Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 59.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Lower middle income, 1961–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Lower middle income is 59.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Lower middle income peaked at 61.2% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2018.
Lower middle income ranks 20th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.2% | — |
| 1981 | 57.1% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 58.4% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 56.5% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.2% | 61.2% | 61.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 56.5% | 58.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 56.8% | 57.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 49.0% | 56.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 51.7% | 59.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Lower middle income?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Lower middle income was 59.2% in 2024, 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 1961.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Lower middle income ranks 20th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.