Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — World

Labor force participation rate in the world in 2025 — 60.98%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 4.51 pp.

2025 60.98% −0.15 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 65.49%1990
Period minimum 59.64%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — World, 1990–2025586062646619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 65.49%1991: 65.4%1992: 65.26%1993: 65.01%1994: 64.95%1995: 64.84%1996: 64.72%1997: 64.66%1998: 64.55%1999: 64.57%2000: 64.44%2001: 64.23%2002: 64.05%2003: 63.92%2004: 63.84%2005: 63.75%2006: 63.53%2007: 63.37%2008: 63.11%2009: 62.84%2010: 62.55%2011: 62.39%2012: 62.15%2013: 61.98%2014: 61.77%2015: 61.64%2016: 61.48%2017: 61.3%2018: 61.16%2019: 61.03%2020: 59.64%2021: 60.38%2022: 60.74%2023: 61.2%2024: 61.13%2025: 60.98%
Change over the period: −4.51 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

World 60.98%
World 60.98%
Labor force participation rate — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 60.98 −0.15 pp
2024 61.13 −0.07 pp
2023 61.2 +0.46 pp
2022 60.74 +0.35 pp
2021 60.38 +0.74 pp
2020 59.64 −1.38 pp
2019 61.03 −0.14 pp
2018 61.16 −0.13 pp
2017 61.3 −0.19 pp
2016 61.48 −0.16 pp
2015 61.64 −0.13 pp
2014 61.77 −0.21 pp
2013 61.98 −0.17 pp
2012 62.15 −0.23 pp
2011 62.39 −0.17 pp
2010 62.55 −0.29 pp
2009 62.84 −0.27 pp
2008 63.11 −0.26 pp
2007 63.37 −0.17 pp
2006 63.53 −0.22 pp
2005 63.75 −0.09 pp
2004 63.84 −0.08 pp
2003 63.92 −0.13 pp
2002 64.05 −0.18 pp
2001 64.23 −0.2 pp
2000 64.44 −0.13 pp
1999 64.57 +0.02 pp
1998 64.55 −0.11 pp
1997 64.66 −0.06 pp
1996 64.72 −0.12 pp
1995 64.84 −0.11 pp
1994 64.95 −0.06 pp
1993 65.01 −0.25 pp
1992 65.26 −0.13 pp
1991 65.4 −0.1 pp
1990 65.49

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.