Hong Kong 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.
  • Hong Kong labor force participation rate for 2023 was 31.98%, a 0.04% increase from 2022.
  • Hong Kong labor force participation rate for 2022 was 31.94%, a 2.93% decline from 2021.
  • Hong Kong labor force participation rate for 2021 was 34.87%, a 1.1% decline from 2020.
  • Hong Kong labor force participation rate for 2020 was 35.97%, a 3.84% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Hong Kong Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 31.98% 0.04%
2022 31.94% -2.93%
2021 34.87% -1.10%
2020 35.97% -3.84%
2019 39.81% -0.24%
2018 40.05% 0.25%
2017 39.80% -0.88%
2016 40.68% 0.44%
2015 40.24% 1.73%
2014 38.51% -0.36%
2013 38.87% 1.92%
2012 36.95% 0.56%
2011 36.39% 0.34%
2010 36.05% -3.17%
2009 39.22% -1.48%
2008 40.71% -2.01%
2007 42.72% -0.18%
2006 42.90% -0.97%
2005 43.87% -0.44%
2004 44.31% -0.14%
2003 44.45% -0.42%
2002 44.87% -0.06%
2001 44.93% -0.68%
2000 45.61% -1.81%
1999 47.42% -1.81%
1998 49.24% -0.23%
1997 49.47% -0.78%
1996 50.25% -0.03%
1995 50.28% -2.18%
1994 52.46% -1.23%
1993 53.68% -0.89%
1992 54.57% -1.49%
1991 56.06% -1.49%