Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 49.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 49.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 73.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2025.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.9% | — |
| 1991 | 73.0% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 72.1% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 69.3% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 68.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 65.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 63.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 63.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 49.9% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 49.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 64.9% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 59.3% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 53.3% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 49.7% | 50.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 22 Paraguay 65.4% compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65.1% compare
- 24 Belize 65.1% compare
- 25 Central African Republic 64.9% compare
- 26 Nigeria 64.7% compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 64.7% compare
- 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64.3% compare
More work & labour data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.8% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 14.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 49.7% 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, male (%) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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, male (%) (modeled ILO 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.