Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 49.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in IDA & IBRD total stood at 49.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 68.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2020.
That places IDA & IBRD total 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.0% | — |
| 1991 | 67.6% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 67.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 66.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 66.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 65.7% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 65.1% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 64.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 63.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.9% | 63.9% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 56.8% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 50.4% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 48.8% | 49.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 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
- 29 Pakistan 63.7% compare
- 30 Canada 62.9% compare
- 31 Bahamas 62.5% compare
More work & labour data for IDA & IBRD total
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 47.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.6% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 17.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in IDA & IBRD total?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in IDA & IBRD total was 49.6% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2020.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.