Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Other small states
Other small states: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 65.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 65.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Other small states peaked at 65.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2002.
Other small states ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.3% | — |
| 1991 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 63.3% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 62.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 61.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 61.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 62.0% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 61.3% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 61.9% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 63.3% | 65.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More work & labour data for Other small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 36.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.5% (2025)
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 9.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Other small states?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Other small states was 65.8% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2002.
- How does Other small states rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Other small states ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Other small states 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.