Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 73.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend is 73.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 79.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2020.
That places Late-demographic dividend 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.2% | — |
| 1991 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 77.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 76.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 76.2% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 73.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.6% | 76.1% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 74.8% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 74.0% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 72.5% | 74.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 6 Solomon Islands 85.8% compare
- 7 Netherlands 85.6% compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 85.0% compare
- 9 Switzerland 84.0% compare
- 10 Sweden 83.9% compare
- 11 Nigeria 83.3% compare
- 12 Bahamas 82.9% compare
More work & labour data for Late-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 67.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.7% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 10.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Late-demographic dividend?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Late-demographic dividend was 73.3% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2020.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.