Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Libya
Libya: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 51.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Libya, 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 Libya is 51.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Libya peaked at 52.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1990.
Libya ranks 164th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.7% | — |
| 1991 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 51.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 47.7% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 48.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 51.6% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 48.0% | 52.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More work & labour data for Libya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1881 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1642 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4664 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,184 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 939.57 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,815 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,784 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Libya?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Libya was 51.4% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Libya ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.