Liberia 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.
  • Liberia labor force participation rate for 2022 was 54.89%, a 0.49% increase from 2021.
  • Liberia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 54.40%, a 0.21% increase from 2020.
  • Liberia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 54.19%, a 1.05% decline from 2019.
  • Liberia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 55.24%, a 0.61% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 72.70%
Ethiopia 70.01%
Tanzania 69.17%
Eritrea 68.26%
North Korea 66.36%
Niger 62.06%
South Sudan 61.07%
Mozambique 60.95%
Malawi 54.94%
Liberia 54.89%
Mali 54.41%
Uganda 53.42%
Burundi 52.93%
Central African Republic 50.83%
Burkina Faso 50.50%
Zimbabwe 49.75%
Gambia 41.11%
Rwanda 40.85%
Chad 38.16%
Democratic Republic of Congo 35.52%
Haiti 34.96%
Guinea-Bissau 34.89%
Benin 32.83%
Sierra Leone 31.45%
Senegal 30.47%
Nepal 29.05%
Syrian Arab Republic 27.26%
Yemen 26.52%
Guinea 26.46%
Tajikistan 25.51%
Togo 24.47%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.69%
Liberia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 54.89% 0.49%
2021 54.40% 0.21%
2020 54.19% -1.05%
2019 55.24% -0.61%
2018 55.84% -0.57%
2017 56.42% -0.52%
2016 56.94% -0.46%
2015 57.41% -0.48%
2014 57.89% -0.41%
2013 58.29% -0.31%
2012 58.60% -0.20%
2011 58.81% -0.11%
2010 58.92% -0.13%
2009 59.05% 0.02%
2008 59.03% 0.11%
2007 58.92% 0.12%
2006 58.80% 0.15%
2005 58.65% 0.07%
2004 58.58% -0.04%
2003 58.63% -0.04%
2002 58.66% 0.08%
2001 58.58% 0.21%
2000 58.37% -0.45%
1999 58.82% -0.22%
1998 59.04% -0.17%
1997 59.21% -0.26%
1996 59.47% -0.29%
1995 59.76% -0.14%
1994 59.90% -0.54%
1993 60.44% -0.64%
1992 61.08% -0.51%
1991 61.59% -0.27%
1990 61.86% -0.27%