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 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Iceland |
76.74% |
77.93% |
74.55% |
72.86% |
78.58% |
Madagascar |
71.43% |
71.35% |
71.57% |
71.86% |
72.81% |
Netherlands |
71.41% |
69.35% |
69.70% |
68.76% |
70.02% |
Solomon Islands |
71.27% |
71.00% |
69.25% |
69.80% |
70.47% |
Eritrea |
69.35% |
69.14% |
67.70% |
68.03% |
69.14% |
Ethiopia |
69.15% |
69.09% |
69.75% |
69.90% |
70.57% |
New Zealand |
68.93% |
67.51% |
64.85% |
62.88% |
63.53% |
Australia |
67.83% |
68.33% |
68.58% |
66.24% |
68.12% |
North Korea |
67.04% |
66.98% |
64.30% |
63.69% |
66.71% |
Tanzania |
66.05% |
65.69% |
65.91% |
66.10% |
67.50% |
Norway |
65.12% |
64.30% |
61.01% |
55.60% |
55.48% |
Switzerland |
64.63% |
65.02% |
65.38% |
65.02% |
66.48% |
Canada |
64.28% |
64.46% |
63.83% |
61.75% |
64.59% |
Denmark |
63.95% |
62.80% |
60.41% |
60.22% |
61.13% |
St. Lucia |
63.80% |
59.26% |
57.33% |
53.93% |
56.25% |
South Sudan |
61.20% |
60.83% |
60.09% |
60.26% |
60.83% |
Qatar |
60.64% |
59.13% |
57.56% |
66.37% |
68.20% |
Mozambique |
60.39% |
60.34% |
60.54% |
60.64% |
61.22% |
Niger |
60.16% |
59.98% |
60.98% |
60.99% |
61.58% |
Austria |
59.29% |
56.61% |
55.69% |
55.56% |
55.48% |
Sweden |
58.68% |
56.92% |
54.03% |
52.05% |
55.02% |
Cambodia |
57.63% |
57.70% |
58.15% |
59.10% |
59.67% |
Malawi |
57.49% |
57.44% |
56.88% |
56.86% |
55.74% |
Paraguay |
56.84% |
55.91% |
59.40% |
56.12% |
59.27% |
Burundi |
56.22% |
56.06% |
55.96% |
56.16% |
55.95% |
Liberia |
55.55% |
55.25% |
54.28% |
54.20% |
55.25% |
Vanuatu |
55.32% |
55.12% |
53.96% |
54.02% |
54.54% |
United Kingdom |
55.03% |
54.36% |
51.22% |
54.67% |
56.64% |
Finland |
54.94% |
53.92% |
52.90% |
52.24% |
53.90% |
Ireland |
54.56% |
53.08% |
50.20% |
43.68% |
47.06% |
Brazil |
54.49% |
56.39% |
54.83% |
51.44% |
57.04% |
Germany |
54.33% |
53.59% |
52.26% |
51.84% |
51.43% |
Peru |
54.21% |
55.95% |
57.79% |
55.94% |
62.22% |
Malta |
54.17% |
51.37% |
47.98% |
53.95% |
55.91% |
Honduras |
54.08% |
54.01% |
54.19% |
54.38% |
55.20% |
St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
53.37% |
53.22% |
50.75% |
49.98% |
53.21% |
Angola |
53.11% |
53.14% |
54.55% |
54.09% |
54.39% |
Uganda |
53.05% |
53.12% |
53.45% |
53.67% |
54.19% |
Guatemala |
51.88% |
51.60% |
50.91% |
49.27% |
51.41% |
United States |
51.04% |
50.53% |
50.49% |
49.02% |
50.81% |
Central African Republic |
51.00% |
50.87% |
50.13% |
50.34% |
50.82% |
Mali |
50.97% |
50.35% |
50.43% |
50.62% |
53.46% |
Nicaragua |
50.65% |
50.46% |
50.64% |
50.64% |
51.60% |
Japan |
49.84% |
48.71% |
48.88% |
48.56% |
49.09% |
Burkina Faso |
49.80% |
49.96% |
49.94% |
49.93% |
50.41% |
Belize |
49.71% |
49.54% |
50.27% |
48.55% |
49.90% |
Channel Islands |
49.44% |
49.49% |
48.60% |
48.94% |
49.42% |
Zimbabwe |
49.00% |
48.75% |
48.90% |
49.53% |
50.06% |
Lao PDR |
48.45% |
48.35% |
47.23% |
47.71% |
48.40% |
Bahamas |
48.41% |
48.29% |
48.93% |
47.05% |
51.95% |
China |
48.32% |
48.42% |
48.76% |
46.88% |
49.97% |
Maldives |
47.64% |
47.24% |
48.95% |
48.17% |
52.85% |
Israel |
47.61% |
47.37% |
45.75% |
44.93% |
48.69% |
Azerbaijan |
46.74% |
46.59% |
47.11% |
46.26% |
46.95% |
Cameroon |
46.54% |
46.51% |
46.60% |
46.67% |
47.12% |
Vietnam |
46.49% |
43.72% |
45.68% |
52.84% |
57.34% |
Panama |
46.01% |
45.79% |
45.48% |
43.48% |
46.44% |
Uruguay |
45.93% |
45.09% |
44.80% |
42.73% |
47.48% |
UAE |
45.86% |
45.07% |
46.27% |
40.32% |
51.96% |
Indonesia |
45.83% |
45.29% |
44.75% |
47.08% |
48.09% |
Bolivia |
45.72% |
44.38% |
44.48% |
49.70% |
49.08% |
Ecuador |
45.60% |
45.87% |
45.98% |
39.73% |
43.94% |
Dominican Republic |
45.41% |
45.81% |
45.54% |
39.19% |
45.27% |
Guam |
45.05% |
45.26% |
45.20% |
44.97% |
45.83% |
Myanmar |
44.82% |
44.63% |
44.74% |
45.29% |
46.55% |
Mexico |
44.74% |
44.37% |
44.23% |
39.97% |
44.91% |
Colombia |
44.56% |
44.45% |
48.35% |
46.94% |
46.74% |
Guyana |
44.54% |
44.06% |
43.02% |
43.39% |
43.81% |
Malaysia |
44.26% |
44.44% |
43.01% |
42.73% |
45.63% |
Estonia |
44.08% |
44.75% |
40.29% |
42.96% |
44.67% |
Turkey |
44.06% |
43.85% |
41.68% |
38.98% |
44.28% |
Cyprus |
43.65% |
42.32% |
41.97% |
38.43% |
38.95% |
Kyrgyz Republic |
43.64% |
43.64% |
44.17% |
44.64% |
41.68% |
El Salvador |
43.60% |
43.69% |
43.30% |
41.01% |
43.96% |
Samoa |
43.52% |
43.43% |
43.00% |
43.13% |
43.54% |
Pakistan |
43.16% |
43.17% |
43.77% |
42.10% |
39.99% |
France |
42.76% |
40.33% |
37.76% |
33.85% |
34.88% |
Republic Of Congo |
42.38% |
42.16% |
41.03% |
41.23% |
42.03% |
Barbados |
42.37% |
42.59% |
43.13% |
42.28% |
44.40% |
Kazakhstan |
42.26% |
42.24% |
42.46% |
42.14% |
42.95% |
Belarus |
42.04% |
41.96% |
42.57% |
44.74% |
44.82% |
Lesotho |
41.64% |
41.67% |
41.80% |
42.28% |
42.69% |
Cuba |
41.50% |
41.17% |
38.34% |
37.15% |
40.73% |
Kenya |
41.25% |
41.12% |
41.65% |
41.83% |
42.23% |
Bahrain |
41.18% |
40.86% |
41.25% |
42.15% |
43.31% |
Ghana |
41.05% |
41.11% |
41.31% |
41.47% |
42.18% |
Rwanda |
40.58% |
39.89% |
38.70% |
47.76% |
41.85% |
Gambia |
40.25% |
40.08% |
40.38% |
40.36% |
41.14% |
Macao |
39.78% |
39.60% |
42.84% |
42.09% |
44.24% |
Fiji |
39.77% |
39.26% |
36.47% |
36.26% |
38.61% |
Chad |
39.68% |
39.51% |
37.75% |
37.69% |
38.06% |
Thailand |
39.52% |
39.14% |
39.36% |
40.17% |
40.41% |
Costa Rica |
39.10% |
42.97% |
45.41% |
43.93% |
45.31% |
Botswana |
38.83% |
38.81% |
37.96% |
35.24% |
35.64% |
Bangladesh |
38.82% |
39.04% |
39.83% |
40.05% |
40.63% |
Timor-Leste |
38.49% |
38.36% |
38.01% |
38.64% |
39.01% |
Armenia |
38.35% |
38.25% |
34.49% |
37.86% |
43.76% |
Brunei |
38.35% |
38.53% |
38.26% |
38.50% |
39.28% |
French Polynesia |
38.20% |
38.36% |
38.53% |
38.81% |
39.25% |
Argentina |
37.73% |
37.43% |
37.01% |
33.09% |
39.00% |
Moldova |
37.16% |
36.92% |
38.99% |
38.29% |
38.74% |
Oman |
36.74% |
36.12% |
36.42% |
36.28% |
39.37% |
Trinidad And Tobago |
36.58% |
36.46% |
36.57% |
34.77% |
38.64% |
Georgia |
36.51% |
36.65% |
38.76% |
38.89% |
38.09% |
Slovenia |
36.34% |
35.89% |
33.86% |
31.47% |
36.23% |
New Caledonia |
35.83% |
35.69% |
35.90% |
37.72% |
33.85% |
Lebanon |
35.64% |
35.53% |
35.16% |
34.31% |
39.20% |
Singapore |
35.61% |
37.75% |
38.04% |
36.08% |
38.25% |
Portugal |
35.46% |
31.10% |
29.74% |
30.16% |
34.28% |
Luxembourg |
35.05% |
33.42% |
35.38% |
32.36% |
34.61% |
Guinea-Bissau |
35.03% |
35.01% |
34.56% |
34.66% |
34.99% |
Uzbekistan |
34.96% |
35.02% |
35.40% |
35.57% |
36.10% |
Zambia |
34.83% |
34.96% |
38.24% |
39.34% |
36.66% |
Latvia |
34.74% |
36.09% |
32.70% |
34.82% |
36.28% |
Suriname |
34.74% |
34.40% |
34.43% |
34.01% |
37.29% |
Haiti |
34.69% |
34.77% |
34.57% |
34.83% |
35.50% |
Democratic Republic Of Congo |
34.59% |
34.53% |
35.01% |
35.08% |
35.41% |
Sao Tome And Principe |
34.12% |
33.92% |
33.21% |
33.28% |
33.92% |
Philippines |
34.08% |
33.50% |
31.17% |
30.13% |
34.75% |
Lithuania |
34.00% |
36.31% |
36.31% |
36.60% |
37.33% |
Afghanistan |
33.99% |
34.37% |
33.65% |
33.99% |
36.06% |
Jamaica |
33.87% |
32.72% |
33.75% |
34.46% |
35.72% |
Mauritius |
33.84% |
32.30% |
29.97% |
34.72% |
39.92% |
Albania |
33.82% |
34.16% |
34.57% |
33.77% |
36.58% |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
33.80% |
33.49% |
33.22% |
32.84% |
33.45% |
Papua New Guinea |
33.60% |
33.79% |
34.01% |
34.48% |
34.81% |
Spain |
32.94% |
32.71% |
31.55% |
29.90% |
32.99% |
Poland |
32.11% |
31.08% |
31.02% |
31.82% |
35.18% |
Hong Kong |
31.98% |
31.94% |
34.87% |
35.97% |
39.81% |
Serbia |
31.86% |
32.72% |
33.70% |
28.29% |
29.62% |
Benin |
31.86% |
31.74% |
32.10% |
32.18% |
32.48% |
Belgium |
31.45% |
31.10% |
30.26% |
28.43% |
30.98% |
Montenegro |
31.35% |
30.26% |
30.86% |
30.81% |
36.51% |
South Africa |
31.21% |
29.82% |
26.50% |
26.15% |
29.73% |
Sierra Leone |
31.19% |
31.20% |
31.27% |
31.34% |
31.64% |
Hungary |
31.16% |
30.82% |
31.79% |
31.21% |
32.21% |
Sri Lanka |
30.99% |
30.92% |
29.88% |
28.91% |
30.50% |
Mongolia |
30.84% |
30.40% |
28.37% |
33.39% |
34.85% |
Croatia |
30.49% |
34.98% |
32.94% |
32.45% |
33.19% |
India |
30.22% |
28.90% |
28.40% |
28.55% |
29.32% |
Chile |
29.93% |
29.68% |
26.83% |
26.61% |
31.68% |
Turkmenistan |
29.66% |
29.44% |
27.78% |
27.77% |
29.28% |
Nepal |
29.65% |
29.56% |
29.24% |
29.30% |
29.58% |
Senegal |
29.54% |
29.70% |
29.98% |
30.11% |
30.40% |
Cabo Verde |
28.93% |
28.98% |
30.15% |
29.58% |
31.76% |
Bosnia |
28.76% |
28.50% |
32.35% |
32.00% |
34.49% |
Equatorial Guinea |
28.59% |
28.13% |
26.53% |
25.98% |
28.03% |
Czech Republic |
28.52% |
27.60% |
27.04% |
27.30% |
29.71% |
Tunisia |
28.47% |
28.02% |
28.10% |
27.88% |
30.04% |
North Macedonia |
28.31% |
28.41% |
28.06% |
30.91% |
32.05% |
Tonga |
28.28% |
28.06% |
27.82% |
28.08% |
28.35% |
Namibia |
28.13% |
27.71% |
28.00% |
27.86% |
29.22% |
Russia |
27.99% |
29.16% |
31.56% |
32.09% |
33.11% |
Saudi Arabia |
27.72% |
27.46% |
24.96% |
23.57% |
19.84% |
Slovak Republic |
27.56% |
26.59% |
26.23% |
28.14% |
29.68% |
Venezuela |
27.22% |
26.13% |
26.34% |
25.40% |
28.38% |
South Korea |
27.04% |
28.86% |
27.51% |
26.21% |
27.55% |
Iraq |
26.66% |
26.32% |
26.62% |
25.99% |
27.68% |
Morocco |
26.53% |
26.77% |
26.79% |
26.29% |
27.98% |
Italy |
26.39% |
26.00% |
24.92% |
23.83% |
26.08% |
Sudan |
26.39% |
26.83% |
26.20% |
26.24% |
26.49% |
Guinea |
26.08% |
26.16% |
26.38% |
26.20% |
26.45% |
Bhutan |
26.05% |
26.56% |
27.40% |
27.22% |
26.65% |
Jordan |
26.03% |
25.80% |
23.80% |
24.79% |
25.69% |
Tajikistan |
24.99% |
24.89% |
25.36% |
25.61% |
25.86% |
Romania |
24.96% |
25.50% |
26.83% |
29.73% |
29.63% |
Greece |
24.85% |
23.49% |
20.81% |
21.02% |
22.31% |
Nigeria |
24.61% |
24.39% |
24.48% |
24.49% |
24.84% |
Togo |
24.43% |
24.38% |
24.14% |
24.19% |
24.42% |
Kuwait |
24.43% |
24.11% |
24.42% |
24.18% |
26.16% |
Eswatini |
24.04% |
23.93% |
23.40% |
23.56% |
23.96% |
Egypt |
24.02% |
23.87% |
24.11% |
22.76% |
22.81% |
Syrian Arab Republic |
23.75% |
23.49% |
23.48% |
22.95% |
24.63% |
Algeria |
23.26% |
22.78% |
22.82% |
22.42% |
24.37% |
Puerto Rico |
23.02% |
23.02% |
23.28% |
22.68% |
23.89% |
Bulgaria |
22.87% |
22.20% |
19.97% |
21.89% |
23.90% |
Iran |
22.44% |
21.97% |
22.07% |
22.55% |
26.16% |
Yemen |
22.28% |
22.28% |
22.20% |
22.15% |
22.38% |
Mauritania |
19.77% |
19.63% |
19.86% |
19.88% |
20.22% |
Gabon |
18.30% |
18.04% |
16.77% |
16.47% |
18.01% |
Libya |
17.12% |
16.78% |
15.95% |
15.78% |
16.78% |
Somalia |
16.00% |
15.98% |
15.79% |
15.82% |
15.97% |
Djibouti |
14.08% |
14.14% |
13.69% |
13.57% |
14.16% |
Comoros |
13.40% |
13.55% |
13.60% |
13.71% |
13.83% |
Ukraine |
0.00% |
0.00% |
30.66% |
31.94% |
36.27% |
West Bank And Gaza |
0.00% |
30.81% |
28.84% |
26.23% |
30.27% |