Libya 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.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2021 was 16.20%, a 0.43% increase from 2020.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2020 was 15.77%, a 0.33% decline from 2019.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2019 was 16.10%, a 0.13% decline from 2018.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2018 was 16.23%, a 0.15% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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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%
Libya Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 16.20% 0.43%
2020 15.77% -0.33%
2019 16.10% -0.13%
2018 16.23% -0.15%
2017 16.38% -0.17%
2016 16.55% -0.19%
2015 16.74% -0.19%
2014 16.94% -0.23%
2013 17.16% -0.25%
2012 17.42% -0.28%
2011 17.69% -0.29%
2010 17.98% -0.26%
2009 18.25% -0.26%
2008 18.51% -0.26%
2007 18.77% -0.27%
2006 19.04% -0.28%
2005 19.32% -0.29%
2004 19.61% -0.27%
2003 19.88% -0.25%
2002 20.13% -0.22%
2001 20.35% -0.20%
2000 20.54% -0.24%
1999 20.78% -0.22%
1998 21.01% -0.20%
1997 21.21% -0.17%
1996 21.38% -0.14%
1995 21.52% -0.19%
1994 21.71% -0.16%
1993 21.87% -0.13%
1992 21.99% -0.10%
1991 22.09% -0.06%
1990 22.15% -0.06%