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 2022 was 16.44%, a 0.36% increase from 2021.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2021 was 16.08%, a 0.29% increase from 2020.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2020 was 15.78%, a 1.05% decline from 2019.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2019 was 16.84%, a 0.1% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 58.00%
Brazil 56.76%
Paraguay 56.37%
Peru 55.60%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 51.75%
Maldives 50.33%
Guatemala 49.69%
China 48.33%
Dominican Republic 47.04%
Ecuador 46.52%
Colombia 46.02%
Belize 45.23%
Mexico 44.51%
Malaysia 43.49%
Azerbaijan 43.41%
Samoa 43.34%
Guyana 43.03%
Turkey 42.74%
Belarus 42.70%
Costa Rica 42.64%
Kazakhstan 40.84%
Armenia 40.40%
Thailand 39.80%
Mauritius 39.31%
Cuba 39.25%
Fiji 38.00%
Lebanon 36.75%
Botswana 35.79%
Suriname 35.65%
Jamaica 34.93%
Albania 34.42%
Montenegro 33.23%
Bosnia 32.36%
South Africa 29.75%
Serbia 29.32%
Namibia 29.18%
Tonga 28.30%
North Macedonia 28.24%
Venezuela 27.89%
Equatorial Guinea 27.58%
Iraq 27.20%
Romania 25.90%
Turkmenistan 25.52%
Jordan 25.14%
Iran 24.43%
Algeria 23.51%
Bulgaria 21.26%
Gabon 17.49%
Libya 16.44%
Libya Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 16.44% 0.36%
2021 16.08% 0.29%
2020 15.78% -1.05%
2019 16.84% -0.10%
2018 16.94% -0.11%
2017 17.04% -0.11%
2016 17.16% -0.12%
2015 17.28% -0.11%
2014 17.39% -0.13%
2013 17.51% -0.14%
2012 17.66% -0.15%
2011 17.81% -0.16%
2010 17.97% -0.16%
2009 18.13% -0.15%
2008 18.28% -0.16%
2007 18.44% -0.17%
2006 18.60% -0.17%
2005 18.77% -0.19%
2004 18.96% -0.19%
2003 19.15% -0.18%
2002 19.34% -0.18%
2001 19.51% -0.17%
2000 19.68% -0.18%
1999 19.86% -0.17%
1998 20.03% -0.16%
1997 20.19% -0.15%
1996 20.33% -0.13%
1995 20.47% -0.16%
1994 20.62% -0.15%
1993 20.77% -0.13%
1992 20.91% -0.12%
1991 21.02% -0.09%
1990 21.12% -0.09%