Suriname 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.
  • Suriname labor force participation rate for 2023 was 34.74%, a 0.34% increase from 2022.
  • Suriname labor force participation rate for 2022 was 34.40%, a 0.03% decline from 2021.
  • Suriname labor force participation rate for 2021 was 34.43%, a 0.42% increase from 2020.
  • Suriname labor force participation rate for 2020 was 34.01%, a 3.28% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Suriname Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 34.74% 0.34%
2022 34.40% -0.03%
2021 34.43% 0.42%
2020 34.01% -3.28%
2019 37.29% -0.01%
2018 37.30% -0.24%
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% 0.69%
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% 0.40%
1992 28.43% 0.07%
1991 28.36% 0.07%