Liberia 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.
  • Liberia labor force participation rate for 2023 was 55.55%, a 0.3% increase from 2022.
  • Liberia labor force participation rate for 2022 was 55.25%, a 0.97% increase from 2021.
  • Liberia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 54.28%, a 0.07% increase from 2020.
  • Liberia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 54.20%, a 1.05% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.43%
Eritrea 69.35%
Ethiopia 69.15%
North Korea 67.04%
Tanzania 66.05%
South Sudan 61.20%
Mozambique 60.39%
Niger 60.16%
Malawi 57.49%
Burundi 56.22%
Liberia 55.55%
Uganda 53.05%
Central African Republic 51.00%
Mali 50.97%
Burkina Faso 49.80%
Zimbabwe 49.00%
Rwanda 40.58%
Gambia 40.25%
Chad 39.68%
Guinea-Bissau 35.03%
Haiti 34.69%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.59%
Afghanistan 33.99%
Benin 31.86%
Sierra Leone 31.19%
Nepal 29.65%
Senegal 29.54%
Guinea 26.08%
Tajikistan 24.99%
Togo 24.43%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 16.00%
Comoros 13.40%
Liberia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 55.55% 0.30%
2022 55.25% 0.97%
2021 54.28% 0.07%
2020 54.20% -1.05%
2019 55.25% -0.60%
2018 55.85% -0.57%
2017 56.42% -0.52%
2016 56.94% -0.46%
2015 57.40% -0.48%
2014 57.88% -0.40%
2013 58.28% -0.31%
2012 58.59% -0.20%
2011 58.79% -0.11%
2010 58.90% -0.13%
2009 59.03% 0.02%
2008 59.01% 0.10%
2007 58.91% 0.12%
2006 58.78% 0.15%
2005 58.64% 0.07%
2004 58.57% -0.04%
2003 58.61% -0.04%
2002 58.65% 0.08%
2001 58.57% 0.21%
2000 58.36% -0.44%
1999 58.80% -0.22%
1998 59.02% -0.17%
1997 59.19% -0.26%
1996 59.45% -0.29%
1995 59.74% -0.14%
1994 59.89% -0.53%
1993 60.42% -0.63%
1992 61.05% -0.50%
1991 61.55% -0.50%