Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in IDA total
IDA total: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 48.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in IDA total, 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 IDA total stood at 48.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in IDA total peaked at 56.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2020.
That places IDA total 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.8% | — |
| 1991 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 56.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 56.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 55.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.1% | 55.6% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 51.6% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 47.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 46.9% | 48.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 10 Uganda 69.8% compare
- 11 Denmark 69.1% compare
- 12 Eritrea 68.5% compare
- 13 Norway 66.1% compare
- 14 New Zealand 65.8% compare
- 15 Switzerland 65.6% compare
- 16 Mozambique 65.0% compare
More work & labour data for IDA total
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 11.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in IDA total?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in IDA total was 48.2% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2020.
- How does IDA total rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- IDA total ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.