Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Armenia
Armenia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 38.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Armenia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Armenia stood at 38.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Armenia peaked at 46.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2022.
Armenia ranks 95th of 186 countries on this measure, 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, total (%) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.6% | — |
| 1991 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 45.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 38.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 45.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 44.2% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 38.6% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 37.5% | 39.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Armenia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Armenia was 38.4% 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, total (%) recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2022.
- How does Armenia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Armenia ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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, total (%) (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.