025 |
| 43 |  Maldives | 76.4% | 2025 |
| 44 |  Dominican Republic | 76.4% | 2025 |
| 45 |  Jamaica | 76.3% | 2025 |
| 46 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 76.3% | 2025 |
| 47 |  Burkina Faso | 76.1% | 2025 |
| 48 |  Colombia | 75.7% | 2025 |
| 49 |  Singapore | 75.4% | 2025 |
| 50 |  Thailand | 75.0% | 2025 |
| 51 |  St. Lucia | 74.8% | 2025 |
| 52 |  New Zealand | 74.7% | 2025 |
| 53 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 74.4% | 2025 |
| 54 |  Zimbabwe | 74.3% | 2025 |
| 55 |  Botswana | 74.0% | 2025 |
| 56 |  Cameroon | 73.9% | 2025 |
| 57 |  Uzbekistan | 73.9% | 2025 |
| 58 |  Macao | 73.6% | 2025 |
| 59 |  Honduras | 73.5% | 2025 |
| 60 |  Georgia | 73.5% | 2025 |
| 61 |  Uruguay | 73.4% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Kazakhstan | 73.4% | 2025 |
| 63 |  Brazil | 73.4% | 2025 |
| 64 |  Brunei | 72.8% | 2025 |
| 65 |  Cyprus | 72.7% | 2025 |
| 66 |  Iraq | 72.6% | 2025 |
| 67 |  Philippines | 72.5% | 2025 |
| 68 |  Timor-Leste | 72.2% | 2025 |
| 69 |  Moldova | 72.2% | 2025 |
| 70 |  West Bank and Gaza | 72.1% | 2022 |
| 71 |  South Korea | 72.0% | 2025 |
| 72 |  Chile | 71.9% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Netherlands | 71.9% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Türkiye | 71.9% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Kenya | 71.8% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Bhutan | 71.8% | 2025 |
| 77 |  Chad | 71.7% | 2025 |
| 78 |  Argentina | 71.7% | 2025 |
| 79 |  Belize | 71.6% | 2025 |
| 80 |  Malta | 71.5% | 2025 |
| 81 |  Japan | 71.5% | 2025 |
| 82 |  Kyrgyzstan | 71.4% | 2025 |
| 83 |  Switzerland | 71.4% | 2025 |
| 84 |  Australia | 70.7% | 2025 |
| 85 |  Laos | 70.6% | 2025 |
| 86 |  Rwanda | 70.6% | 2025 |
| 87 |  Egypt | 70.5% | 2025 |
| 88 |  Albania | 70.2% | 2025 |
| 89 |  Ireland | 70.1% | 2025 |
| 90 |  Republic of the Congo | 70.1% | 2025 |
| 91 |  Belarus | 69.9% | 2025 |
| 92 |  China | 69.9% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Estonia | 69.8% | 2025 |
| 94 |  Costa Rica | 69.8% | 2025 |
| 95 |  Afghanistan | 69.8% | 2025 |
| 96 |  Haiti | 69.7% | 2025 |
| 97 |  Mauritius | 69.7% | 2025 |
| 98 |  Myanmar | 69.7% | 2025 |
| 99 |  Guinea-Bissau | 69.6% | 2025 |
| 100 |  Armenia | 69.5% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Denmark | 69.2% | 2025 |
| 102 |  Norway | 69.1% | 2025 |
| 103 |  Russia | 69.0% | 2025 |
| 104 |  Lithuania | 69.0% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Canada | 68.9% | 2025 |
| 106 |  Israel | 68.8% | 2025 |
| 107 |  Barbados | 68.7% | 2025 |
| 108 |  Mongolia | 68.2% | 2025 |
| 109 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 68.1% | 2025 |
| 110 |  Morocco | 68.1% | 2025 |
| 111 |  Guam | 68.0% | 2025 |
| 112 |  Sri Lanka | 67.8% | 2025 |
| 113 |  Sweden | 67.6% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Zambia | 67.6% | 2025 |
| 115 |  Venezuela | 67.5% | 2025 |
| 116 |  Czechia | 67.5% | 2025 |
| 117 |  Hungary | 67.5% | 2025 |
| 118 |  Malawi | 67.3% | 2025 |
| 119 |  Equatorial Guinea | 67.2% | 2025 |
| 120 |  Iran | 67.2% | 2025 |
| 121 |  United States | 67.1% | 2025 |
| 122 |  Lesotho | 66.9% | 2025 |
| 123 |  DR Congo | 66.8% | 2025 |
| 124 |  Latvia | 66.8% | 2025 |
| 125 |  Lebanon | 66.7% | 2023 |
| 126 |  Serbia | 66.5% | 2025 |
| 127 |  Algeria | 66.4% | 2025 |
| 128 |  Slovakia | 66.1% | 2025 |
| 129 |  Germany | 66.1% | 2025 |
| 130 |  Azerbaijan | 66.0% | 2025 |
| 131 |  Senegal | 65.7% | 2025 |
| 132 |  United Kingdom | 65.6% | 2025 |
| 133 |  Poland | 65.6% | 2025 |
| 134 |  Luxembourg | 65.5% | 2025 |
| 135 |  Montenegro | 65.4% | 2025 |
| 136 |  Austria | 65.4% | 2025 |
| 137 |  Cuba | 65.1% | 2025 |
| 138 |  Tunisia | 64.9% | 2025 |
| 139 |  Comoros | 63.9% | 2025 |
| 140 | Channel Islands | 63.7% | 2025 |
| 141 |  Cabo Verde | 63.4% | 2025 |
| 142 |  Guyana | 63.3% | 2025 |
| 143 |  Guinea | 63.1% | 2025 |
| 144 |  Namibia | 63.0% | 2025 |
| 145 |  Finland | 63.0% | 2025 |
| 146 |  Vanuatu | 62.9% | 2025 |
| 147 |  Suriname | 62.9% | 2025 |
| 148 |  Ukraine | 62.8% | 2021 |
| 149 |  Slovenia | 62.8% | 2025 |
| 150 |  Libya | 62.5% | 2025 |
| 151 |  Jordan | 62.5% | 2025 |
| 152 |  Bulgaria | 62.4% | 2025 |
| 153 |  Spain | 62.2% | 2025 |
| 154 |  Portugal | 62.1% | 2025 |
| 155 |  Hong Kong | 62.1% | 2025 |
| 156 |  New Caledonia | 62.0% | 2025 |
| 157 |  Ghana | 61.8% | 2025 |
| 158 |  North Macedonia | 61.8% | 2025 |
| 159 |  South Africa | 61.7% | 2025 |
| 160 |  Romania | 61.7% | 2025 |
| 161 |  Sudan | 61.6% | 2022 |
| 162 |  Syria | 61.4% | 2025 |
| 163 |  Yemen | 61.2% | 2025 |
| 164 |  Gabon | 60.1% | 2025 |
| 165 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60.0% | 2025 |
| 166 |  Greece | 59.9% | 2025 |
| 167 |  France | 59.5% | 2025 |
| 168 |  Togo | 59.0% | 2025 |
| 169 |  Tonga | 59.0% | 2025 |
| 170 |  Belgium | 59.0% | 2025 |
| 171 |  Italy | 58.3% | 2025 |
| 172 |  French Polynesia | 58.0% | 2025 |
| 173 |  Croatia | 57.4% | 2025 |
| 174 |  Mauritania | 56.6% | 2025 |
| 175 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 56.2% | 2025 |
| 176 |  Tajikistan | 55.8% | 2025 |
| 177 |  Sierra Leone | 55.2% | 2025 |
| 178 |  Samoa | 54.5% | 2025 |
| 179 |  Eswatini | 54.0% | 2025 |
| 180 |  Papua New Guinea | 53.3% | 2025 |
| 181 |  Nepal | 52.9% | 2025 |
| 182 |  Puerto Rico | 49.6% | 2025 |
| 183 |  The Gambia | 49.5% | 2025 |
| 184 |  Somalia | 47.2% | 2025 |
| 185 |  Turkmenistan | 46.1% | 2025 |
| 186 |  Djibouti | 44.6% | 2025 |
| 187 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 24.0% | 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest male labor force participation (%) in 2025?
Qatar ranks #1 with male labor force participation (%) of 95.6% as of 2025, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest male labor force participation (%)?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks last (#187) with 24.0% as of 2025.
What is the global median for male labor force participation (%)?
The median value is 69.8% (Costa Rica, ranked #94 out of 187 countries).
How many countries report data for male labor force participation (%)?
187 countries have available data for male labor force participation (%). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does male labor force participation (%) belong to?
Male Labor Force Participation (%) is classified under the "Labor" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.