Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in High income

High income: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national was 47.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
47.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
12th
of 22 groups
All-time high
61.2%
in 1981
All-time low
45.7%
in 2020
Years of data
44
1981–2025

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in High income, 1981–2025

02040601981200320251981: 61.21983: 59.61984: 60.41985: 59.91986: 59.91987: 59.61988: 58.41989: 58.11990: 58.11991: 57.41992: 56.61993: 55.71994: 55.31995: 54.71996: 53.81997: 52.61998: 52.51999: 53.22000: 52.72001: 51.92002: 51.42003: 50.42004: 50.42005: 502006: 502007: 49.82008: 50.12009: 47.72010: 48.12011: 47.82012: 46.72013: 46.92014: 46.82015: 47.42016: 47.82017: 47.12018: 47.12019: 47.32020: 45.72021: 46.92022: 47.42023: 47.92024: 47.82025: 47.8

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 47.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in High income peaked at 61.2% in 1981 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 44 years of available data.

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in High income, year by year

Annual values for Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in High income, 1981 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1981 61.2% —
1983 59.6% -2.6%
1984 60.4% +1.2%
1985 59.9% -0.8%
1986 59.9% -0.1%
1987 59.6% -0.5%
1988 58.4% -2.0%
1989 58.1% -0.4%
1990 58.1% +0.0%
1991 57.4% -1.3%
1992 56.6% -1.4%
1993 55.7% -1.5%
1994 55.3% -0.8%
1995 54.7% -1.0%
1996 53.8% -1.8%
1997 52.6% -2.3%
1998 52.5% -0.2%
1999 53.2% +1.4%
2000 52.7% -1.0%
2001 51.9% -1.4%
2002 51.4% -1.0%
2003 50.4% -1.9%
2004 50.4% +0.0%
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 47.8% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 59.6% 58.1% 61.2% 8
1990s 55.0% 52.5% 58.1% 10
2000s 50.5% 47.7% 52.7% 10
2010s 47.3% 46.7% 48.1% 10
2020s 47.3% 45.7% 47.9% 6

Countries ranked near High income

  1. 9 Cambodia 70.4% compare
  2. 10 Australia 70.2% compare
  3. 11 Qatar 69.4% compare
  4. 12 Bolivia 67.7% compare
  5. 13 Norway 67.0% compare
  6. 14 Switzerland 66.6% compare
  7. 15 Madagascar 66.4% compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

More work & labour data for High income

All data for High income →

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 47.8% 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 61.2% in 1981.
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 0.8%. 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in High income. Statizoid, drawing on Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 25 October 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/labor-force-participation-rate-for-ages-15-24-male-percent-national-estimate/high-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/labor-force-participation-rate-for-ages-15-24-male-percent-national-estimate/high-income/">Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in High income</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 4,822 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.