Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 28.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Lower middle income, 1981–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Lower middle income stood at 28.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Lower middle income peaked at 31.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2018.
That places Lower middle income 14th out of 22 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 29.0% | — |
| 1991 | 31.0% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 24.2% | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -36.2% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +51.1% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +45.6% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 24.2% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 26.2% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 12.9% | 24.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 16.6% | 28.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 11 Mozambique 64.4% compare
- 12 New Zealand 63.8% compare
- 13 Canada 62.8% compare
- 14 Cambodia 61.6% compare
- 15 Nigeria 61.3% compare
- 16 Cayman Islands 59.0% compare
- 17 Burundi 58.1% compare
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Lower middle income?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Lower middle income was 28.2% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Lower middle income ranks 14th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.