Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Low income
Low income: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) was 75.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Low income, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Low income stood at 75.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Low income peaked at 81.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 2021.
That places Low income 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.2% | — |
| 1991 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 81.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.1% | 80.8% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 79.5% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 74.9% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.9% | 75.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More work & labour data for Low income
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.7% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 21.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Low income?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Low income was 75.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 2021.
- How does Low income rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)?
- Low income ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.