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 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
Iceland |
77.93% |
74.55% |
72.86% |
78.58% |
80.32% |
Madagascar |
71.35% |
71.57% |
71.86% |
72.81% |
73.26% |
Solomon Islands |
71.00% |
69.25% |
69.80% |
70.47% |
70.33% |
Netherlands |
69.35% |
69.70% |
68.76% |
70.02% |
68.89% |
Eritrea |
69.14% |
67.70% |
68.03% |
69.14% |
69.51% |
Ethiopia |
69.09% |
69.75% |
69.90% |
70.57% |
71.24% |
Australia |
68.33% |
68.58% |
66.24% |
68.12% |
67.85% |
New Zealand |
67.51% |
64.85% |
62.88% |
63.53% |
63.72% |
North Korea |
66.98% |
64.30% |
63.69% |
66.71% |
66.69% |
Tanzania |
65.69% |
65.91% |
66.10% |
67.50% |
68.54% |
Switzerland |
65.02% |
65.38% |
65.02% |
66.48% |
67.99% |
Canada |
64.46% |
63.83% |
61.75% |
64.59% |
63.34% |
Norway |
64.30% |
61.01% |
55.60% |
55.48% |
54.35% |
Denmark |
62.80% |
60.41% |
60.22% |
61.13% |
60.07% |
South Sudan |
60.83% |
60.09% |
60.26% |
60.83% |
61.23% |
Mozambique |
60.34% |
60.54% |
60.64% |
61.22% |
61.61% |
Niger |
59.98% |
60.98% |
60.99% |
61.58% |
61.77% |
St. Lucia |
59.26% |
57.33% |
53.93% |
56.25% |
62.04% |
Qatar |
59.13% |
57.56% |
66.37% |
68.20% |
69.52% |
Cambodia |
57.70% |
58.15% |
59.10% |
59.67% |
59.96% |
Malawi |
57.44% |
56.88% |
56.86% |
55.74% |
54.74% |
Sweden |
56.92% |
54.03% |
52.05% |
55.02% |
54.09% |
Austria |
56.61% |
55.69% |
55.56% |
55.48% |
55.81% |
Brazil |
56.39% |
54.83% |
51.44% |
57.04% |
56.14% |
Burundi |
56.06% |
55.96% |
56.16% |
55.95% |
55.35% |
Peru |
55.95% |
57.79% |
55.94% |
62.22% |
62.05% |
Paraguay |
55.91% |
59.40% |
56.12% |
59.27% |
58.55% |
Liberia |
55.25% |
54.28% |
54.20% |
55.25% |
55.85% |
Vanuatu |
55.12% |
53.96% |
54.02% |
54.54% |
54.63% |
United Kingdom |
54.36% |
51.22% |
54.67% |
56.64% |
57.09% |
Honduras |
54.01% |
54.19% |
54.38% |
55.20% |
57.83% |
Finland |
53.92% |
52.90% |
52.24% |
53.90% |
53.04% |
Germany |
53.59% |
52.26% |
51.84% |
51.43% |
50.27% |
St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
53.22% |
50.75% |
49.98% |
53.21% |
53.22% |
Angola |
53.14% |
54.55% |
54.09% |
54.39% |
54.80% |
Uganda |
53.12% |
53.45% |
53.67% |
54.19% |
54.94% |
Ireland |
53.08% |
50.20% |
43.68% |
47.06% |
46.72% |
Guatemala |
51.60% |
50.91% |
49.27% |
51.41% |
52.41% |
Malta |
51.37% |
47.98% |
53.95% |
55.91% |
55.99% |
Central African Republic |
50.87% |
50.13% |
50.34% |
50.82% |
51.43% |
United States |
50.53% |
50.49% |
49.02% |
50.81% |
50.20% |
Nicaragua |
50.46% |
50.64% |
50.64% |
51.60% |
51.33% |
Mali |
50.35% |
50.43% |
50.62% |
53.46% |
56.18% |
Burkina Faso |
49.96% |
49.94% |
49.93% |
50.41% |
50.71% |
Belize |
49.54% |
50.27% |
48.55% |
49.90% |
48.38% |
Channel Islands |
49.49% |
48.60% |
48.94% |
49.42% |
49.78% |
Zimbabwe |
48.75% |
48.90% |
49.53% |
50.06% |
50.47% |
Japan |
48.71% |
48.88% |
48.56% |
49.09% |
47.40% |
China |
48.42% |
48.76% |
46.88% |
49.97% |
50.65% |
Lao PDR |
48.35% |
47.23% |
47.71% |
48.40% |
48.88% |
Bahamas |
48.29% |
48.93% |
47.05% |
51.95% |
52.36% |
Israel |
47.37% |
45.75% |
44.93% |
48.69% |
49.88% |
Maldives |
47.24% |
48.95% |
48.17% |
52.85% |
51.87% |
Azerbaijan |
46.59% |
47.11% |
46.26% |
46.95% |
43.56% |
Cameroon |
46.51% |
46.60% |
46.67% |
47.12% |
47.49% |
Ecuador |
45.87% |
45.98% |
39.73% |
43.94% |
43.98% |
Dominican Republic |
45.81% |
45.54% |
39.19% |
45.27% |
44.69% |
Panama |
45.79% |
45.48% |
43.48% |
46.44% |
45.61% |
Indonesia |
45.29% |
44.75% |
47.08% |
48.09% |
47.61% |
Guam |
45.26% |
45.20% |
44.97% |
45.83% |
45.95% |
Uruguay |
45.09% |
44.80% |
42.73% |
47.48% |
47.72% |
UAE |
45.07% |
46.27% |
40.32% |
51.96% |
57.36% |
Estonia |
44.75% |
40.29% |
42.96% |
44.67% |
47.35% |
Myanmar |
44.63% |
44.74% |
45.29% |
46.55% |
49.71% |
Colombia |
44.45% |
48.35% |
46.94% |
46.74% |
48.12% |
Malaysia |
44.44% |
43.01% |
42.73% |
45.63% |
42.84% |
Bolivia |
44.38% |
44.48% |
49.70% |
49.08% |
49.61% |
Mexico |
44.37% |
44.23% |
39.97% |
44.91% |
43.77% |
Guyana |
44.06% |
43.02% |
43.39% |
43.81% |
48.65% |
Turkey |
43.85% |
41.68% |
38.98% |
44.28% |
43.81% |
Vietnam |
43.72% |
45.68% |
52.84% |
57.34% |
55.16% |
El Salvador |
43.69% |
43.30% |
41.01% |
43.96% |
42.74% |
Kyrgyz Republic |
43.64% |
44.17% |
44.64% |
41.68% |
44.07% |
Samoa |
43.43% |
43.00% |
43.13% |
43.54% |
43.92% |
Pakistan |
43.17% |
43.77% |
42.10% |
39.99% |
40.05% |
Costa Rica |
42.97% |
45.41% |
43.93% |
45.31% |
45.63% |
Barbados |
42.59% |
43.13% |
42.28% |
44.40% |
44.21% |
Cyprus |
42.32% |
41.97% |
38.43% |
38.95% |
39.45% |
Kazakhstan |
42.24% |
42.46% |
42.14% |
42.95% |
43.39% |
Republic Of Congo |
42.16% |
41.03% |
41.23% |
42.03% |
42.39% |
Belarus |
41.96% |
42.57% |
44.74% |
44.82% |
45.95% |
Lesotho |
41.67% |
41.80% |
42.28% |
42.69% |
43.05% |
Cuba |
41.17% |
38.34% |
37.15% |
40.73% |
40.70% |
Kenya |
41.12% |
41.65% |
41.83% |
42.23% |
43.21% |
Ghana |
41.11% |
41.31% |
41.47% |
42.18% |
42.52% |
Bahrain |
40.86% |
41.25% |
42.15% |
43.31% |
43.38% |
France |
40.33% |
37.76% |
33.85% |
34.88% |
35.65% |
Gambia |
40.08% |
40.38% |
40.36% |
41.14% |
41.37% |
Rwanda |
39.89% |
38.70% |
47.76% |
41.85% |
42.62% |
Macao |
39.60% |
42.84% |
42.09% |
44.24% |
44.24% |
Chad |
39.51% |
37.75% |
37.69% |
38.06% |
38.48% |
Fiji |
39.26% |
36.47% |
36.26% |
38.61% |
38.46% |
Thailand |
39.14% |
39.36% |
40.17% |
40.41% |
41.63% |
Bangladesh |
39.04% |
39.83% |
40.05% |
40.63% |
40.59% |
Botswana |
38.81% |
37.96% |
35.24% |
35.64% |
35.94% |
Brunei |
38.53% |
38.26% |
38.50% |
39.28% |
40.66% |
French Polynesia |
38.36% |
38.53% |
38.81% |
39.25% |
39.47% |
Timor-Leste |
38.36% |
38.01% |
38.64% |
39.01% |
40.84% |
Armenia |
38.25% |
34.49% |
37.86% |
43.76% |
41.19% |
Singapore |
37.75% |
38.04% |
36.08% |
38.25% |
38.16% |
Argentina |
37.43% |
37.01% |
33.09% |
39.00% |
39.41% |
Moldova |
36.92% |
38.99% |
38.29% |
38.74% |
36.60% |
Georgia |
36.65% |
38.76% |
38.89% |
38.09% |
40.45% |
Trinidad And Tobago |
36.46% |
36.57% |
34.77% |
38.64% |
39.60% |
Lithuania |
36.31% |
36.31% |
36.60% |
37.33% |
36.49% |
Oman |
36.12% |
36.42% |
36.28% |
39.37% |
39.76% |
Latvia |
36.09% |
32.70% |
34.82% |
36.28% |
37.70% |
Slovenia |
35.89% |
33.86% |
31.47% |
36.23% |
38.57% |
New Caledonia |
35.69% |
35.90% |
37.72% |
33.85% |
35.80% |
Lebanon |
35.53% |
35.16% |
34.31% |
39.20% |
38.48% |
Uzbekistan |
35.02% |
35.40% |
35.57% |
36.10% |
36.39% |
Guinea-Bissau |
35.01% |
34.56% |
34.66% |
34.99% |
35.27% |
Croatia |
34.98% |
32.94% |
32.45% |
33.19% |
33.48% |
Zambia |
34.96% |
38.24% |
39.34% |
36.66% |
35.75% |
Haiti |
34.77% |
34.57% |
34.83% |
35.50% |
35.36% |
Democratic Republic Of Congo |
34.53% |
35.01% |
35.08% |
35.41% |
35.64% |
Suriname |
34.40% |
34.43% |
34.01% |
37.29% |
37.30% |
Afghanistan |
34.37% |
33.65% |
33.99% |
36.06% |
37.68% |
Albania |
34.16% |
34.57% |
33.77% |
36.58% |
35.67% |
Sao Tome And Principe |
33.92% |
33.21% |
33.28% |
33.92% |
34.47% |
Papua New Guinea |
33.79% |
34.01% |
34.48% |
34.81% |
35.19% |
Philippines |
33.50% |
31.17% |
30.13% |
34.75% |
35.70% |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
33.49% |
33.22% |
32.84% |
33.45% |
33.65% |
Luxembourg |
33.42% |
35.38% |
32.36% |
34.61% |
33.12% |
Serbia |
32.72% |
33.70% |
28.29% |
29.62% |
29.98% |
Jamaica |
32.72% |
33.75% |
34.46% |
35.72% |
34.32% |
Spain |
32.71% |
31.55% |
29.90% |
32.99% |
32.99% |
Mauritius |
32.30% |
29.97% |
34.72% |
39.92% |
41.47% |
Hong Kong |
31.94% |
34.87% |
35.97% |
39.81% |
40.05% |
Benin |
31.74% |
32.10% |
32.18% |
32.48% |
32.75% |
Sierra Leone |
31.20% |
31.27% |
31.34% |
31.64% |
32.12% |
Belgium |
31.10% |
30.26% |
28.43% |
30.98% |
29.63% |
Portugal |
31.10% |
29.74% |
30.16% |
34.28% |
34.18% |
Poland |
31.08% |
31.02% |
31.82% |
35.18% |
35.07% |
Sri Lanka |
30.92% |
29.88% |
28.91% |
30.50% |
29.89% |
Hungary |
30.82% |
31.79% |
31.21% |
32.21% |
32.28% |
West Bank And Gaza |
30.81% |
28.84% |
26.23% |
30.27% |
30.50% |
Mongolia |
30.40% |
28.37% |
33.39% |
34.85% |
28.86% |
Montenegro |
30.26% |
30.86% |
30.81% |
36.51% |
32.83% |
South Africa |
29.82% |
26.50% |
26.15% |
29.73% |
29.61% |
Senegal |
29.70% |
29.98% |
30.11% |
30.40% |
26.07% |
Chile |
29.68% |
26.83% |
26.61% |
31.68% |
33.68% |
Nepal |
29.56% |
29.24% |
29.30% |
29.58% |
29.56% |
Turkmenistan |
29.44% |
27.78% |
27.77% |
29.28% |
29.73% |
Russia |
29.16% |
31.56% |
32.09% |
33.11% |
34.13% |
Cabo Verde |
28.98% |
30.15% |
29.58% |
31.76% |
32.60% |
India |
28.90% |
28.40% |
28.55% |
29.32% |
30.16% |
South Korea |
28.86% |
27.51% |
26.21% |
27.55% |
27.26% |
Bosnia |
28.50% |
32.35% |
32.00% |
34.49% |
31.83% |
North Macedonia |
28.41% |
28.06% |
30.91% |
32.05% |
31.46% |
Equatorial Guinea |
28.13% |
26.53% |
25.98% |
28.03% |
28.24% |
Tonga |
28.06% |
27.82% |
28.08% |
28.35% |
28.30% |
Tunisia |
28.02% |
28.10% |
27.88% |
30.04% |
30.14% |
Namibia |
27.71% |
28.00% |
27.86% |
29.22% |
29.23% |
Czech Republic |
27.60% |
27.04% |
27.30% |
29.71% |
30.41% |
Saudi Arabia |
27.46% |
24.96% |
23.57% |
19.84% |
18.75% |
Sudan |
26.83% |
26.20% |
26.24% |
26.49% |
26.97% |
Morocco |
26.77% |
26.79% |
26.29% |
27.98% |
28.17% |
Slovak Republic |
26.59% |
26.23% |
28.14% |
29.68% |
32.29% |
Bhutan |
26.56% |
27.40% |
27.22% |
26.65% |
26.14% |
Iraq |
26.32% |
26.62% |
25.99% |
27.68% |
27.67% |
Guinea |
26.16% |
26.38% |
26.20% |
26.45% |
27.50% |
Venezuela |
26.13% |
26.34% |
25.40% |
28.38% |
31.55% |
Italy |
26.00% |
24.92% |
23.83% |
26.08% |
26.08% |
Jordan |
25.80% |
23.80% |
24.79% |
25.69% |
26.38% |
Romania |
25.50% |
26.83% |
29.73% |
29.63% |
29.50% |
Tajikistan |
24.89% |
25.36% |
25.61% |
25.86% |
26.04% |
Nigeria |
24.39% |
24.48% |
24.49% |
24.84% |
25.07% |
Togo |
24.38% |
24.14% |
24.19% |
24.42% |
24.82% |
Kuwait |
24.11% |
24.42% |
24.18% |
26.16% |
26.07% |
Eswatini |
23.93% |
23.40% |
23.56% |
23.96% |
24.29% |
Egypt |
23.87% |
24.11% |
22.76% |
22.81% |
24.50% |
Greece |
23.49% |
20.81% |
21.02% |
22.31% |
23.22% |
Syrian Arab Republic |
23.49% |
23.48% |
22.95% |
24.63% |
24.78% |
Puerto Rico |
23.02% |
23.28% |
22.68% |
23.89% |
23.82% |
Algeria |
22.78% |
22.82% |
22.42% |
24.37% |
24.40% |
Yemen |
22.28% |
22.20% |
22.15% |
22.38% |
22.30% |
Bulgaria |
22.20% |
19.97% |
21.89% |
23.90% |
23.68% |
Iran |
21.97% |
22.07% |
22.55% |
26.16% |
27.20% |
Mauritania |
19.63% |
19.86% |
19.88% |
20.22% |
20.42% |
Gabon |
18.04% |
16.77% |
16.47% |
18.01% |
17.87% |
Libya |
16.78% |
15.95% |
15.78% |
16.78% |
16.88% |
Somalia |
15.98% |
15.79% |
15.82% |
15.97% |
16.14% |
Djibouti |
14.14% |
13.69% |
13.57% |
14.16% |
14.47% |
Comoros |
13.55% |
13.60% |
13.71% |
13.83% |
14.03% |
Ukraine |
0.00% |
30.66% |
31.94% |
36.27% |
36.19% |