Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 39.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income, 1981–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 39.2% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income peaked at 52.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2018.
Lower middle income ranks 12th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 52.1% | — |
| 1991 | 45.3% | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 44.8% | 45.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 44.5% | 46.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 29.5% | 39.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 31.7% | 39.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 9 Switzerland 65.8% compare
- 10 Mozambique 65.1% compare
- 11 Cambodia 65.1% compare
- 12 Bahamas 64.9% compare
- 13 New Zealand 64.2% compare
- 14 Canada 63.0% compare
- 15 Nigeria 62.7% compare
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income was 39.2% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Lower middle income ranks 12th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.