World 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.
- World labor force participation rate for 2023 was 40.37%, a 0.38% increase from 2022.
- World labor force participation rate for 2022 was 39.99%, a 0.18% increase from 2021.
- World labor force participation rate for 2021 was 39.81%, a 0.48% increase from 2020.
- World labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.33%, a 1.56% decline from 2019.
| World Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
40.37% |
0.38% |
| 2022 |
39.99% |
0.18% |
| 2021 |
39.81% |
0.48% |
| 2020 |
39.33% |
-1.56% |
| 2019 |
40.89% |
-0.35% |
| 2018 |
41.23% |
-0.48% |
| 2017 |
41.71% |
-0.45% |
| 2016 |
42.17% |
-0.46% |
| 2015 |
42.63% |
-0.48% |
| 2014 |
43.11% |
-0.61% |
| 2013 |
43.72% |
-0.56% |
| 2012 |
44.28% |
-0.65% |
| 2011 |
44.93% |
-0.73% |
| 2010 |
45.66% |
-0.88% |
| 2009 |
46.54% |
-0.75% |
| 2008 |
47.29% |
-0.65% |
| 2007 |
47.94% |
-0.67% |
| 2006 |
48.60% |
-0.59% |
| 2005 |
49.20% |
-0.45% |
| 2004 |
49.64% |
-0.27% |
| 2003 |
49.91% |
-0.54% |
| 2002 |
50.45% |
-0.40% |
| 2001 |
50.85% |
-0.49% |
| 2000 |
51.35% |
-0.56% |
| 1999 |
51.91% |
-0.28% |
| 1998 |
52.19% |
-0.52% |
| 1997 |
52.71% |
-0.63% |
| 1996 |
53.34% |
-0.75% |
| 1995 |
54.09% |
-0.67% |
| 1994 |
54.76% |
-0.51% |
| 1993 |
55.27% |
-0.82% |
| 1992 |
56.09% |
-0.56% |
| 1991 |
56.65% |
-0.56% |
