Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Liberia

Labor force participation rate in Liberia in 2025 — 76.58%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.74 pp.

2025 76.58% −0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 15of 182
Period maximum 77.33%1991
Period minimum 76.09%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Liberia, 1990–20257676.57777.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 77.32%1991: 77.33%1992: 77.31%1993: 77.28%1994: 77.25%1995: 77.21%1996: 77.18%1997: 77.15%1998: 77.13%1999: 77.11%2000: 77.1%2001: 77.08%2002: 77.07%2003: 77.07%2004: 77.08%2005: 77.09%2006: 77.1%2007: 77.12%2008: 77.12%2009: 77.11%2010: 77.11%2011: 77.02%2012: 76.96%2013: 76.98%2014: 76.98%2015: 76.97%2016: 76.94%2017: 76.91%2018: 76.87%2019: 76.82%2020: 76.09%2021: 76.34%2022: 76.69%2023: 76.65%2024: 76.61%2025: 76.58%
Change over the period: −0.74 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Liberia 76.58%
World 60.98%
Western Africa computed 73.68%
Low-income countries computed 64.2%
Labor force participation rate — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 76.58 −0.03 pp
2024 76.61 −0.04 pp
2023 76.65 −0.04 pp
2022 76.69 +0.35 pp
2021 76.34 +0.25 pp
2020 76.09 −0.73 pp
2019 76.82 −0.05 pp
2018 76.87 −0.04 pp
2017 76.91 −0.03 pp
2016 76.94 −0.03 pp
2015 76.97 −0.02 pp
2014 76.98 +0 pp
2013 76.98 +0.02 pp
2012 76.96 −0.06 pp
2011 77.02 −0.08 pp
2010 77.11 −0 pp
2009 77.11 −0.01 pp
2008 77.12 −0 pp
2007 77.12 +0.02 pp
2006 77.1 +0.02 pp
2005 77.09 +0.01 pp
2004 77.08 +0 pp
2003 77.07 −0 pp
2002 77.07 −0.01 pp
2001 77.08 −0.01 pp
2000 77.1 −0.02 pp
1999 77.11 −0.02 pp
1998 77.13 −0.02 pp
1997 77.15 −0.03 pp
1996 77.18 −0.03 pp
1995 77.21 −0.04 pp
1994 77.25 −0.03 pp
1993 77.28 −0.03 pp
1992 77.31 −0.02 pp
1991 77.33 +0.01 pp
1990 77.32

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.