Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 55.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 Latin America & Caribbean stood at 55.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 70.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2020.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.1% | — |
| 1991 | 70.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 69.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 69.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 69.1% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 68.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 67.5% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 67.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 55.3% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.8% | 67.2% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 62.3% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 57.3% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 52.9% | 56.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 3 Niger 76.7% compare
- 4 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 75.2% compare
- 5 Madagascar 73.8% compare
- 6 Uganda 73.6% compare
- 7 Cambodia 72.9% compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 72.1% compare
- 9 Nicaragua 72.0% compare
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 2.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean was 55.2% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.