Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in High income
High income: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 46.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in High income, 1981–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in High income is 46.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in High income peaked at 57.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2020.
That places High income 7th out of 22 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 56.8% | — |
| 1983 | 55.8% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 56.6% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 56.5% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 57.0% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 55.6% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 55.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 55.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 54.8% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 53.5% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 49.9% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.3% | 55.6% | 57.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 49.8% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 45.7% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 44.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 43.9% | 46.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in High income?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in High income was 46.1% in 2025, 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2020.
- How does High income rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- High income ranks 7th out of 22 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.