Suriname 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.
  • Suriname labor force participation rate for 2022 was 35.65%, a 0.73% increase from 2021.
  • Suriname labor force participation rate for 2021 was 34.92%, a 0.5% increase from 2020.
  • Suriname labor force participation rate for 2020 was 34.42%, a 2.88% decline from 2019.
  • Suriname labor force participation rate for 2019 was 37.30%, a 0.01% 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%
Suriname Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 35.65% 0.73%
2021 34.92% 0.50%
2020 34.42% -2.88%
2019 37.30% -0.01%
2018 37.31% -0.23%
2017 37.54% -0.04%
2016 37.58% 0.77%
2015 36.80% 0.77%
2014 36.04% 0.76%
2013 35.28% 0.75%
2012 34.53% 0.74%
2011 33.79% 0.73%
2010 33.06% 0.72%
2009 32.34% 0.71%
2008 31.63% 0.70%
2007 30.92% 0.70%
2006 30.23% 0.69%
2005 29.54% 0.68%
2004 28.86% 0.67%
2003 28.19% 0.66%
2002 27.53% 0.65%
2001 26.88% 0.64%
2000 26.24% 0.63%
1999 25.61% -0.76%
1998 26.37% -0.79%
1997 27.15% -0.82%
1996 27.97% -0.85%
1995 28.82% 0.07%
1994 28.75% -0.08%
1993 28.83% 0.38%
1992 28.45% 0.07%
1991 28.38% -0.03%
1990 28.41% -0.03%