Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Liberia
Liberia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 77.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 77.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Liberia peaked at 78.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2020.
That places Liberia 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.3% | — |
| 1991 | 78.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 78.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.6% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 77.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.9% | 77.7% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 77.9% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 77.8% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 77.0% | 77.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Liberia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Liberia was 77.6% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2020.
- How does Liberia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Liberia ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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.