Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 62.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 62.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Upper middle income peaked at 71.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2020.
That places Upper middle income 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.3% | — |
| 1991 | 71.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 70.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 69.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 69.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 69.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 62.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.1% | 68.7% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 66.5% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 64.4% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 62.2% | 63.4% | 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, female (%) 38.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.4% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 7.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Upper middle income?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Upper middle income was 62.7% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2020.
- How does Upper middle income rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Upper middle income ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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+) (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.