Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Suriname
Suriname: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 37.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Suriname, 1964–2016
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 Suriname is 37.6%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Suriname peaked at 37.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1989.
Suriname ranks 98th 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 29.8% | — |
| 1980 | 22.2% | -25.7% |
| 1989 | 22.0% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 36.3% | +65.3% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +20.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 37.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.6%, 97% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 37.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.8%, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +65.3% | 22.0% | 36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 22.0% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 25.5% | 36.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.0% | 37.6% | 7 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3213 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 709 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Suriname?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Suriname was 37.6% in 2016, 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1989.
- How does Suriname rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Suriname ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2016.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.