Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IDA total
IDA total: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 63.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IDA total, 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 total is 63.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IDA total peaked at 65.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2020.
IDA total ranks 16th 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 15+) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.3% | — |
| 1991 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 65.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 65.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 65.7% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 63.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.5% | 65.3% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 64.6% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 62.8% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 62.2% | 63.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More work & labour data for IDA total
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.0% (2025)
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IDA total?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IDA total was 63.2% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2020.
- How does IDA total rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- IDA total ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.