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Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Lebanon

Labor force participation rate in Lebanon in 2023 — 43.42%. Ranked 169 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.42 pp.

2023 43.42% +0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 169of 184
Period maximum 48.89%2019
Period minimum 43.4%2007

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Lebanon, 1990–202342444648501990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 44.85%1991: 44.83%1992: 44.6%1993: 44.45%1994: 44.34%1995: 44.26%1996: 44.08%1997: 44.12%1998: 44.1%1999: 44.17%2000: 44.2%2001: 44.17%2002: 44.14%2003: 44.12%2004: 44.02%2005: 43.81%2006: 43.61%2007: 43.4%2008: 43.85%2009: 44.31%2010: 44.76%2011: 45.22%2012: 45.68%2013: 46.14%2014: 46.59%2015: 47.05%2016: 47.51%2017: 47.97%2018: 48.43%2019: 48.89%2020: 47.45%2021: 45.52%2022: 43.4%2023: 43.42%
Change over the period: −1.42 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 43.42%
World 61.2%
Middle East & North Africa 47.5%
Western Asia computed 51.15%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 58.37%
Labor force participation rate — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 43.42 +0.02 pp
2022 43.4 −2.12 pp
2021 45.52 −1.93 pp
2020 47.45 −1.45 pp
2019 48.89 +0.46 pp
2018 48.43 +0.46 pp
2017 47.97 +0.46 pp
2016 47.51 +0.46 pp
2015 47.05 +0.46 pp
2014 46.59 +0.46 pp
2013 46.14 +0.46 pp
2012 45.68 +0.46 pp
2011 45.22 +0.46 pp
2010 44.76 +0.46 pp
2009 44.31 +0.45 pp
2008 43.85 +0.45 pp
2007 43.4 −0.21 pp
2006 43.61 −0.21 pp
2005 43.81 −0.21 pp
2004 44.02 −0.1 pp
2003 44.12 −0.02 pp
2002 44.14 −0.03 pp
2001 44.17 −0.03 pp
2000 44.2 +0.03 pp
1999 44.17 +0.07 pp
1998 44.1 −0.02 pp
1997 44.12 +0.04 pp
1996 44.08 −0.18 pp
1995 44.26 −0.08 pp
1994 44.34 −0.11 pp
1993 44.45 −0.15 pp
1992 44.6 −0.23 pp
1991 44.83 −0.01 pp
1990 44.85 —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

QA Qatar 87.55 AE United Arab Emirates 78.37 KW Kuwait 73.97 BH Bahrain 70.7 OM Oman 68.33 CY Cyprus 67.95 SA Saudi Arabia 65.34 IL Israel 65.06 AZ Azerbaijan 64.35 GE Georgia 64.04 AM Armenia 59.99 TR Türkiye 53.31 LB Lebanon 43.42 IQ Iraq 41.63 JO Jordan 40.12 SY Syria 37.13 YE Yemen 33.11
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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.

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