European Union Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- European Union labor force participation rate for 2023 was 40.53%, a 0.93% increase from 2022.
- European Union labor force participation rate for 2022 was 39.60%, a 1.12% increase from 2021.
- European Union labor force participation rate for 2021 was 38.48%, a 1.02% increase from 2020.
- European Union labor force participation rate for 2020 was 37.46%, a 1.55% decline from 2019.
| European Union Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
40.53% |
0.93% |
| 2022 |
39.60% |
1.12% |
| 2021 |
38.48% |
1.02% |
| 2020 |
37.46% |
-1.55% |
| 2019 |
39.00% |
0.15% |
| 2018 |
38.85% |
0.10% |
| 2017 |
38.75% |
0.25% |
| 2016 |
38.50% |
0.02% |
| 2015 |
38.48% |
-0.29% |
| 2014 |
38.77% |
-0.45% |
| 2013 |
39.22% |
0.02% |
| 2012 |
39.20% |
-0.29% |
| 2011 |
39.49% |
-0.44% |
| 2010 |
39.93% |
-0.65% |
| 2009 |
40.58% |
-0.53% |
| 2008 |
41.12% |
0.12% |
| 2007 |
41.00% |
0.12% |
| 2006 |
40.88% |
-0.12% |
| 2005 |
41.00% |
-0.44% |
| 2004 |
41.44% |
-0.31% |
| 2003 |
41.75% |
-0.71% |
| 2002 |
42.46% |
-0.45% |
| 2001 |
42.91% |
-0.31% |
| 2000 |
43.23% |
0.11% |
| 1999 |
43.11% |
0.17% |
| 1998 |
42.95% |
0.35% |
| 1997 |
42.59% |
-0.84% |
| 1996 |
43.43% |
-1.16% |
| 1995 |
44.60% |
-1.12% |
| 1994 |
45.72% |
-1.14% |
| 1993 |
46.85% |
-1.67% |
| 1992 |
48.52% |
-1.46% |
| 1991 |
49.98% |
-1.46% |
