Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 29.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Hong Kong, China, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 29.5% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Hong Kong, China peaked at 56.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2025.
That places Hong Kong, China 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.7% | — |
| 1991 | 56.1% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 54.6% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 53.7% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 29.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 47.4% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 39.2% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 36.1% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 29.5% | 36.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Hong Kong, China
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Hong Kong, China?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Hong Kong, China was 29.5% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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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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.