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 2021 was 57.02%, a 0.27% increase from 2020.
- Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2020 was 56.75%, a 1.09% decline from 2019.
- Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2019 was 57.85%, a 0.46% decline from 2018.
- Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2018 was 58.30%, a 0.63% decline from 2017.
| Lao PDR Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
57.02% |
0.27% |
| 2020 |
56.75% |
-1.09% |
| 2019 |
57.85% |
-0.46% |
| 2018 |
58.30% |
-0.63% |
| 2017 |
58.93% |
-0.69% |
| 2016 |
59.62% |
-0.68% |
| 2015 |
60.30% |
-0.75% |
| 2014 |
61.05% |
-0.77% |
| 2013 |
61.82% |
-0.79% |
| 2012 |
62.61% |
-0.77% |
| 2011 |
63.38% |
-0.73% |
| 2010 |
64.11% |
-0.75% |
| 2009 |
64.86% |
-0.72% |
| 2008 |
65.58% |
-0.69% |
| 2007 |
66.27% |
-0.68% |
| 2006 |
66.95% |
-0.67% |
| 2005 |
67.61% |
-0.63% |
| 2004 |
68.24% |
-0.63% |
| 2003 |
68.87% |
-0.63% |
| 2002 |
69.50% |
-0.64% |
| 2001 |
70.14% |
-0.64% |
| 2000 |
70.78% |
-0.62% |
| 1999 |
71.40% |
-0.62% |
| 1998 |
72.02% |
-0.62% |
| 1997 |
72.64% |
-0.62% |
| 1996 |
73.26% |
-0.61% |
| 1995 |
73.87% |
-0.41% |
| 1994 |
74.28% |
-0.48% |
| 1993 |
74.76% |
-0.28% |
| 1992 |
75.04% |
-0.24% |
| 1991 |
75.28% |
-0.13% |
| 1990 |
75.41% |
-0.13% |
