Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 67.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend is 67.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in IDA blend peaked at 67.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2020.
That places IDA blend 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.8% | — |
| 1991 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 66.4% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 66.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 65.8% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 65.8% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 65.9% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 65.3% | 67.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in IDA blend?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in IDA blend was 67.4% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2020.
- How does IDA blend rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- IDA blend ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.