Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — BRICS

Labor force participation rate in BRICS in 2025 — 60.36%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 8.22 pp.

2025 60.36% −0.19 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 68.57%1990
Period minimum 59.03%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — BRICS, 1990–202557.56062.56567.57019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 68.57%1991: 68.28%1992: 68.02%1993: 67.63%1994: 67.39%1995: 67.24%1996: 66.95%1997: 66.76%1998: 66.63%1999: 66.72%2000: 66.64%2001: 66.33%2002: 66.1%2003: 65.85%2004: 65.7%2005: 65.45%2006: 64.9%2007: 64.54%2008: 64.01%2009: 63.5%2010: 62.93%2011: 62.55%2012: 62.15%2013: 61.83%2014: 61.59%2015: 61.42%2016: 61.18%2017: 60.95%2018: 60.71%2019: 60.47%2020: 59.03%2021: 59.97%2022: 60.02%2023: 60.53%2024: 60.55%2025: 60.36%
Change over the period: −8.22 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

BRICS 60.36%
World 60.98%
Labor force participation rate — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 60.36 −0.19 pp
2024 60.55 +0.02 pp
2023 60.53 +0.52 pp
2022 60.02 +0.05 pp
2021 59.97 +0.93 pp
2020 59.03 −1.44 pp
2019 60.47 −0.24 pp
2018 60.71 −0.24 pp
2017 60.95 −0.23 pp
2016 61.18 −0.24 pp
2015 61.42 −0.18 pp
2014 61.59 −0.24 pp
2013 61.83 −0.32 pp
2012 62.15 −0.4 pp
2011 62.55 −0.39 pp
2010 62.93 −0.57 pp
2009 63.5 −0.51 pp
2008 64.01 −0.52 pp
2007 64.54 −0.37 pp
2006 64.9 −0.55 pp
2005 65.45 −0.24 pp
2004 65.7 −0.16 pp
2003 65.85 −0.25 pp
2002 66.1 −0.22 pp
2001 66.33 −0.31 pp
2000 66.64 −0.08 pp
1999 66.72 +0.09 pp
1998 66.63 −0.13 pp
1997 66.76 −0.19 pp
1996 66.95 −0.29 pp
1995 67.24 −0.15 pp
1994 67.39 −0.25 pp
1993 67.63 −0.39 pp
1992 68.02 −0.26 pp
1991 68.28 −0.3 pp
1990 68.57

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.