Lao PDR 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.
- Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2022 was 47.45%, a 0.3% decline from 2021.
- Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2021 was 47.74%, a 0.27% increase from 2020.
- Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2020 was 47.47%, a 0.92% decline from 2019.
- Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2019 was 48.39%, a 0.48% decline from 2018.
| Lao PDR Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
47.45% |
-0.30% |
| 2021 |
47.74% |
0.27% |
| 2020 |
47.47% |
-0.92% |
| 2019 |
48.39% |
-0.48% |
| 2018 |
48.87% |
-0.58% |
| 2017 |
49.45% |
-0.65% |
| 2016 |
50.10% |
-0.67% |
| 2015 |
50.77% |
-0.70% |
| 2014 |
51.48% |
-0.75% |
| 2013 |
52.22% |
-0.79% |
| 2012 |
53.02% |
-0.79% |
| 2011 |
53.81% |
-0.78% |
| 2010 |
54.59% |
-0.83% |
| 2009 |
55.42% |
-0.70% |
| 2008 |
56.13% |
-0.74% |
| 2007 |
56.86% |
-0.71% |
| 2006 |
57.57% |
-0.83% |
| 2005 |
58.41% |
-0.67% |
| 2004 |
59.07% |
-0.58% |
| 2003 |
59.65% |
-0.54% |
| 2002 |
60.20% |
-0.52% |
| 2001 |
60.72% |
-0.49% |
| 2000 |
61.21% |
-0.48% |
| 1999 |
61.70% |
-0.64% |
| 1998 |
62.34% |
-0.24% |
| 1997 |
62.58% |
-0.56% |
| 1996 |
63.14% |
-0.54% |
| 1995 |
63.68% |
-0.53% |
| 1994 |
64.22% |
-0.63% |
| 1993 |
64.85% |
-0.36% |
| 1992 |
65.21% |
-0.31% |
| 1991 |
65.53% |
-0.16% |
| 1990 |
65.69% |
-0.16% |
