Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Armenia
Armenia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 65.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Armenia, 1997–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2023, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Armenia stood at 65.3%.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Armenia peaked at 67.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2000.
That places Armenia 72nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 61.5% | — |
| 2000 | 38.1% | -38.1% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +70.4% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.5% | 61.5% | 61.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 38.1% | 64.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 60.7% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 63.3% | 67.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Armenia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Armenia was 65.3% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Armenia ranks 72nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national 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.