Libya 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.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2023 was 17.12%, a 0.34% increase from 2022.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2022 was 16.78%, a 0.83% increase from 2021.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2021 was 15.95%, a 0.18% increase from 2020.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2020 was 15.78%, a 1% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Libya Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 17.12% 0.34%
2022 16.78% 0.83%
2021 15.95% 0.18%
2020 15.78% -1.00%
2019 16.78% -0.11%
2018 16.88% -0.11%
2017 17.00% -0.12%
2016 17.12% -0.13%
2015 17.25% -0.12%
2014 17.36% -0.14%
2013 17.50% -0.15%
2012 17.66% -0.17%
2011 17.82% -0.17%
2010 18.00% -0.17%
2009 18.16% -0.16%
2008 18.33% -0.17%
2007 18.50% -0.18%
2006 18.67% -0.19%
2005 18.86% -0.20%
2004 19.06% -0.20%
2003 19.26% -0.19%
2002 19.45% -0.18%
2001 19.63% -0.17%
2000 19.81% -0.19%
1999 20.00% -0.17%
1998 20.17% -0.16%
1997 20.33% -0.15%
1996 20.48% -0.13%
1995 20.61% -0.16%
1994 20.78% -0.15%
1993 20.93% -0.13%
1992 21.06% -0.12%
1991 21.18% -0.12%