Data for 2004

Labour Force Participation Rate, 2004

2004, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Force Participation Rate, 2004 covers 187 countries. Tanzania is highest, at 87.614; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 24.038. The middle country reads 60.964. Against 2003, 187 values changed (77 up, 110 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 2004

HighestTanzania

87.614

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

24.038

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

187countries
1measure
2004the 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, 2004, 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, 2004: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	87.614
2	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	86.513
3	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	85.532
4	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	84.549
5	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	82.435
6	QatarQATWestern Asia	82.375
7	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	82.097
8	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	82.046
9	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	81.788
10	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	81.198
11	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	80.809
12	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	80.624
13	EritreaERIEastern Africa	80.025
14	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	79.346
15	NigerNERWestern Africa	79.231
16	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	77.284
17	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	77.075
18	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	77.059
19	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	76.311
20	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	76.058
21	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	74.431
22	BahamasBHSCaribbean	74.283
23	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	74.099
24	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	73.986
25	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	73.018
26	KenyaKENEastern Africa	72.993
27	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	72.927
28	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	72.579
29	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	72.549
30	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	72.230
31	PeruPERSouth America	72.069
32	BeninBENWestern Africa	71.779
33	ParaguayPRYSouth America	71.373
34	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	70.851
35	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	70.301
36	MaliMLIWestern Africa	70.225
37	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	70.152
38	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	69.860
39	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	69.618
=40	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	69.467
=40	BoliviaBOLSouth America	69.467
42	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	67.994
43	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	67.992
44	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	67.969
45	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	67.927
46	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	67.634
47	EcuadorECUSouth America	67.468
48	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	67.423
49	BrazilBRASouth America	67.364
50	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	67.264
51	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	67.154
52	CanadaCANNorthern America	67.057
53	ColombiaCOLSouth America	66.686
54	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	66.565
55	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	66.430
56	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	66.137
57	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	66.110
58	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	66.078
59	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	65.675
60	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	65.615
61	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	65.568
62	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	65.361
63	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	65.327
64	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	65.038
65	United StatesUSANorthern America	65.001
66	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	64.906
67	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	64.853
68	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	64.606
69	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	64.569
70	PanamaPANCentral America	64.389
71	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	64.364
72	VenezuelaVENSouth America	63.701
73	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	63.638
74	HaitiHTICaribbean	63.619
75	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	63.577
76	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	63.283
77	GuineaGINWestern Africa	63.117
78	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	63.112
79	MacauMACEastern Asia	62.704
80	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	62.410
81	HondurasHNDCentral America	62.216
82	ArgentinaARGSouth America	61.943
83	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	61.844
84	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	61.816
85	GuamGUMMicronesia	61.700
86	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	61.581
87	NicaraguaNICCentral America	61.575
88	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	61.524
89	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	61.505
90	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	61.434
91	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	61.417
92	IsraelISRWestern Asia	61.369
93	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	61.254
94	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	60.964
95	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	60.676
96	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	60.572
97	BelarusBLREastern Europe	60.560
98	BelizeBLZCentral America	60.501
99	JapanJPNEastern Asia	60.420
100	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	60.242
101	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	60.114
102	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	60.072
103	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	59.569
104	UruguayURYSouth America	59.485
105	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	59.445
106	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	59.425
107	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	59.424
108	MexicoMEXCentral America	59.375
109	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	59.345
110	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	59.336
111	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	59.229
112	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	59.091
113	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	58.928
114	Costa RicaCRICentral America	58.867
115	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	58.850
116	TogoTGOWestern Africa	58.302
117	FijiFJIMelanesia	58.200
118	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	58.156
119	TongaTONPolynesia	57.845
120	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	57.643
121	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	57.496
122	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	57.458
123	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	57.196
124	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	57.186
125	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	57.096
126	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	57.008
127	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	56.853
128	GuyanaGUYSouth America	56.462
129	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	56.295
130	UkraineUKREastern Europe	56.277
131	OmanOMNWestern Asia	56.239
132	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	55.904
133	FranceFRAWestern Europe	55.850
134	SpainESPSouthern Europe	55.730
135	SamoaWSMPolynesia	55.621
136	ChileCHLSouth America	55.397
137	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	55.270
138	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	55.113
139	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	54.662
140	PolandPOLEastern Europe	54.594
141	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	54.416
142	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	54.080
143	CubaCUBCaribbean	53.819
144	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	53.602
145	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	53.365
146	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	52.926
147	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	52.917
148	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	52.635
149	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	52.595
150	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	52.184
151	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	52.032
152	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	51.955
153	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	51.947
154	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	50.909
155	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	50.730
156	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	50.657
157	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	50.571
158	SenegalSENWestern Africa	50.074
159	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	49.704
160	ItalyITASouthern Europe	49.489
161	SurinameSURSouth America	49.411
162	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	48.682
163	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	48.489
164	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	48.353
165	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	48.323
166	GabonGABMiddle Africa	48.096
167	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	47.913
168	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	47.329
169	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	46.670
170	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	46.534
171	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	46.506
172	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	46.395
173	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	46.306
174	IranIRNSouthern Asia	45.506
175	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	45.181
176	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	45.073
177	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	44.020
178	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	43.498
179	YemenYEMWestern Asia	42.423
180	IraqIRQWestern Asia	41.877
181	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	41.376
182	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	41.287
183	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	38.222
184	JordanJORWestern Asia	37.849
185	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	34.224
186	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	33.747
187	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	24.038

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Tanzania87.614
2Madagascar86.513
3Mozambique85.532
4Solomon Islands84.549
5Nigeria82.435

Lowest

187São Tomé and Príncipe24.038
186Djibouti33.747
185Somalia34.224
184Jordan37.849
183Palestine38.222

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 60.964. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
77 · 110rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Paraguay67.598 → 71.373+3.775
Slovenia56.712 → 59.091+2.379
Ecuador65.335 → 67.468+2.133
United States Virgin Islands59.752 → 61.581+1.829
Sierra Leone64.640 → 66.110+1.470

Fell most

Guatemala67.776 → 63.112−4.664
Lithuania59.974 → 57.008−2.966
Azerbaijan70.534 → 67.969−2.565
Moldova57.248 → 55.113−2.135
Tajikistan55.008 → 52.926−2.082

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

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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 2004.
186 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 69.467. 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.

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2004). Labour Force Participation Rate, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/labour-participation/2004

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