Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in OECD members
OECD members: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 44.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in OECD members, 1980–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in OECD members stood at 44.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in OECD members peaked at 54.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2020.
That places OECD members 3rd out of 22 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.0% | — |
| 1981 | 52.5% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 53.1% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 53.8% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 54.7% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 50.5% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 53.0% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 48.9% | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 50.3% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 48.5% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 42.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 44.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.4% | 50.0% | 54.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 47.4% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 43.5% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 42.6% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 41.4% | 45.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in OECD members?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in OECD members was 44.7% in 2025, 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 22 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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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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.