Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 48.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 48.0% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 53.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2020.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 14th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.1% | — |
| 1991 | 52.4% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 50.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 50.0% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 46.8% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 45.6% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 45.2% | 48.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 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
- 17 Nigeria 64.8% compare
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 86.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Post-demographic dividend?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Post-demographic dividend was 48.0% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2020.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-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.