Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in G7
G7: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 250,318 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in G7, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2024, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in G7 stood at 250,318 Persons.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in G7 peaked at 250,389 Persons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 221,900 Persons, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 225,031 Persons | 221,900 Persons | 229,485 Persons | 5 |
| 2010s | 241,125 Persons | 232,337 Persons | 245,032 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 249,950 Persons | 249,208 Persons | 250,389 Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near G7
More work & labour data for G7
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.06 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 405,962 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 60.06 (2027)
- Female labor force by age 11.98 million (2024)
- Female labor force participation rate by age 48.56 (2024)
- Labor force participation rate by age 49.47 (2024)
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults 9.95 (2024)
- Employment 387,759 (2025)
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 382,122 Persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in G7?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in G7 was 250,318 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in G7?
- The highest recorded value was 250,389 Persons in 2021.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was 221,900 Persons in 2005.
- How does G7 rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- G7 ranks 1st out of 10 regions with data for 2024.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this G7 data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.