Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 68.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 68.1%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 72.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2021.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 24th 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, total (% of total population ages) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.6% | — |
| 1991 | 72.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 72.6% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 72.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 72.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.1% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 68.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.5% | 72.4% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 71.2% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 67.1% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 66.2% | 68.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More work & labour data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.6% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 20.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 68.1% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2021.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.