Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — ASEAN

Labor force participation rate in ASEAN in 2025 — 66.68%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.74 pp.

2025 66.68% −0.09 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 68.57%1996
Period minimum 65.08%2021

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — ASEAN, 1990–2025656667686919901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 68.42%1991: 68.23%1992: 68.36%1993: 68.06%1994: 68.53%1995: 68.56%1996: 68.57%1997: 68.2%1998: 68.23%1999: 68.06%2000: 68.11%2001: 68.06%2002: 67.44%2003: 67.2%2004: 67.22%2005: 66.73%2006: 66.6%2007: 67.5%2008: 67.56%2009: 67.61%2010: 67.79%2011: 68.26%2012: 68.3%2013: 67.75%2014: 67.85%2015: 67.65%2016: 67.34%2017: 66.93%2018: 67.43%2019: 67.42%2020: 65.93%2021: 65.08%2022: 66.62%2023: 66.9%2024: 66.77%2025: 66.68%
Change over the period: −1.74 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: ASEAN

ASEAN 66.68%
World 60.98%
Labor force participation rate — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 66.68 −0.09 pp
2024 66.77 −0.13 pp
2023 66.9 +0.28 pp
2022 66.62 +1.54 pp
2021 65.08 −0.85 pp
2020 65.93 −1.49 pp
2019 67.42 −0.01 pp
2018 67.43 +0.5 pp
2017 66.93 −0.41 pp
2016 67.34 −0.31 pp
2015 67.65 −0.2 pp
2014 67.85 +0.09 pp
2013 67.75 −0.55 pp
2012 68.3 +0.04 pp
2011 68.26 +0.47 pp
2010 67.79 +0.18 pp
2009 67.61 +0.05 pp
2008 67.56 +0.06 pp
2007 67.5 +0.9 pp
2006 66.6 −0.13 pp
2005 66.73 −0.49 pp
2004 67.22 +0.02 pp
2003 67.2 −0.24 pp
2002 67.44 −0.62 pp
2001 68.06 −0.05 pp
2000 68.11 +0.05 pp
1999 68.06 −0.16 pp
1998 68.23 +0.02 pp
1997 68.2 −0.37 pp
1996 68.57 +0.02 pp
1995 68.56 +0.03 pp
1994 68.53 +0.47 pp
1993 68.06 −0.31 pp
1992 68.36 +0.13 pp
1991 68.23 −0.19 pp
1990 68.42

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.