Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Mercosur

Labor force participation rate in Mercosur in 2025 — 63.83%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.04 pp.

2025 63.83% −0.12 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 66.97%2005
Period minimum 60.49%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Mercosur, 1990–2025606264666819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 63.87%1991: 64.08%1992: 64.4%1993: 64.72%1994: 65.02%1995: 65.14%1996: 63.94%1997: 64.73%1998: 64.88%1999: 65.28%2000: 65.4%2001: 65.47%2002: 65.92%2003: 65.96%2004: 66.55%2005: 66.97%2006: 66.71%2007: 66.35%2008: 66.15%2009: 66.39%2010: 65.28%2011: 64.4%2012: 64.07%2013: 63.88%2014: 63.55%2015: 63.68%2016: 63.69%2017: 63.91%2018: 64.17%2019: 64.69%2020: 60.49%2021: 63.01%2022: 64%2023: 63.7%2024: 63.95%2025: 63.83%
Change over the period: −0.04 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mercosur 63.83%
World 60.98%
Labor force participation rate — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 63.83 −0.12 pp
2024 63.95 +0.25 pp
2023 63.7 −0.3 pp
2022 64 +0.99 pp
2021 63.01 +2.52 pp
2020 60.49 −4.2 pp
2019 64.69 +0.52 pp
2018 64.17 +0.26 pp
2017 63.91 +0.22 pp
2016 63.69 +0.01 pp
2015 63.68 +0.12 pp
2014 63.55 −0.33 pp
2013 63.88 −0.18 pp
2012 64.07 −0.34 pp
2011 64.4 −0.88 pp
2010 65.28 −1.11 pp
2009 66.39 +0.24 pp
2008 66.15 −0.2 pp
2007 66.35 −0.36 pp
2006 66.71 −0.26 pp
2005 66.97 +0.42 pp
2004 66.55 +0.59 pp
2003 65.96 +0.04 pp
2002 65.92 +0.44 pp
2001 65.47 +0.08 pp
2000 65.4 +0.12 pp
1999 65.28 +0.4 pp
1998 64.88 +0.15 pp
1997 64.73 +0.79 pp
1996 63.94 −1.2 pp
1995 65.14 +0.12 pp
1994 65.02 +0.3 pp
1993 64.72 +0.32 pp
1992 64.4 +0.33 pp
1991 64.08 +0.2 pp
1990 63.87

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.