Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income: Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 was 82.27 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income, 2004–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income recorded 82.27 for labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income peaked at 82.53 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.03, in 2006.
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 35th of 93 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 75.23 | — |
| 2005 | 75.17 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.03 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 75.54 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 75.5 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.6 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.89 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 76.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.98 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 78.28 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.28 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 79.62 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.24 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 80.35 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.35 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 81.74 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 82.53 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 82.27 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.41 | 75.03 | 76 | 6 |
| 2010s | 78.21 | 75.6 | 80.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.47 | 79.35 | 82.53 | 4 |
More work & labour data for Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,209 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 56.86 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,470 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.26 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.27 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 59,875 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 18,683 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 51.59 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.3463 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.6465 % change on previous year (2027)
All data for Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
- Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income was 82.27 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 recorded in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 82.53 in 2022.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 recorded in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.03 in 2006.
- How does Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income rank for labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54?
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 35th out of 93 groups with data for 2023.
- Is labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 rising or falling in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The prime-age labour force participation rate is the labour force of persons aged 25 to 54 years divided by the population aged 25 to 54 years. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.