OECD members 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.
- OECD members labor force participation rate for 2023 was 46.80%, a 0.56% increase from 2022.
- OECD members labor force participation rate for 2022 was 46.24%, a 0.6% increase from 2021.
- OECD members labor force participation rate for 2021 was 45.64%, a 1.59% increase from 2020.
- OECD members labor force participation rate for 2020 was 44.05%, a 2.27% decline from 2019.
| OECD members Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
46.80% |
0.56% |
| 2022 |
46.24% |
0.60% |
| 2021 |
45.64% |
1.59% |
| 2020 |
44.05% |
-2.27% |
| 2019 |
46.32% |
0.43% |
| 2018 |
45.89% |
0.15% |
| 2017 |
45.74% |
0.04% |
| 2016 |
45.70% |
0.08% |
| 2015 |
45.63% |
-0.01% |
| 2014 |
45.63% |
-0.03% |
| 2013 |
45.67% |
0.04% |
| 2012 |
45.63% |
-0.13% |
| 2011 |
45.76% |
-0.05% |
| 2010 |
45.81% |
-0.70% |
| 2009 |
46.51% |
-0.81% |
| 2008 |
47.32% |
-0.19% |
| 2007 |
47.52% |
-0.38% |
| 2006 |
47.90% |
-0.15% |
| 2005 |
48.05% |
-0.06% |
| 2004 |
48.11% |
-0.35% |
| 2003 |
48.46% |
-0.70% |
| 2002 |
49.16% |
-0.68% |
| 2001 |
49.84% |
-0.61% |
| 2000 |
50.45% |
-0.20% |
| 1999 |
50.64% |
-0.10% |
| 1998 |
50.74% |
0.06% |
| 1997 |
50.68% |
-0.29% |
| 1996 |
50.97% |
-0.50% |
| 1995 |
51.46% |
-0.53% |
| 1994 |
51.99% |
-0.08% |
| 1993 |
52.08% |
-0.86% |
| 1992 |
52.93% |
-0.63% |
| 1991 |
53.56% |
-0.63% |
