Ethiopia 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.
- Ethiopia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 69.08%, a 2.33% increase from 2020.
- Ethiopia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 66.75%, a 4.99% decline from 2019.
- Ethiopia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 71.73%, a 0.58% decline from 2018.
- Ethiopia labor force participation rate for 2018 was 72.31%, a 0.6% decline from 2017.
| Ethiopia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
69.08% |
2.33% |
| 2020 |
66.75% |
-4.99% |
| 2019 |
71.73% |
-0.58% |
| 2018 |
72.31% |
-0.60% |
| 2017 |
72.91% |
-0.55% |
| 2016 |
73.46% |
-0.52% |
| 2015 |
73.98% |
-0.62% |
| 2014 |
74.60% |
-0.61% |
| 2013 |
75.21% |
-0.04% |
| 2012 |
75.25% |
-0.04% |
| 2011 |
75.29% |
-0.04% |
| 2010 |
75.33% |
-0.05% |
| 2009 |
75.38% |
-0.05% |
| 2008 |
75.43% |
-0.06% |
| 2007 |
75.49% |
-0.06% |
| 2006 |
75.56% |
-0.06% |
| 2005 |
75.62% |
0.23% |
| 2004 |
75.39% |
0.23% |
| 2003 |
75.16% |
0.23% |
| 2002 |
74.93% |
0.23% |
| 2001 |
74.69% |
0.24% |
| 2000 |
74.46% |
0.26% |
| 1999 |
74.20% |
0.26% |
| 1998 |
73.94% |
0.26% |
| 1997 |
73.68% |
0.26% |
| 1996 |
73.42% |
0.26% |
| 1995 |
73.16% |
0.25% |
| 1994 |
72.92% |
0.01% |
| 1993 |
72.91% |
0.16% |
| 1992 |
72.75% |
-0.01% |
| 1991 |
72.76% |
0.07% |
| 1990 |
72.68% |
0.07% |
