Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 67.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 67.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 71.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2021.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.6% | — |
| 1991 | 71.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 71.5% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 70.3% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 66.2% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 65.3% | 67.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 83.7% compare
- 5 Nigeria 82.5% compare
- 6 Cambodia 82.4% compare
- 7 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 82.2% compare
- 8 Uganda 80.0% compare
- 9 Niger 79.7% compare
- 10 Mozambique 78.7% compare
More work & labour data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.5% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 20.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 67.0% 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 15+) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2021.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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+) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.