Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Moldova
Moldova: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national was 42.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Moldova, 1989–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Moldova stood at 42.5%.
The figure is up 24.0% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Moldova peaked at 54.5% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2005.
That places Moldova 98th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 54.5% | — |
| 2000 | 39.6% | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 42.5% | +24.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 42.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.0%, 97% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 42.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.9%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.5% | 54.5% | 54.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 24.9% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 37.2% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 34.3% | 42.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Moldova?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Moldova was 42.5% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 1989.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2005.
- How does Moldova rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Moldova ranks 98th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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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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.