Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 46.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Late-demographic dividend, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 46.1% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 71.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 2020.
That places Late-demographic dividend 23rd out of 47 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.3% | — |
| 1991 | 70.5% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 69.7% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 68.5% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 67.5% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 66.3% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 62.1% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 61.2% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 46.3% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 46.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 61.2% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 54.9% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 48.9% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.9% | 47.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 61.2% compare
- 21 Central African Republic 60.7% compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 60.6% compare
- 23 Qatar 59.7% compare
- 24 Bahamas 59.1% compare
- 25 Austria 57.2% compare
- 26 Sweden 56.9% compare
More work & labour data for Late-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 67.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.7% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 10.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Late-demographic dividend?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Late-demographic dividend was 46.1% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 2020.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.