Data for 1991

Labour Force Participation Rate, 1991

1991, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Force Participation Rate, 1991 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 89.552; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 24.689. The middle country reads 60.979. Against 1990, 186 values changed (97 up, 89 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 1991

HighestBurundi

89.552

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

24.689

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

187countries
1measure
1991the year it describes
186distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Labour Force Participation Rate, 1991, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Labour Force Participation Rate, 1991: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	89.552
2	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	86.657
3	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	86.205
4	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	84.069
5	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	83.930
6	QatarQATWestern Asia	83.844
7	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	83.336
8	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	82.392
9	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	82.232
10	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	81.801
11	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	81.602
12	EritreaERIEastern Africa	80.975
13	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	80.702
14	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	79.936
15	NigerNERWestern Africa	78.883
16	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	78.706
17	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	78.062
18	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	77.330
19	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	77.307
20	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	76.975
21	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	76.633
22	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	75.121
23	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	74.648
24	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	74.360
25	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	73.666
26	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	73.335
27	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	73.055
28	KenyaKENEastern Africa	72.938
29	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	72.743
30	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	72.504
31	BahamasBHSCaribbean	72.262
32	GuamGUMMicronesia	72.222
33	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	72.203
34	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	72.167
35	BeninBENWestern Africa	72.160
36	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	71.730
37	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	70.891
38	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	70.486
39	MaliMLIWestern Africa	70.370
40	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	70.356
41	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	69.731
42	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	69.524
43	BoliviaBOLSouth America	69.329
44	ParaguayPRYSouth America	69.199
45	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	68.634
46	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	68.312
47	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	68.263
48	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	68.147
49	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	67.210
50	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	66.858
51	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	66.849
52	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	66.776
53	ColombiaCOLSouth America	66.740
54	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	66.552
55	HaitiHTICaribbean	66.419
56	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	66.404
57	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	66.357
58	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	66.354
59	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	66.287
60	CanadaCANNorthern America	66.227
61	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	66.145
62	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	66.094
63	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	65.946
64	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	65.840
65	HondurasHNDCentral America	65.673
66	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	65.554
67	United StatesUSANorthern America	65.000
68	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	64.822
69	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	64.797
70	BrazilBRASouth America	64.720
71	VenezuelaVENSouth America	64.524
72	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	64.371
73	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	64.104
74	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	64.053
75	JapanJPNEastern Asia	63.794
76	GuineaGINWestern Africa	63.768
77	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	63.443
78	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	63.425
79	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	63.413
80	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	63.285
81	EcuadorECUSouth America	63.235
82	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	63.020
83	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	62.819
84	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	62.658
85	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	62.440
86	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	62.348
87	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	61.977
88	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	61.899
89	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	61.660
90	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	61.584
91	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	61.420
92	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	61.373
93	PolandPOLEastern Europe	61.342
94	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	60.979
95	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	60.917
96	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	60.726
97	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	60.629
98	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	60.606
99	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	60.548
100	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	60.489
101	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	60.132
102	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	60.107
103	ArgentinaARGSouth America	59.969
104	FijiFJIMelanesia	59.848
105	GuyanaGUYSouth America	59.637
106	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	59.631
107	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	59.598
108	UkraineUKREastern Europe	59.281
109	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	59.247
110	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	59.214
=111	PeruPERSouth America	59.122
=111	TogoTGOWestern Africa	59.122
113	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	59.091
114	BelarusBLREastern Europe	59.090
115	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	59.057
116	IsraelISRWestern Asia	59.019
117	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	58.851
118	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	58.354
119	MacauMACEastern Asia	58.279
120	MexicoMEXCentral America	58.206
121	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	58.033
122	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	57.966
123	NicaraguaNICCentral America	57.896
124	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	57.832
125	PanamaPANCentral America	57.822
126	UruguayURYSouth America	57.520
127	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	57.353
128	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	57.296
129	OmanOMNWestern Asia	57.217
130	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	56.998
131	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	56.950
132	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	56.919
133	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	56.918
134	TongaTONPolynesia	56.709
135	Costa RicaCRICentral America	56.500
136	SamoaWSMPolynesia	56.318
137	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	56.317
138	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	56.269
139	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	56.086
140	BelizeBLZCentral America	55.673
141	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	55.096
142	FranceFRAWestern Europe	55.022
143	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	55.008
144	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	54.875
145	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	54.257
146	ChileCHLSouth America	53.199
147	CubaCUBCaribbean	52.250
148	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	51.979
149	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	51.262
150	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	51.241
151	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	51.211
152	SenegalSENWestern Africa	51.067
153	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	51.059
154	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	50.958
155	ItalyITASouthern Europe	50.334
156	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	50.302
157	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	50.279
158	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	50.143
159	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	49.878
160	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	49.831
161	SpainESPSouthern Europe	49.736
162	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	49.680
163	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	49.193
164	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	49.129
165	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	48.992
166	GabonGABMiddle Africa	48.494
167	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	48.478
168	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	48.473
169	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	48.236
170	SurinameSURSouth America	48.228
171	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	47.140
172	IranIRNSouthern Asia	46.781
173	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	46.720
174	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	46.432
175	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	45.824
176	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	45.640
177	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	45.560
178	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	44.833
179	YemenYEMWestern Asia	44.189
180	IraqIRQWestern Asia	42.452
181	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	41.698
182	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	41.544
183	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	40.347
184	JordanJORWestern Asia	39.507
185	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	35.059
186	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	33.983
187	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	24.689

02In 1991

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi89.552
2Tanzania86.657
3Madagascar86.205
4Mozambique84.069
5Burkina Faso83.930

Lowest

187São Tomé and Príncipe24.689
186Somalia33.983
185Djibouti35.059
184Jordan39.507
183Palestine40.347

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 60.979. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031990 → 1991

Since 1990

What changed between 1990 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 187 in both
97 · 89rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Albania63.690 → 68.312+4.622
United States Virgin Islands65.560 → 69.524+3.964
Panama54.468 → 57.822+3.354
Germany58.171 → 59.598+1.427
Kyrgyzstan59.202 → 60.548+1.346

Fell most

Sri Lanka61.450 → 59.057−2.393
Greece50.544 → 48.992−1.552
Finland64.744 → 63.413−1.331
Estonia67.979 → 66.776−1.203
Costa Rica57.350 → 56.500−0.850

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1991.
186 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 59.122. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1991). Labour Force Participation Rate, 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/labour-participation/1991

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