Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 49.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Lower middle income, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 49.0% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Lower middle income peaked at 66.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2020.
That places Lower middle income 33rd 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.1% | — |
| 1991 | 65.9% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 65.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 65.8% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 56.7% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 48.3% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 47.7% | 49.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 29.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Lower middle income?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Lower middle income was 49.0% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2020.
- How does Lower middle income rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Lower middle income ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.