Trinidad and Tobago 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.
  • Trinidad and Tobago labor force participation rate for 2021 was 39.86%, a 1.38% increase from 2020.
  • Trinidad and Tobago labor force participation rate for 2020 was 38.48%, a 3.17% decline from 2019.
  • Trinidad and Tobago labor force participation rate for 2019 was 41.65%, a 0.01% decline from 2018.
  • Trinidad and Tobago labor force participation rate for 2018 was 41.66%, a 0.01% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Netherlands 78.66%
Iceland 70.99%
Qatar 68.71%
Australia 68.29%
Switzerland 64.61%
New Zealand 63.20%
Canada 62.74%
Norway 61.23%
Denmark 59.86%
Austria 56.36%
United Kingdom 56.27%
Germany 55.34%
Sweden 54.01%
Finland 52.45%
Malta 51.73%
Bahamas 50.89%
United States 50.49%
Channel Islands 48.71%
Japan 48.31%
UAE 48.19%
Ireland 47.05%
Uruguay 46.00%
Macao 44.89%
Israel 44.81%
Guam 44.06%
New Caledonia 43.03%
Panama 42.99%
Barbados 42.47%
Estonia 41.25%
Bahrain 40.75%
Cyprus 40.31%
Trinidad and Tobago 39.86%
Hong Kong 39.20%
Brunei 39.18%
Singapore 39.14%
Argentina 38.71%
France 38.62%
French Polynesia 38.03%
Luxembourg 37.21%
Oman 36.20%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 35.17%
Lithuania 34.48%
Croatia 34.11%
Latvia 31.72%
Hungary 31.70%
Spain 31.36%
Poland 30.83%
Portugal 30.20%
Slovenia 29.99%
Belgium 29.45%
South Korea 28.23%
Czech Republic 26.82%
Slovak Republic 26.00%
Chile 25.60%
Kuwait 25.55%
Italy 24.76%
Saudi Arabia 23.33%
Puerto Rico 21.40%
Greece 20.22%
Trinidad and Tobago Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 39.86% 1.38%
2020 38.48% -3.17%
2019 41.65% -0.01%
2018 41.66% -0.01%
2017 41.67% 0.06%
2016 41.61% -2.05%
2015 43.66% -0.69%
2014 44.35% -1.05%
2013 45.40% -0.03%
2012 45.43% 0.35%
2011 45.09% -1.45%
2010 46.53% -3.97%
2009 50.50% -1.67%
2008 52.17% -1.64%
2007 53.81% -0.72%
2006 54.53% 0.61%
2005 53.91% 1.16%
2004 52.75% 1.75%
2003 51.01% 1.14%
2002 49.87% -0.60%
2001 50.47% -1.23%
2000 51.70% 0.48%
1999 51.21% -0.09%
1998 51.30% -0.39%
1997 51.69% -0.40%
1996 52.09% 0.80%
1995 51.29% 1.13%
1994 50.16% 1.26%
1993 48.90% 0.03%
1992 48.87% -0.36%
1991 49.23% -0.13%
1990 49.36% -0.13%