Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Middle income
Middle income: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 60.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Middle income, 2000–2018
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 Middle income is 60.0%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% 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 Middle income peaked at 66.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2018.
That places Middle income 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.8% | — |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.3% | 64.7% | 66.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 60.0% | 64.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More work & labour data for Middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 32.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 47.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Middle income?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Middle income was 60.0% in 2018, 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2018.
- How does Middle income rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Middle income ranks 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2018.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in 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 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.