by country
Change indicator| United Kingdom | 79.1 | 79.1 | 0.0 | Jul 2026 | 15 Sep 2026 | 20 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 77.5 | 78.1 | ▼ −0.6 | Aug 2026 | 16 Sep 2026 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Netherlands | 76.1 | 76.0 | ▲ +0.1 | Aug 2026 | 17 Sep 2026 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Denmark | 74.7 | 74.3 | ▲ +0.4 | Q2 2026 | 24 Aug 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Norway | 73.5 | 74.1 | ▼ −0.6 | Aug 2026 | 23 Sep 2026 | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Estonia | 73.4 | 73.2 | ▲ +0.2 | Q2 2026 | 11 Aug 2026 | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Malaysia | 71.0 | 70.9 | ▲ +0.1 | Aug 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Lithuania | 70.7 | 71.0 | ▼ −0.3 | Q2 2026 | 10 Aug 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| New Zealand | 70.7 | 70.4 | ▲ +0.3 | Q2 2026 | 5 Aug 2026 | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Latvia | 70.0 | 68.7 | ▲ +1.3 | Q2 2026 | 14 Aug 2026 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Finland | 69.4 | 70.2 | ▼ −0.8 | Aug 2026 | 22 Sep 2026 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Singapore | 67.9 | 68.2 | ▼ −0.3 | Jun 2025 | 23 Mar 2026 | 29 Oct 2026 – 30 Oct 2026 |
| Italy | 67.3 | 67.2 | ▲ +0.1 | Aug 2026 | 1 Oct 2026 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia | 67.2 | 67.4 | ▼ −0.2 | Q1 2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | – |
| Australia | 67.1 | 66.9 | ▲ +0.2 | Aug 2026 | 24 Sep 2026 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Ireland | 65.7 | 65.6 | ▲ +0.1 | Q2 2026 | 20 Aug 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Slovenia | 65.6 | 65.2 | ▲ +0.4 | Q2 2026 | 26 Aug 2026 | 23 Nov 2026 |
| Canada | 64.8 | 65.0 | ▼ −0.2 | Sep 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Japan | 64.2 | 64.1 | ▲ +0.1 | Aug 2026 | 2 Oct 2026 | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Philippines | 64.0 | 63.6 | ▲ +0.4 | Aug 2026 | 7 Oct 2026 | – |
| Colombia | 63.3 | 64.8 | ▼ −1.5 | Aug 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | – |
| Luxembourg | 62.0 | 61.8 | ▲ +0.2 | Q2 2026 | 11 Sep 2026 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| United States | 61.8 | 61.6 | ▲ +0.2 | Sep 2026 | 2 Oct 2026 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Austria | 61.6 | 61.6 | 0.0 | Q2 2026 | 11 Sep 2026 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Czechia | 61.6 | 61.3 | ▲ +0.3 | Q2 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Portugal | 61.5 | 61.1 | ▲ +0.4 | Q2 2026 | 5 Aug 2026 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Chile | 61.5 | 61.7 | ▼ −0.2 | Aug 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Mexico | 59.3 | 59.2 | ▲ +0.1 | Aug 2026 | 25 Sep 2026 | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Spain | 59.3 | 58.9 | ▲ +0.4 | Q2 2026 | 28 Jul 2026 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Poland | 58.1 | 58.1 | 0.0 | Q2 2026 | 11 Sep 2026 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| France | 56.9 | 57.0 | ▼ −0.1 | Q2 2026 | 7 Aug 2026 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Germany | 56.7 | 56.7 | 0.0 | Q2 2026 | 18 Aug 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Belgium | 55.7 | 55.7 | 0.0 | Q2 2026 | 11 Sep 2026 | 10 Dec 2026 |
| Croatia | 54.7 | 54.7 | 0.0 | Q2 2026 | 9 Sep 2026 | 9 Dec 2026 |
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CroatiaCommon questions
Which country has the highest labour force participation rate?
United Kingdom has the highest labour force participation rate of the 34 countries listed, at 79.1% for Jul 2026.
Which country has the lowest labour force participation rate?
Croatia has the lowest labour force participation rate of the 34 countries listed, at 54.7% for Q2 2026.
How often is the labour force participation rate published?
16 of the 34 countries listed publish it monthly and 18 quarterly. Each figure appears here on its official release day.
Where does this data come from?
Each figure comes from the country's official statistics office or central bank, exactly as published. Publishers revise figures, and the latest published figure replaces the earlier one.