Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — G20

Labor force participation rate in the G20 in 2025 — 60.77%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.12 pp.

2025 60.77% −0.17 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 66.89%1990
Period minimum 59.32%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — G20, 1990–202558606264666819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 66.89%1991: 66.71%1992: 66.51%1993: 66.14%1994: 66.03%1995: 65.91%1996: 65.72%1997: 65.64%1998: 65.51%1999: 65.56%2000: 65.45%2001: 65.15%2002: 64.92%2003: 64.7%2004: 64.54%2005: 64.38%2006: 64.03%2007: 63.75%2008: 63.38%2009: 62.93%2010: 62.46%2011: 62.19%2012: 61.9%2013: 61.67%2014: 61.46%2015: 61.32%2016: 61.16%2017: 60.99%2018: 60.87%2019: 60.77%2020: 59.32%2021: 60.26%2022: 60.45%2023: 60.93%2024: 60.95%2025: 60.77%
Change over the period: −6.12 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 60.77%
World 60.98%
Labor force participation rate — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 60.77 −0.17 pp
2024 60.95 +0.01 pp
2023 60.93 +0.48 pp
2022 60.45 +0.19 pp
2021 60.26 +0.95 pp
2020 59.32 −1.45 pp
2019 60.77 −0.1 pp
2018 60.87 −0.12 pp
2017 60.99 −0.17 pp
2016 61.16 −0.16 pp
2015 61.32 −0.14 pp
2014 61.46 −0.21 pp
2013 61.67 −0.23 pp
2012 61.9 −0.29 pp
2011 62.19 −0.27 pp
2010 62.46 −0.47 pp
2009 62.93 −0.46 pp
2008 63.38 −0.37 pp
2007 63.75 −0.28 pp
2006 64.03 −0.36 pp
2005 64.38 −0.16 pp
2004 64.54 −0.15 pp
2003 64.7 −0.23 pp
2002 64.92 −0.23 pp
2001 65.15 −0.3 pp
2000 65.45 −0.11 pp
1999 65.56 +0.05 pp
1998 65.51 −0.13 pp
1997 65.64 −0.08 pp
1996 65.72 −0.18 pp
1995 65.91 −0.12 pp
1994 66.03 −0.11 pp
1993 66.14 −0.37 pp
1992 66.51 −0.2 pp
1991 66.71 −0.17 pp
1990 66.89

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.