Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in High income
High income: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 47.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in High income, 1983–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in High income stood at 47.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in High income peaked at 62.1% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2020.
High income ranks 12th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 61.1% | — |
| 1984 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 61.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 61.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 60.4% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 59.9% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 57.7% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 59.2% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 57.9% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 57.2% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 56.7% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 56.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 55.1% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 53.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 54.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.2% | 59.9% | 62.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 53.7% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 47.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 46.7% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 45.7% | 47.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 9 Denmark 70.4% compare
- 10 Qatar 69.4% compare
- 11 Cambodia 68.6% compare
- 12 Norway 67.0% compare
- 13 Switzerland 66.6% compare
- 14 Madagascar 66.4% compare
- 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 66.2% compare
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in High income?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in High income was 47.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 1984.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2020.
- How does High income rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- High income ranks 12th out of 22 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national 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.