Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
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.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
83.3%
Netherlands
Lowest
15.2%
Djibouti
Median
45.0%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
8,446
What the numbers show
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 83.3% in Netherlands; the lowest is 15.2% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 45.0%, and the mean is 46.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 69.1%), and the largest decrease in Vietnam (down 32.8%).
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male modeled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 83.3% | 2025 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 2 | Iceland | 81.0% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 3 | Niger | 76.7% | 2025 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 4 | North Korea | 75.2% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Madagascar | 73.8% | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 6 | Uganda | 73.6% | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 72.9% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania | 72.1% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 72.0% | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 10 | Eritrea | 71.6% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 11 | Qatar | 71.0% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 12 | Australia | 70.1% | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 13 | Solomon Islands | 70.0% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Guatemala | 70.0% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 15 | Denmark | 68.6% | 2025 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 68.1% | 2025 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 17 | Switzerland | 66.7% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Mozambique | 66.0% | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 19 | New Zealand | 65.9% | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 65.9% | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 21 | Norway | 65.6% | 2025 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 22 | Paraguay | 65.4% | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 23 | Bolivia | 65.1% | 2025 | up 29.0% | flat |
| 24 | Belize | 65.1% | 2025 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 25 | Central African Republic | 64.9% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 26 | Nigeria | 64.7% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 27 | Saint Lucia | 64.7% | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 28 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 64.3% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 29 | Pakistan | 63.7% | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 30 | Canada | 62.9% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 31 | Bahamas | 62.5% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 32 | South Sudan | 61.9% | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 61.6% | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 34 | Mali | 60.8% | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 35 | Brazil | 60.7% | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 60.6% | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 37 | Turkey | 59.3% | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 38 | Oman | 59.1% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 39 | Malta | 58.7% | 2025 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 40 | Maldives | 58.6% | 2025 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 41 | Peru | 58.4% | 2025 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 58.1% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 57.5% | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 44 | Liberia | 57.4% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 45 | Sweden | 56.8% | 2025 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 46 | Germany | 56.8% | 2025 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 56.6% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 48 | Mexico | 55.9% | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 49 | Angola | 55.3% | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 50 | Laos | 55.0% | 2025 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 51 | Ecuador | 53.9% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 53.8% | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 53 | Indonesia | 53.4% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 53.3% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 55 | Bahrain | 53.3% | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 56 | El Salvador | 53.3% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 57 | Myanmar | 53.0% | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 58 | Malaysia | 52.9% | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 52.8% | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 60 | Panama | 52.7% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 61 | Guyana | 52.5% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 62 | Rwanda | 52.4% | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 63 | Finland | 52.2% | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 64 | Benin | 51.8% | 2025 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 65 | United States | 51.3% | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 66 | Uruguay | 51.2% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 67 | Palestine | 51.1% | 2022 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 68 | China | 50.6% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 50.3% | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 70 | Channel Islands | 50.2% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 71 | Fiji | 50.1% | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 72 | Japan | 49.9% | 2025 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 73 | Colombia | 49.7% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 74 | Malawi | 48.8% | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 75 | Barbados | 48.6% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 76 | Israel | 48.6% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 77 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.5% | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 78 | Montenegro | 48.1% | 2025 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 79 | Burundi | 48.0% | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 47.6% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 81 | Iraq | 47.5% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 82 | Lebanon | 47.4% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 47.4% | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 84 | Georgia | 46.7% | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 85 | Armenia | 45.9% | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 86 | Botswana | 45.7% | 2025 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 87 | Lesotho | 45.5% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 88 | Thailand | 45.4% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 89 | France | 45.4% | 2025 | up 19.5% | flat |
| 90 | Macao | 45.3% | 2025 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 45.3% | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 92 | India | 45.1% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 93 | Sudan | 45.1% | 2022 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 94 | Cuba | 45.0% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 95 | Guam | 44.7% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 96 | Albania | 43.9% | 2025 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 43.9% | 2025 | up 69.1% | falling |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 43.7% | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 99 | Senegal | 43.5% | 2025 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 100 | Argentina | 43.3% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 101 | Congo | 43.1% | 2025 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 102 | Brunei | 42.8% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 103 | Suriname | 42.4% | 2025 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 104 | Cyprus | 42.3% | 2025 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 105 | Chad | 42.2% | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 106 | French Polynesia | 42.2% | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 107 | Mauritius | 42.0% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 108 | Vietnam | 42.0% | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 109 | Venezuela | 41.9% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 110 | Yemen | 41.7% | 2025 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 111 | Slovenia | 41.6% | 2025 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.3% | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.3% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 114 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 41.2% | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 115 | Morocco | 41.1% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 116 | Estonia | 41.0% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 117 | Jamaica | 40.7% | 2025 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 118 | Belarus | 40.7% | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 119 | East Timor | 40.6% | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 120 | Algeria | 40.3% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 121 | Vanuatu | 40.2% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 122 | Luxembourg | 40.2% | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 123 | New Caledonia | 39.9% | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 124 | Cameroon | 39.7% | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 125 | Cote d'Ivoire | 39.5% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 126 | Zambia | 39.4% | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 127 | Haiti | 39.1% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 128 | Serbia | 39.1% | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 129 | Lithuania | 39.1% | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 130 | Syria | 39.0% | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 131 | Philippines | 38.5% | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 132 | Jordan | 37.9% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 133 | Kenya | 37.6% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 134 | Mongolia | 37.2% | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 36.4% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 136 | Portugal | 36.4% | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 137 | Spain | 36.3% | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 138 | Croatia | 36.1% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 139 | Egypt | 35.8% | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 140 | Nepal | 35.6% | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 141 | Samoa | 35.6% | 2025 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 142 | Latvia | 35.6% | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 143 | Cape Verde | 35.4% | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 144 | Kuwait | 35.2% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 145 | Hungary | 35.1% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 146 | Iran | 35.1% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 147 | Singapore | 35.0% | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 148 | Poland | 34.5% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 149 | Moldova | 34.3% | 2025 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 150 | Belgium | 33.9% | 2025 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 151 | Ukraine | 33.3% | 2021 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 152 | Chile | 33.2% | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 153 | Ghana | 33.1% | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33.0% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 155 | Gambia | 32.8% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.7% | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 157 | Namibia | 32.6% | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 158 | Slovakia | 32.1% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 159 | Sri Lanka | 32.0% | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 160 | Russia | 31.7% | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 161 | Tonga | 31.5% | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 162 | Tunisia | 31.5% | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 163 | Romania | 30.6% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 164 | United States Virgin Islands | 30.6% | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 165 | Bhutan | 30.6% | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 166 | Czechia | 29.9% | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 167 | Italy | 29.7% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 168 | South Africa | 29.1% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 169 | Tajikistan | 29.0% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 170 | Hong Kong | 28.8% | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 171 | Sierra Leone | 28.8% | 2025 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 172 | Mauritania | 27.3% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 173 | Eswatini | 27.2% | 2025 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 174 | Papua New Guinea | 27.2% | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 175 | Puerto Rico | 27.1% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 176 | Comoros | 25.9% | 2025 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 177 | Turkmenistan | 25.7% | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 178 | Greece | 25.5% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 179 | Guinea | 25.0% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 180 | Bulgaria | 23.5% | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 181 | Libya | 22.9% | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.7% | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 183 | South Korea | 21.5% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 184 | Togo | 20.9% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 185 | Gabon | 20.2% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 186 | Somalia | 20.0% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 187 | Djibouti | 15.2% | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- IDA blend 57.8%
- Chagai 50.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 56.0%
- Low income 55.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 55.4%
- Pre-demographic dividend 55.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 55.2%
- IDA total 54.5%
- Africa Western and Central 54.5%
- Pacific island small states 54.0%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 53.9%
- Least developed countries 53.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 53.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 53.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 53.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 52.6%
- IDA only 52.5%
- North America 52.4%
- Caribbean Small States 50.7%
- OECD members 50.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 50.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 50.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 50.0%
- Low & middle income 50.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 50.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 49.7%
- East Asia & Pacific 49.6%
- Upper middle income 49.6%
- IDA & IBRD total 49.6%
- World 49.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 49.2%
- Middle income 49.2%
- Late-demographic dividend 49.2%
- Lower middle income 49.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 48.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 48.0%
- IBRD only 47.1%
- High income 46.3%
- South Asia 45.4%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 45.4%
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.