Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Middle income
Middle income: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) was 79.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Middle 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 Middle income stood at 79.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Middle income peaked at 85.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2020.
Middle income ranks 17th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.2% | — |
| 1991 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 84.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 84.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 83.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.5% | 83.8% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 81.5% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 79.6% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 78.0% | 79.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 14 Solomon Islands 87.4% compare
- 15 Switzerland 87.3% compare
- 16 Niger 86.7% compare
- 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 86.0% compare
- 18 New Zealand 85.9% compare
- 19 Eritrea 85.8% compare
- 20 Uganda 85.6% compare
More work & labour data for Middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 32.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 47.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 65.9% (2025)
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 18.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Middle income?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Middle income was 79.3% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2020.
- How does Middle income rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)?
- Middle income ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.