Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Grenada
Grenada: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 62.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Grenada, 1960–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2023, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Grenada stood at 62.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Grenada peaked at 71.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1960.
That places Grenada 105th 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 12 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.8% | — |
| 1970 | 30.9% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 63.9% | +106.7% |
| 1998 | 64.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 63.9% | 63.9% | 63.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 64.8% | 64.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 61.0% | 71.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 54.3% | 62.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Grenada?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Grenada was 62.4% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1960.
- How does Grenada rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Grenada ranks 105th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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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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.