Ethiopia 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.
  • Ethiopia labor force participation rate for 2023 was 69.15%, a 0.06% increase from 2022.
  • Ethiopia labor force participation rate for 2022 was 69.09%, a 0.66% decline from 2021.
  • Ethiopia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 69.75%, a 0.15% decline from 2020.
  • Ethiopia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 69.90%, a 0.67% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.43%
Eritrea 69.35%
Ethiopia 69.15%
North Korea 67.04%
Tanzania 66.05%
South Sudan 61.20%
Mozambique 60.39%
Niger 60.16%
Malawi 57.49%
Burundi 56.22%
Liberia 55.55%
Uganda 53.05%
Central African Republic 51.00%
Mali 50.97%
Burkina Faso 49.80%
Zimbabwe 49.00%
Rwanda 40.58%
Gambia 40.25%
Chad 39.68%
Guinea-Bissau 35.03%
Haiti 34.69%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.59%
Afghanistan 33.99%
Benin 31.86%
Sierra Leone 31.19%
Nepal 29.65%
Senegal 29.54%
Guinea 26.08%
Tajikistan 24.99%
Togo 24.43%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 16.00%
Comoros 13.40%
Ethiopia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 69.15% 0.06%
2022 69.09% -0.66%
2021 69.75% -0.15%
2020 69.90% -0.67%
2019 70.57% -0.67%
2018 71.24% -0.70%
2017 71.94% -0.69%
2016 72.63% -0.66%
2015 73.29% -0.81%
2014 74.10% -0.80%
2013 74.90% -0.08%
2012 74.98% -0.08%
2011 75.06% -0.08%
2010 75.14% -0.08%
2009 75.22% -0.08%
2008 75.30% -0.08%
2007 75.37% -0.08%
2006 75.45% -0.08%
2005 75.53% 0.23%
2004 75.30% 0.23%
2003 75.07% 0.23%
2002 74.84% 0.23%
2001 74.61% 0.23%
2000 74.38% 0.23%
1999 74.15% 0.23%
1998 73.91% 0.24%
1997 73.67% 0.24%
1996 73.44% 0.24%
1995 73.20% 0.24%
1994 72.96% 0.00%
1993 72.96% 0.06%
1992 72.89% 0.13%
1991 72.76% 0.13%