Labor Force Participation Rate by Country
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.
| Country Name |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
| Netherlands |
78.66% |
68.77% |
70.04% |
68.90% |
68.37% |
| North Korea |
75.49% |
75.19% |
76.54% |
76.44% |
76.13% |
| Zimbabwe |
74.72% |
74.05% |
75.32% |
75.67% |
75.88% |
| Madagascar |
71.83% |
69.39% |
73.63% |
74.00% |
74.37% |
| Tanzania |
71.76% |
70.99% |
72.15% |
72.39% |
72.60% |
| Iceland |
70.99% |
72.01% |
77.55% |
79.80% |
81.81% |
| Solomon Islands |
70.82% |
70.16% |
71.36% |
71.38% |
71.51% |
| Nepal |
70.70% |
67.26% |
75.21% |
75.35% |
75.42% |
| Ethiopia |
69.08% |
66.75% |
71.73% |
72.31% |
72.91% |
| Qatar |
68.71% |
67.73% |
69.93% |
70.52% |
70.89% |
| Cambodia |
68.43% |
66.26% |
70.04% |
70.69% |
71.38% |
| Australia |
68.29% |
66.19% |
68.12% |
67.85% |
66.90% |
| Eritrea |
66.17% |
62.98% |
69.48% |
69.77% |
69.80% |
| Switzerland |
64.61% |
65.03% |
66.48% |
67.99% |
68.67% |
| New Zealand |
63.20% |
62.89% |
63.55% |
63.72% |
63.18% |
| Rwanda |
63.19% |
62.87% |
64.05% |
64.28% |
64.46% |
| Niger |
62.93% |
62.33% |
63.31% |
63.44% |
63.51% |
| Canada |
62.74% |
61.73% |
64.58% |
63.34% |
63.92% |
| Mozambique |
61.49% |
60.91% |
61.91% |
62.23% |
62.53% |
| Norway |
61.23% |
55.63% |
55.51% |
54.39% |
53.78% |
| Malawi |
60.53% |
58.89% |
62.31% |
62.98% |
63.59% |
| Denmark |
59.86% |
60.22% |
61.13% |
60.07% |
60.38% |
| Peru |
59.45% |
50.14% |
61.84% |
61.72% |
61.95% |
| Paraguay |
59.39% |
56.22% |
59.37% |
58.67% |
56.39% |
| Mali |
58.92% |
58.28% |
59.19% |
59.49% |
59.71% |
| South Sudan |
58.77% |
56.67% |
60.58% |
60.96% |
61.35% |
| Bolivia |
57.65% |
43.22% |
49.54% |
49.91% |
44.62% |
| Lao PDR |
57.02% |
56.75% |
57.85% |
58.30% |
58.93% |
| Austria |
56.36% |
56.15% |
56.43% |
56.67% |
56.10% |
| United Kingdom |
56.27% |
54.65% |
56.67% |
57.12% |
57.50% |
| Angola |
56.24% |
55.54% |
56.54% |
56.83% |
57.06% |
| Central African Republic |
55.37% |
54.57% |
55.43% |
55.86% |
56.26% |
| Germany |
55.34% |
51.92% |
51.46% |
50.30% |
49.87% |
| St. Lucia |
54.97% |
53.21% |
56.65% |
62.27% |
61.27% |
| Cameroon |
54.87% |
54.35% |
55.29% |
55.66% |
55.98% |
| Vanuatu |
54.47% |
53.66% |
54.59% |
54.66% |
54.74% |
| Sweden |
54.01% |
52.36% |
55.34% |
54.80% |
55.67% |
| Vietnam |
53.49% |
53.51% |
54.58% |
55.49% |
56.72% |
| Liberia |
53.37% |
51.83% |
55.60% |
56.15% |
56.64% |
| Zambia |
53.06% |
52.77% |
53.67% |
54.29% |
54.88% |
| Finland |
52.45% |
52.25% |
53.91% |
53.10% |
53.26% |
| Burundi |
52.35% |
52.04% |
53.01% |
53.23% |
53.44% |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
52.32% |
50.28% |
53.39% |
53.41% |
53.50% |
| Guinea-Bissau |
52.28% |
51.65% |
52.56% |
52.87% |
53.13% |
| Malta |
51.73% |
54.06% |
55.90% |
55.99% |
52.91% |
| Brazil |
51.64% |
50.06% |
55.98% |
55.34% |
55.07% |
| Honduras |
50.92% |
48.66% |
53.88% |
57.66% |
54.95% |
| Bahamas |
50.89% |
47.82% |
54.66% |
54.78% |
54.88% |
| Burkina Faso |
50.62% |
50.23% |
51.06% |
51.34% |
51.56% |
| United States |
50.49% |
49.02% |
50.81% |
50.20% |
50.44% |
| Nicaragua |
49.46% |
48.05% |
51.01% |
50.90% |
50.79% |
| Guatemala |
49.17% |
46.94% |
52.35% |
52.48% |
52.58% |
| Channel Islands |
48.71% |
48.33% |
49.23% |
49.54% |
49.62% |
| Colombia |
48.69% |
46.00% |
50.76% |
52.62% |
53.11% |
| Uganda |
48.67% |
47.02% |
50.60% |
51.24% |
51.81% |
| Indonesia |
48.33% |
47.23% |
48.20% |
47.72% |
46.68% |
| Japan |
48.31% |
48.57% |
49.27% |
47.55% |
44.56% |
| UAE |
48.19% |
46.04% |
50.51% |
50.69% |
52.70% |
| China |
48.07% |
47.22% |
49.25% |
50.06% |
51.01% |
| Ireland |
47.05% |
43.62% |
46.99% |
46.64% |
46.62% |
| Maldives |
46.42% |
44.23% |
47.72% |
48.30% |
48.55% |
| Guyana |
46.39% |
44.46% |
48.55% |
48.75% |
48.80% |
| Uruguay |
46.00% |
42.35% |
47.05% |
47.55% |
47.87% |
| Belarus |
45.74% |
45.60% |
46.23% |
46.59% |
48.01% |
| Malaysia |
44.97% |
43.00% |
44.84% |
42.84% |
41.87% |
| Macao |
44.89% |
45.08% |
45.64% |
45.85% |
45.68% |
| Mexico |
44.82% |
40.17% |
44.90% |
43.83% |
43.85% |
| Israel |
44.81% |
42.23% |
45.93% |
47.01% |
48.24% |
| Ecuador |
44.31% |
39.74% |
43.99% |
43.97% |
45.20% |
| Belize |
44.14% |
42.38% |
46.51% |
46.54% |
46.62% |
| Guam |
44.06% |
42.54% |
46.09% |
46.19% |
46.11% |
| Costa Rica |
44.04% |
43.55% |
44.91% |
45.12% |
42.21% |
| Ghana |
43.33% |
43.07% |
43.88% |
44.25% |
44.60% |
| New Caledonia |
43.03% |
41.32% |
43.84% |
43.91% |
43.97% |
| Panama |
42.99% |
38.37% |
45.19% |
43.47% |
41.56% |
| Dominican Republic |
42.78% |
39.26% |
45.55% |
44.72% |
43.60% |
| Barbados |
42.47% |
40.81% |
44.56% |
44.44% |
41.58% |
| Guinea |
42.18% |
40.97% |
43.62% |
44.25% |
44.86% |
| Kenya |
42.07% |
41.77% |
42.56% |
43.47% |
44.34% |
| Benin |
41.64% |
41.29% |
42.05% |
42.35% |
42.63% |
| Turkey |
41.48% |
39.22% |
44.49% |
44.02% |
43.41% |
| El Salvador |
41.33% |
39.35% |
43.52% |
42.34% |
42.70% |
| Estonia |
41.25% |
42.95% |
44.62% |
47.31% |
46.08% |
| Bahrain |
40.75% |
38.67% |
42.08% |
42.52% |
42.84% |
| Azerbaijan |
40.67% |
38.65% |
43.37% |
43.88% |
42.01% |
| Myanmar |
40.61% |
42.15% |
45.47% |
48.84% |
51.01% |
| Republic Of Congo |
40.60% |
38.84% |
41.62% |
41.96% |
42.21% |
| Kazakhstan |
40.38% |
39.07% |
41.31% |
41.83% |
41.79% |
| Cyprus |
40.31% |
38.97% |
39.46% |
39.77% |
37.26% |
| Timor-Leste |
40.17% |
39.89% |
40.68% |
40.92% |
40.69% |
| Lesotho |
39.92% |
39.06% |
41.46% |
41.87% |
42.34% |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
39.86% |
38.48% |
41.65% |
41.66% |
41.67% |
| Thailand |
39.63% |
40.09% |
40.32% |
41.56% |
40.78% |
| Bangladesh |
39.38% |
38.04% |
40.60% |
40.71% |
40.73% |
| Hong Kong |
39.20% |
36.49% |
40.15% |
40.12% |
39.76% |
| Brunei |
39.18% |
39.04% |
39.83% |
40.18% |
39.04% |
| Singapore |
39.14% |
38.69% |
41.75% |
41.68% |
40.94% |
| Pakistan |
38.99% |
37.41% |
39.64% |
39.77% |
39.83% |
| Gambia |
38.97% |
37.57% |
40.31% |
40.55% |
40.74% |
| Argentina |
38.71% |
33.02% |
39.07% |
39.39% |
38.89% |
| Mauritius |
38.68% |
37.03% |
39.97% |
41.51% |
40.74% |
| France |
38.62% |
35.63% |
36.80% |
37.53% |
36.92% |
| Fiji |
38.14% |
37.80% |
38.48% |
38.55% |
38.92% |
| French Polynesia |
38.03% |
36.17% |
39.10% |
39.23% |
39.44% |
| Uzbekistan |
37.89% |
36.83% |
39.52% |
39.99% |
40.48% |
| Chad |
37.75% |
36.57% |
39.06% |
39.47% |
40.19% |
| Luxembourg |
37.21% |
32.42% |
34.71% |
33.21% |
30.52% |
| Suriname |
36.53% |
34.47% |
37.88% |
37.84% |
37.97% |
| Oman |
36.20% |
34.33% |
38.46% |
39.01% |
39.41% |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo |
36.14% |
34.72% |
36.58% |
36.78% |
36.91% |
| Bosnia |
36.07% |
32.21% |
34.95% |
32.11% |
32.23% |
| Cuba |
35.89% |
34.39% |
37.68% |
37.73% |
37.86% |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
35.62% |
34.51% |
37.59% |
37.88% |
39.67% |
| Ukraine |
35.50% |
31.85% |
36.17% |
35.95% |
35.76% |
| Botswana |
35.40% |
36.23% |
34.63% |
35.08% |
35.54% |
| Armenia |
35.36% |
33.63% |
37.46% |
35.47% |
36.13% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
35.17% |
35.60% |
36.24% |
38.36% |
41.45% |
| Albania |
34.68% |
33.33% |
36.58% |
35.64% |
31.83% |
| Montenegro |
34.49% |
30.63% |
36.33% |
32.68% |
31.05% |
| Lithuania |
34.48% |
36.46% |
37.26% |
36.45% |
35.05% |
| Georgia |
34.47% |
34.38% |
38.25% |
40.58% |
40.32% |
| Papua New Guinea |
34.46% |
34.22% |
34.82% |
35.16% |
34.92% |
| Haiti |
34.38% |
33.19% |
35.43% |
35.45% |
35.54% |
| Croatia |
34.11% |
32.45% |
33.18% |
33.47% |
35.67% |
| Afghanistan |
33.74% |
34.06% |
39.54% |
39.46% |
39.37% |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
33.59% |
32.27% |
34.17% |
34.65% |
35.08% |
| Venezuela |
33.13% |
32.08% |
34.91% |
34.80% |
34.83% |
| Russia |
32.54% |
32.07% |
33.07% |
34.06% |
35.26% |
| Samoa |
32.27% |
31.96% |
32.51% |
32.83% |
32.57% |
| Jamaica |
31.95% |
30.67% |
33.69% |
33.12% |
35.54% |
| Nigeria |
31.89% |
30.49% |
32.48% |
30.94% |
29.43% |
| Latvia |
31.72% |
34.67% |
36.17% |
37.66% |
39.74% |
| Hungary |
31.70% |
31.20% |
32.19% |
32.28% |
32.48% |
| Philippines |
31.65% |
30.08% |
34.73% |
35.66% |
37.07% |
| Spain |
31.36% |
29.80% |
32.91% |
32.92% |
33.30% |
| Mongolia |
31.30% |
31.21% |
31.90% |
29.12% |
27.31% |
| Poland |
30.83% |
31.86% |
35.21% |
35.12% |
34.84% |
| Portugal |
30.20% |
30.11% |
34.24% |
34.15% |
33.95% |
| North Macedonia |
30.15% |
29.98% |
32.22% |
31.86% |
32.81% |
| Slovenia |
29.99% |
31.39% |
36.17% |
38.52% |
39.09% |
| Serbia |
29.89% |
28.63% |
29.96% |
30.32% |
30.96% |
| Belgium |
29.45% |
28.39% |
30.96% |
29.61% |
28.07% |
| Cabo Verde |
29.16% |
28.17% |
31.49% |
32.65% |
35.71% |
| Tunisia |
28.90% |
27.81% |
29.67% |
29.82% |
30.08% |
| Romania |
28.57% |
29.70% |
29.59% |
29.45% |
29.91% |
| Namibia |
28.45% |
28.50% |
29.16% |
29.32% |
33.12% |
| Lebanon |
28.39% |
27.46% |
29.91% |
29.79% |
29.85% |
| South Korea |
28.23% |
26.47% |
27.83% |
27.55% |
28.31% |
| West Bank And Gaza |
27.91% |
26.29% |
30.35% |
30.59% |
31.56% |
| Equatorial Guinea |
27.43% |
26.31% |
27.96% |
28.29% |
28.61% |
| Iraq |
26.99% |
26.84% |
27.38% |
27.60% |
27.56% |
| Senegal |
26.96% |
26.14% |
27.57% |
27.84% |
28.06% |
| Czech Republic |
26.82% |
27.28% |
29.70% |
30.40% |
31.64% |
| Sri Lanka |
26.76% |
25.94% |
28.39% |
29.96% |
32.89% |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
26.75% |
25.85% |
27.80% |
28.01% |
28.22% |
| Sierra Leone |
26.59% |
26.42% |
26.91% |
27.31% |
27.68% |
| Turkmenistan |
26.41% |
26.45% |
27.03% |
27.52% |
28.02% |
| Bhutan |
26.38% |
25.75% |
27.86% |
28.53% |
29.17% |
| Sudan |
26.06% |
25.16% |
26.81% |
27.36% |
27.90% |
| Slovak Republic |
26.00% |
28.11% |
29.67% |
32.28% |
33.16% |
| Morocco |
25.76% |
24.96% |
27.22% |
27.44% |
27.71% |
| Chile |
25.60% |
26.19% |
31.67% |
33.70% |
34.31% |
| Kuwait |
25.55% |
23.01% |
25.89% |
25.91% |
25.97% |
| Yemen |
25.48% |
25.34% |
25.85% |
25.95% |
26.05% |
| Togo |
25.14% |
24.78% |
25.21% |
25.61% |
25.97% |
| Jordan |
25.04% |
24.03% |
25.85% |
26.42% |
29.09% |
| Tajikistan |
24.94% |
24.89% |
25.41% |
25.75% |
26.12% |
| Italy |
24.76% |
23.79% |
26.05% |
26.06% |
26.16% |
| Tonga |
24.50% |
24.24% |
24.64% |
24.56% |
25.04% |
| Iran |
24.29% |
22.63% |
26.27% |
27.34% |
27.87% |
| India |
23.68% |
23.25% |
26.52% |
26.43% |
27.41% |
| Saudi Arabia |
23.33% |
25.11% |
20.83% |
19.27% |
18.00% |
| Eswatini |
22.92% |
22.21% |
24.01% |
24.45% |
24.85% |
| Algeria |
22.83% |
21.96% |
23.96% |
24.07% |
24.25% |
| South Africa |
22.43% |
20.77% |
25.52% |
25.25% |
26.50% |
| Mauritania |
21.94% |
21.80% |
22.22% |
22.44% |
22.69% |
| Puerto Rico |
21.40% |
19.31% |
21.03% |
21.46% |
21.89% |
| Egypt |
21.02% |
20.58% |
21.67% |
23.63% |
27.92% |
| Bulgaria |
20.70% |
21.90% |
23.91% |
23.68% |
26.29% |
| Greece |
20.22% |
21.25% |
22.51% |
23.32% |
25.10% |
| Moldova |
16.90% |
18.32% |
21.22% |
18.90% |
19.44% |
| Gabon |
16.66% |
16.57% |
16.93% |
16.84% |
16.73% |
| Libya |
16.20% |
15.77% |
16.10% |
16.23% |
16.38% |
| Somalia |
15.98% |
15.80% |
16.08% |
16.26% |
16.42% |
| Comoros |
13.53% |
13.14% |
13.99% |
14.24% |
14.48% |
| Djibouti |
13.28% |
12.96% |
13.71% |
14.03% |
14.39% |
