Labor force participation rate in Algeria
Algeria: Labor force participation rate was 40.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Algeria, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 40.8% for labor force participation rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Algeria peaked at 45.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.4% | 44.5% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 43.1% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 42.2% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 38.0% | 41.8% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 21.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 14.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 15.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Algeria?
- Labor force participation rate in Algeria was 40.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for labor force participation rate?
- Algeria ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).