Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 50.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Ethiopia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Ethiopia stood at 50.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Ethiopia peaked at 71.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2021.
Ethiopia ranks 39th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.8% | — |
| 1991 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 69.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 70.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 71.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.2% | 69.8% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 70.7% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 54.0% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 49.4% | 51.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Ethiopia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Ethiopia was 50.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Ethiopia ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.