Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in OECD members
OECD members: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 47.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 47.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in OECD members peaked at 54.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2020.
OECD members ranks 19th of 45 groups 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.3% | — |
| 1991 | 53.8% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 53.2% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.1% | 50.7% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 46.7% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 45.8% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 44.1% | 47.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 16 Mozambique 65.0% compare
- 17 Nigeria 64.8% compare
- 18 Canada 63.1% compare
- 19 South Sudan 62.7% compare
- 20 Bolivia 61.2% compare
- 21 Central African Republic 60.7% compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 60.6% compare
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in OECD members?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in OECD members was 47.1% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- OECD members ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.