Lebanon 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.
  • Lebanon labor force participation rate for 2021 was 28.39%, a 0.93% increase from 2020.
  • Lebanon labor force participation rate for 2020 was 27.46%, a 2.45% decline from 2019.
  • Lebanon labor force participation rate for 2019 was 29.91%, a 0.13% increase from 2018.
  • Lebanon labor force participation rate for 2018 was 29.79%, a 0.06% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
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Libya 16.20%
Lebanon Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 28.39% 0.93%
2020 27.46% -2.45%
2019 29.91% 0.13%
2018 29.79% -0.06%
2017 29.85% -0.15%
2016 29.99% -0.09%
2015 30.08% 0.17%
2014 29.91% 0.15%
2013 29.76% 0.14%
2012 29.62% 0.19%
2011 29.43% 0.21%
2010 29.22% -0.38%
2009 29.60% -0.63%
2008 30.23% -0.63%
2007 30.86% 0.02%
2006 30.85% 0.02%
2005 30.83% 0.06%
2004 30.77% -0.13%
2003 30.90% 0.08%
2002 30.81% 0.02%
2001 30.80% -0.12%
2000 30.92% -0.19%
1999 31.11% -0.16%
1998 31.27% -0.45%
1997 31.71% -0.26%
1996 31.98% -0.77%
1995 32.75% -0.47%
1994 33.22% -0.43%
1993 33.64% -0.46%
1992 34.10% -0.74%
1991 34.84% -0.13%
1990 34.98% -0.13%