Lao PDR Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
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.
- Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2023 was 48.45%, a 0.1% increase from 2022.
- Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2022 was 48.35%, a 1.12% increase from 2021.
- Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2021 was 47.23%, a 0.48% decline from 2020.
- Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2020 was 47.71%, a 0.69% decline from 2019.
| Lao PDR Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
48.45% |
0.10% |
| 2022 |
48.35% |
1.12% |
| 2021 |
47.23% |
-0.48% |
| 2020 |
47.71% |
-0.69% |
| 2019 |
48.40% |
-0.48% |
| 2018 |
48.88% |
-0.57% |
| 2017 |
49.45% |
-0.65% |
| 2016 |
50.10% |
-0.67% |
| 2015 |
50.76% |
-0.70% |
| 2014 |
51.46% |
-0.74% |
| 2013 |
52.20% |
-0.79% |
| 2012 |
52.99% |
-0.78% |
| 2011 |
53.77% |
-0.78% |
| 2010 |
54.55% |
-0.82% |
| 2009 |
55.37% |
-0.70% |
| 2008 |
56.07% |
-0.73% |
| 2007 |
56.80% |
-0.71% |
| 2006 |
57.50% |
-0.83% |
| 2005 |
58.33% |
-0.66% |
| 2004 |
58.99% |
-0.58% |
| 2003 |
59.57% |
-0.54% |
| 2002 |
60.11% |
-0.52% |
| 2001 |
60.63% |
-0.49% |
| 2000 |
61.12% |
-0.48% |
| 1999 |
61.60% |
-0.64% |
| 1998 |
62.23% |
-0.24% |
| 1997 |
62.48% |
-0.56% |
| 1996 |
63.03% |
-0.54% |
| 1995 |
63.57% |
-0.53% |
| 1994 |
64.10% |
-0.63% |
| 1993 |
64.73% |
-0.36% |
| 1992 |
65.09% |
-0.31% |
| 1991 |
65.41% |
-0.31% |
