Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 71.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Channel Islands, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Channel Islands is 71.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Channel Islands peaked at 72.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 1990.
That places Channel Islands 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.3% | — |
| 1991 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 68.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.3% | 68.3% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 71.1% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 71.8% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 71.6% | 72.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Channel Islands
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 64.5% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Channel Islands?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Channel Islands was 71.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 1990.
- How does Channel Islands rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Channel Islands ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Channel Islands data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total 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.