Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 57.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in IDA blend, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 57.8% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in IDA blend peaked at 72.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2020.
That places IDA blend 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.7% | — |
| 1991 | 71.3% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 71.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 71.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 71.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 70.7% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 69.4% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 69.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 69.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 67.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 65.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 60.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.1% | 69.4% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 62.6% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 57.6% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.5% | 59.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 1 Netherlands 83.3% compare
- 2 Iceland 81.0% compare
- 3 Niger 76.7% compare
- 4 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 75.2% compare
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in IDA blend?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in IDA blend was 57.8% 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2020.
- How does IDA blend rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- IDA blend ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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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.