Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 48.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lebanon, 1990–2023
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 48.0% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lebanon peaked at 53.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 2007.
Lebanon ranks 168th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.0% | — |
| 1991 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.1% | 46.0% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 45.9% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 47.5% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 47.9% | 52.2% | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1062 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,052 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 359.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,626 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,193 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lebanon?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lebanon was 48.0% in 2023, 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 2007.
- How does Lebanon rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Lebanon ranks 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.