Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Euro area
Euro area: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) was 62.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Euro area, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Euro area is 62.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Euro area peaked at 68.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2020.
Euro area ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, 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+) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.8% | — |
| 1991 | 68.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 67.5% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 65.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 62.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 65.5% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 64.5% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 63.2% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 62.3% | 63.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 44 Dominican Republic 76.4% compare
- 45 Jamaica 76.3% compare
- 46 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.3% compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 76.1% compare
- 48 Colombia 75.7% compare
- 49 Singapore 75.4% compare
- 50 Thailand 75.0% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 16.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Euro area?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Euro area was 62.7% 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+) recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2020.
- How does Euro area rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)?
- Euro area ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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+) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.