Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 65.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IDA blend, 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 15+) in IDA blend is 65.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IDA blend peaked at 65.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 2020.
That places IDA blend 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.6% | — |
| 1991 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 65.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 65.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 65.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 65.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 64.6% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 64.5% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 64.5% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 63.7% | 65.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 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
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 78.6% compare
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IDA blend?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IDA blend was 65.6% 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 15+) recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 2020.
- How does IDA blend rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- IDA blend ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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About this data
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.