Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Liberia
Liberia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 55.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Liberia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Liberia is 55.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Liberia peaked at 59.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2020.
Liberia ranks 29th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.8% | — |
| 1991 | 59.9% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 59.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 59.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 59.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 58.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 58.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 58.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 58.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 55.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 58.3% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 58.0% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 56.1% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 55.1% | 55.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Liberia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Liberia was 55.3% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2020.
- How does Liberia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Liberia ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.