Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in IDA total
IDA total: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 65.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in IDA total, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA total recorded 65.0% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in IDA total peaked at 67.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2020.
That places IDA total 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.6% | — |
| 1991 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 66.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 66.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 65.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.9% | 66.6% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 66.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 64.5% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 63.8% | 65.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More work & labour data for IDA total
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.9% (2025)
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in IDA total?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in IDA total was 65.0% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2020.
- How does IDA total rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- IDA total ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA total 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.