Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 35.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend, 1991–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 35.5% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 47.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2020.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.1% | — |
| 1994 | 47.3% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 46.1% | 47.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 45.3% | 46.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 33.2% | 39.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 32.8% | 36.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 12 Bahamas 64.9% compare
- 13 New Zealand 64.2% compare
- 14 Canada 63.0% compare
- 15 Nigeria 62.7% compare
- 16 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 62.1% compare
- 17 Madagascar 61.6% compare
- 18 Qatar 59.0% compare
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend was 35.5% in 2024, 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2020.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.