Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Israel
Israel: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 74.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Israel, 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 Israel stood at 74.4%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Israel peaked at 74.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 1990.
Israel ranks 61st of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.8% | — |
| 1991 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 68.5% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 69.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 69.5% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 69.1% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 68.4% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.3% | 65.8% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 68.5% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 70.9% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 71.7% | 74.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 58 Poland 75.0% compare
- 59 Saint Lucia 74.9% compare
- 60 Luxembourg 74.7% compare
- 62 Republic of Moldova 74.4% compare
- 63 South Sudan 74.3% compare
- 64 Serbia 74.2% compare
More work & labour data for Israel
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5042 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 11,997 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 579.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,762 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,985 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,747 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Israel?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Israel was 74.4% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Israel ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.