Rankings

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Lowest labour-force participation

% of working-age population working or looking for work 2019 or latest

Rank

1

Country

Yemen

Result

38.0
Rank

2

Country

Jordan

Result

39.3
Rank

Country

Puerto Rico

Result

39.3
Rank

4

Country

Algeria

Result

41.2
Rank

5

Country

Tajikistan

Result

42.0
Rank

6

Country

Iraq

Result

43.0
Rank

7

Country

Moldova

Result

43.1
Rank

8

Country

Syria

Result

44.1
Rank

9

Country

Iran

Result

44.7
Rank

10

Country

Morocco

Result

45.3
Rank

11

Country

Senegal

Result

45.7
Rank

12

Country

Mauritania

Result

45.9
Rank

13

Country

Tunisia

Result

46.1
Rank

14

Country

Bosnia & Herz.

Result

46.4
Rank

Country

Egypt

Result

46.4
Rank

16

Country

Lebanon

Result

47.0
Rank

17

Country

Papua New Guinea

Result

47.2
Rank

18

Country

Somalia

Result

47.4
Rank

19

Country

Sudan

Result

48.4
Rank

20

Country

Afghanistan

Result

48.9
Rank

21

Country

India

Result

49.3
Rank

22

Country

Italy

Result

49.6
Rank

23

Country

Libya

Result

49.7
Rank

24

Country

Suriname

Result

51.1
Rank

25

Country

Croatia

Result

51.2
Rank

26

Country

Greece

Result

51.8
Rank

27

Country

Eswatini

Result

52.5
Rank

28

Country

Pakistan

Result

52.6
Rank

29

Country

Turkey

Result

52.8
Rank

30

Country

Gabon

Result

52.9
Rank

Country

Nigeria

Result

52.9

Index key & notes

Notes

Population defined as those aged 15 and over.

Source: ILO