Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 57.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IBRD only, 2000–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 57.2% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2022.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IBRD only peaked at 68.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 2020.
That places IBRD only 25th out of 33 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.0% | — |
| 2001 | 65.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 65.0% | 68.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 56.3% | 65.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 55.6% | 57.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 22 Kuwait 73.8% compare
- 23 Cuba 72.9% compare
- 24 Antigua and Barbuda 72.6% compare
- 25 Viet Nam 72.4% compare
- 26 Republic of Moldova 72.4% compare
- 27 Macau, China 72.3% compare
- 28 Northern Mariana Islands 72.3% compare
More work & labour data for IBRD only
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 46.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IBRD only?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in IBRD only was 57.2% in 2022, 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 2020.
- How does IBRD only rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- IBRD only ranks 25th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.