China 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.
  • China labor force participation rate for 2023 was 48.32%, a 0.1% decline from 2022.
  • China labor force participation rate for 2022 was 48.42%, a 0.34% decline from 2021.
  • China labor force participation rate for 2021 was 48.76%, a 1.87% increase from 2020.
  • China labor force participation rate for 2020 was 46.88%, a 3.08% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
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%
China Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 48.32% -0.10%
2022 48.42% -0.34%
2021 48.76% 1.87%
2020 46.88% -3.08%
2019 49.97% -0.69%
2018 50.65% -0.77%
2017 51.42% -0.77%
2016 52.19% -0.76%
2015 52.96% -0.79%
2014 53.74% -0.83%
2013 54.57% -0.87%
2012 55.44% -0.88%
2011 56.32% -1.06%
2010 57.38% -1.10%
2009 58.48% -1.09%
2008 59.58% -1.08%
2007 60.66% -1.07%
2006 61.73% -1.06%
2005 62.80% -1.05%
2004 63.85% -1.04%
2003 64.89% -1.03%
2002 65.91% -1.01%
2001 66.92% -1.00%
2000 67.92% -1.15%
1999 69.07% -1.13%
1998 70.20% -1.10%
1997 71.30% -1.08%
1996 72.38% -1.05%
1995 73.43% -1.03%
1994 74.46% -1.00%
1993 75.46% -0.97%
1992 76.43% -0.94%
1991 77.37% -0.94%