Labor force participation rate by age in APEC
APEC: Labor force participation rate by age was 46.35 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
46.35
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
2nd
of 7 groups
All-time high
67.44
in 1990
All-time low
45.54
in 2020
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Labor force participation rate by age in APEC, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
APEC recorded 46.35 for labor force participation rate by age in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate by age in APEC peaked at 67.44 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45.54, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate by age in APEC, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.44 | — |
| 1991 | 66.66 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 66.02 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 64.97 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 64.32 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 63.39 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 62.26 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 61.05 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 59.88 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 59.16 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 58.2 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 57.5 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 56.76 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 56.02 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 55.8 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.16 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 54.81 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 54.43 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 53.92 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 53.13 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 52.25 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 51.7 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 51.2 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 50.66 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 50.07 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 49.58 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 49.11 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 48.56 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 48.3 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 48.27 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 45.54 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 46.08 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 46.71 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 46.64 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 46.35 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.52 | 59.16 | 67.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.57 | 53.13 | 58.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.97 | 48.27 | 52.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.26 | 45.54 | 46.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near APEC
- 1 Netherlands 83.25 compare
- 2 Iceland 82.18 compare
- 3 North Korea 78.47 compare
- 4 Madagascar 72.45 compare
- 5 Niger 71.2 compare
More work & labour data for APEC
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.60 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.86 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 906,140 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.87 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,946 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 67,067 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.39 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.54 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.953 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2228 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate by age in APEC?
- Labor force participation rate by age in APEC was 46.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate by age recorded in APEC?
- The highest recorded value was 67.44 in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate by age recorded in APEC?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.54 in 2020.
- How does APEC rank for labor force participation rate by age?
- APEC ranks 2nd out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate by age rising or falling in APEC?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this APEC data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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