Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 55.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 55.6% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 82.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2020.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 22 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.6% | — |
| 1970 | 70.4% | -14.8% |
| 1980 | 71.4% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 70.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 68.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 55.6% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 70.4% | 70.4% | 70.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 71.4% | 71.4% | 71.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 64.3% | 69.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 59.2% | 62.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 53.6% | 58.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 1 Netherlands 83.3% compare
- 2 Iceland 81.5% compare
- 3 Niger 78.8% compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 77.4% compare
- 5 Guatemala 75.1% compare
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 55.6% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 22 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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.