Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 69.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Upper middle income, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 69.8% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Upper middle income peaked at 75.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2020.
Upper middle income ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.4% | — |
| 1991 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 74.5% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 74.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 73.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 73.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 72.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 69.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.2% | 73.0% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 71.3% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 70.6% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 68.5% | 70.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More work & labour data for Upper middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 20.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Upper middle income?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Upper middle income was 69.8% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2020.
- How does Upper middle income rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Upper middle income ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.