Population aged 15-64
Where is the working-age share highest?
Qatar leads with 83.3 %; 217 countries have data.
No data for -6 of 211 countries
| # | Country | Value · % | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 83.3 | 2025 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 82.2 | 2025 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 78.9 | 2025 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 77.6 | 2025 |
| 5 | Maldives | 76.0 | 2025 |
| 6 | British Virgin Islands | 75.8 | 2025 |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | 74.4 | 2025 |
| 8 | Singapore | 74.1 | 2025 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 73.3 | 2025 |
| 10 | Jamaica | 73.1 | 2025 |
| 11 | Bhutan | 73.0 | 2025 |
| 12 | Oman | 73.0 | 2025 |
| 13 | St. Lucia | 72.8 | 2025 |
| 14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 72.3 | 2025 |
| 15 | Brunei Darussalam | 72.1 | 2025 |
| 16 | Andorra | 71.8 | 2025 |
| 17 | Seychelles | 71.5 | 2025 |
| 18 | Mauritius | 71.3 | 2025 |
| 19 | Macao SAR, China | 71.2 | 2025 |
| 20 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 70.7 | 2025 |
| 21 | Malaysia | 70.7 | 2025 |
| 22 | Bahamas, The | 70.4 | 2025 |
| 23 | Palau | 70.2 | 2025 |
| 24 | Antigua and Barbuda | 70.2 | 2025 |
| 25 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 69.9 | 2025 |
| 26 | Colombia | 69.8 | 2025 |
| 27 | China | 69.7 | 2025 |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 69.6 | 2025 |
| 29 | French Polynesia | 69.6 | 2025 |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.6 | 2025 |
| 31 | Thailand | 69.6 | 2025 |
| 32 | Kosovo | 69.5 | 2025 |
| 33 | Korea, Rep. | 69.5 | 2025 |
| 34 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 69.4 | 2025 |
| 35 | Dominica | 69.2 | 2025 |
| 36 | Brazil | 69.1 | 2025 |
| 37 | Cyprus | 69.0 | 2025 |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 68.9 | 2025 |
| 39 | Chile | 68.9 | 2025 |
| 40 | Belize | 68.5 | 2025 |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 68.4 | 2025 |
| 42 | India | 68.4 | 2025 |
| 43 | Turkiye | 68.4 | 2025 |
| 44 | Myanmar | 68.4 | 2025 |
| 45 | Grenada | 68.4 | 2025 |
| 46 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 68.4 | 2025 |
| 47 | Indonesia | 68.2 | 2025 |
| 48 | Cabo Verde | 68.2 | 2025 |
| 49 | Curacao | 68.1 | 2025 |
| 50 | Northern Mariana Islands | 68.0 | 2025 |
| 51 | Libya | 68.0 | 2025 |
| 52 | Cuba | 67.9 | 2025 |
| 53 | Greenland | 67.7 | 2025 |
| 54 | Viet Nam | 67.6 | 2025 |
| 55 | Ecuador | 67.5 | 2025 |
| 56 | South Africa | 67.4 | 2025 |
| 57 | Mexico | 67.4 | 2025 |
| 58 | Ukraine | 67.3 | 2025 |
| 59 | El Salvador | 67.3 | 2025 |
| 60 | Philippines | 67.1 | 2025 |
| 61 | New Caledonia | 67.1 | 2025 |
| 62 | Peru | 66.9 | 2025 |
| 63 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 66.9 | 2025 |
| 64 | Syrian Arab Republic | 66.7 | 2025 |
| 65 | Armenia | 66.6 | 2025 |
| 66 | Malta | 66.6 | 2025 |
| 67 | Fiji | 66.5 | 2025 |
| 68 | Iceland | 66.5 | 2025 |
| 69 | Tunisia | 66.5 | 2025 |
| 70 | Suriname | 66.5 | 2025 |
| 71 | Morocco | 66.4 | 2025 |
| 72 | Argentina | 66.3 | 2025 |
| 73 | Djibouti | 66.2 | 2025 |
| 74 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 66.0 | 2025 |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 66.0 | 2025 |
| 76 | Barbados | 65.8 | 2025 |
| 77 | Belarus | 65.8 | 2025 |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 65.8 | 2025 |
| 79 | Uruguay | 65.8 | 2025 |
| 80 | Panama | 65.8 | 2025 |
| 81 | Albania | 65.8 | 2025 |
| 82 | Spain | 65.7 | 2025 |
| 83 | Aruba | 65.7 | 2025 |
| 84 | Ireland | 65.7 | 2025 |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 65.7 | 2025 |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 65.6 | 2025 |
| 87 | Channel Islands | 65.6 | 2025 |
| 88 | Slovak Republic | 65.4 | 2025 |
| 89 | Lao PDR | 65.4 | 2025 |
| 90 | Nepal | 65.3 | 2025 |
| 91 | Honduras | 65.2 | 2025 |
| 92 | Russian Federation | 65.2 | 2025 |
| 93 | American Samoa | 65.1 | 2025 |
| 94 | Venezuela, RB | 65.1 | 2025 |
| 95 | Jordan | 65.1 | 2025 |
| 96 | San Marino | 65.0 | 2025 |
| 97 | Norway | 65.0 | 2025 |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 64.9 | 2025 |
| 99 | Paraguay | 64.9 | 2025 |
| 100 | Bolivia | 64.8 | 2025 |
| 101 | Poland | 64.8 | 2025 |
| 102 | Lithuania | 64.8 | 2025 |
| 103 | Canada | 64.8 | 2025 |
| 104 | Austria | 64.8 | 2025 |
| 105 | Switzerland | 64.7 | 2025 |
| 106 | Gibraltar | 64.6 | 2025 |
| 107 | United States | 64.5 | 2025 |
| 108 | New Zealand | 64.5 | 2025 |
| 109 | Hungary | 64.5 | 2025 |
| 110 | Haiti | 64.4 | 2025 |
| 111 | Liechtenstein | 64.4 | 2025 |
| 112 | Romania | 64.3 | 2025 |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64.3 | 2025 |
| 114 | Australia | 64.2 | 2025 |
| 115 | Netherlands | 64.2 | 2025 |
| 116 | Cambodia | 64.1 | 2025 |
| 117 | Guyana | 64.1 | 2025 |
| 118 | Bermuda | 64.0 | 2025 |
| 119 | Guatemala | 64.0 | 2025 |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 64.0 | 2025 |
| 121 | Lebanon | 64.0 | 2025 |
| 122 | Botswana | 64.0 | 2025 |
| 123 | Montenegro | 63.8 | 2025 |
| 124 | Czechia | 63.7 | 2025 |
| 125 | Moldova | 63.6 | 2025 |
| 126 | Georgia | 63.5 | 2025 |
| 127 | Puerto Rico (US) | 63.5 | 2025 |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 63.4 | 2025 |
| 129 | Belgium | 63.3 | 2025 |
| 130 | United Kingdom | 63.3 | 2025 |
| 131 | Denmark | 63.3 | 2025 |
| 132 | Slovenia | 63.3 | 2025 |
| 133 | Algeria | 63.3 | 2025 |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 63.3 | 2025 |
| 135 | Italy | 63.2 | 2025 |
| 136 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 63.2 | 2025 |
| 137 | Mongolia | 63.0 | 2025 |
| 138 | Estonia | 62.9 | 2025 |
| 139 | Greece | 62.7 | 2025 |
| 140 | Serbia | 62.7 | 2025 |
| 141 | Croatia | 62.7 | 2025 |
| 142 | Eswatini | 62.7 | 2025 |
| 143 | Uzbekistan | 62.6 | 2025 |
| 144 | Latvia | 62.6 | 2025 |
| 145 | Isle of Man | 62.5 | 2025 |
| 146 | Germany | 62.4 | 2025 |
| 147 | Sweden | 62.4 | 2025 |
| 148 | Faroe Islands | 62.3 | 2025 |
| 149 | Portugal | 62.3 | 2025 |
| 150 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 62.3 | 2025 |
| 151 | Kyrgyz Republic | 62.1 | 2025 |
| 152 | Lesotho | 62.0 | 2025 |
| 153 | Kazakhstan | 61.9 | 2025 |
| 154 | Timor-Leste | 61.7 | 2025 |
| 155 | Finland | 61.5 | 2025 |
| 156 | Kiribati | 61.3 | 2025 |
| 157 | France | 61.2 | 2025 |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | 61.2 | 2025 |
| 159 | Guam | 61.0 | 2025 |
| 160 | Ghana | 60.8 | 2025 |
| 161 | Kenya | 60.7 | 2025 |
| 162 | Iraq | 60.5 | 2025 |
| 163 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 60.4 | 2025 |
| 164 | Israel | 60.1 | 2025 |
| 165 | Tajikistan | 60.1 | 2025 |
| 166 | Tuvalu | 59.9 | 2025 |
| 167 | Naoero | 59.8 | 2025 |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 59.8 | 2025 |
| 169 | Gabon | 59.6 | 2025 |
| 170 | Namibia | 59.6 | 2025 |
| 171 | Pakistan | 59.4 | 2025 |
| 172 | St. Martin (French part) | 59.3 | 2025 |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 59.1 | 2025 |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 59.1 | 2025 |
| 175 | Rwanda | 59.0 | 2025 |
| 176 | South Sudan | 58.9 | 2025 |
| 177 | Japan | 58.8 | 2025 |
| 178 | Comoros | 58.7 | 2025 |
| 179 | Senegal | 58.6 | 2025 |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58.6 | 2025 |
| 181 | West Bank and Gaza | 58.6 | 2025 |
| 182 | Guinea-Bissau | 58.4 | 2025 |
| 183 | Tonga | 58.2 | 2025 |
| 184 | Eritrea | 58.2 | 2025 |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 57.9 | 2025 |
| 186 | Vanuatu | 57.7 | 2025 |
| 187 | Madagascar | 57.6 | 2025 |
| 188 | Liberia | 57.6 | 2025 |
| 189 | Malawi | 57.3 | 2025 |
| 190 | Gambia, The | 57.1 | 2025 |
| 191 | Zambia | 57.0 | 2025 |
| 192 | Congo, Rep. | 57.0 | 2025 |
| 193 | Cote d'Ivoire | 56.9 | 2025 |
| 194 | Yemen, Rep. | 56.4 | 2025 |
| 195 | Nigeria | 56.4 | 2025 |
| 196 | Sudan | 56.4 | 2025 |
| 197 | Zimbabwe | 56.2 | 2025 |
| 198 | Burkina Faso | 56.1 | 2025 |
| 199 | Togo | 56.1 | 2025 |
| 200 | Cameroon | 56.1 | 2025 |
| 201 | Guinea | 56.0 | 2025 |
| 202 | Samoa | 55.9 | 2025 |
| 203 | Benin | 55.6 | 2025 |
| 204 | Afghanistan | 55.0 | 2025 |
| 205 | Uganda | 54.7 | 2025 |
| 206 | Tanzania | 54.6 | 2025 |
| 207 | Mauritania | 54.4 | 2025 |
| 208 | Burundi | 53.5 | 2025 |
| 209 | Mozambique | 53.1 | 2025 |
| 210 | Angola | 53.0 | 2025 |
| 211 | Chad | 51.9 | 2025 |
| 212 | Mali | 51.8 | 2025 |
| 213 | Niger | 51.2 | 2025 |
| 214 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 51.0 | 2025 |
| 215 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 50.8 | 2025 |
| 216 | Monaco | 50.2 | 2025 |
| 217 | Central African Republic | 49.1 | 2025 |
By region
Europe & Central Asia
Andorra
71.8%
58 countries
Sub-Saharan Africa
Seychelles
71.5%
48 countries
Latin America & Caribbean
British Virgin Islands
75.8%
42 countries
East Asia & Pacific
Singapore
74.1%
37 countries
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Qatar
83.3%
23 countries
South Asia
Maldives
76.0%
6 countries
North America
Canada
64.8%
3 countries
What changed
Fell the most
- Monaco-16 pts1960 to 2025
- Central African Republic-6 pts1960 to 2025
- Japan-6 pts1960 to 2025
- Mali-5 pts1960 to 2025
- Sao Tome and Principe-5 pts1960 to 2025
Rose the most
- Qatar+31 pts1960 to 2025
- British Virgin Islands+24 pts1960 to 2025
- St. Lucia+24 pts1960 to 2025
- Turks and Caicos Islands+23 pts1960 to 2025
- Bahrain+23 pts1960 to 2025
Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2025–2025