China Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- China labor force participation rate for 2021 was 48.07%, a 0.84% increase from 2020.
- China labor force participation rate for 2020 was 47.22%, a 2.03% decline from 2019.
- China labor force participation rate for 2019 was 49.25%, a 0.81% decline from 2018.
- China labor force participation rate for 2018 was 50.06%, a 0.95% decline from 2017.
| China Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
48.07% |
0.84% |
| 2020 |
47.22% |
-2.03% |
| 2019 |
49.25% |
-0.81% |
| 2018 |
50.06% |
-0.95% |
| 2017 |
51.01% |
-0.97% |
| 2016 |
51.98% |
-0.92% |
| 2015 |
52.89% |
-0.88% |
| 2014 |
53.77% |
-0.93% |
| 2013 |
54.69% |
-1.05% |
| 2012 |
55.75% |
-1.05% |
| 2011 |
56.80% |
-0.88% |
| 2010 |
57.68% |
-1.16% |
| 2009 |
58.84% |
-1.13% |
| 2008 |
59.97% |
-1.10% |
| 2007 |
61.07% |
-1.06% |
| 2006 |
62.13% |
-1.03% |
| 2005 |
63.17% |
-1.00% |
| 2004 |
64.17% |
-0.97% |
| 2003 |
65.14% |
-0.96% |
| 2002 |
66.10% |
-0.96% |
| 2001 |
67.06% |
-0.97% |
| 2000 |
68.03% |
-1.15% |
| 1999 |
69.18% |
-1.14% |
| 1998 |
70.32% |
-1.13% |
| 1997 |
71.45% |
-1.10% |
| 1996 |
72.55% |
-1.06% |
| 1995 |
73.61% |
-1.02% |
| 1994 |
74.64% |
-0.98% |
| 1993 |
75.62% |
-0.94% |
| 1992 |
76.55% |
-0.89% |
| 1991 |
77.44% |
-0.85% |
| 1990 |
78.29% |
-0.85% |
