Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Armenia
Armenia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 37.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Armenia, 1997–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Armenia recorded 37.7% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Armenia peaked at 54.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2007.
Armenia ranks 95th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 27.3% | — |
| 2001 | 54.3% | +99.3% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -60.3% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +54.3% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | +1.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 37.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.6%, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 37.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +99.3% | 27.3% | 54.3% |
| 2007 | -60.3% | 54.3% | 21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 21.6% | 54.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 34.7% | 39.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 37.2% | 39.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Armenia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Armenia was 37.7% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2007.
- How does Armenia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Armenia ranks 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national 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.