Hong Kong Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

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.
  • Hong Kong labor force participation rate for 2022 was 35.07%, a 0.2% increase from 2021.
  • Hong Kong labor force participation rate for 2021 was 34.87%, a 1.66% decline from 2020.
  • Hong Kong labor force participation rate for 2020 was 36.53%, a 3.67% decline from 2019.
  • Hong Kong labor force participation rate for 2019 was 40.20%, a 0.04% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 78.63%
Netherlands 72.22%
Australia 70.90%
New Zealand 66.18%
Switzerland 65.41%
Qatar 65.04%
Canada 64.39%
Norway 63.85%
Denmark 61.49%
Austria 57.04%
Sweden 56.75%
Malta 56.59%
Ireland 54.81%
Finland 53.68%
Germany 53.47%
United Kingdom 51.59%
United States 50.55%
Bahamas 50.08%
Japan 49.19%
Channel Islands 49.02%
UAE 47.75%
Estonia 46.11%
Panama 45.41%
Guam 44.99%
Uruguay 44.93%
Israel 44.61%
Macao 43.05%
Barbados 42.99%
Cyprus 41.49%
Bahrain 41.35%
France 40.39%
Brunei 39.74%
French Polynesia 38.61%
Oman 37.93%
Singapore 37.08%
Trinidad and Tobago 37.04%
Lithuania 36.99%
Argentina 36.81%
Slovenia 36.16%
New Caledonia 36.12%
Croatia 35.79%
Latvia 35.66%
Hong Kong 35.07%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.27%
Spain 33.13%
Luxembourg 32.37%
Poland 31.42%
Belgium 30.83%
Hungary 30.37%
Portugal 30.33%
Chile 29.16%
South Korea 29.00%
Czech Republic 28.11%
Slovak Republic 27.38%
Italy 26.11%
Kuwait 25.64%
Puerto Rico 23.40%
Greece 22.67%
Saudi Arabia 20.70%
Hong Kong Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 35.07% 0.20%
2021 34.87% -1.66%
2020 36.53% -3.67%
2019 40.20% 0.04%
2018 40.16% 0.38%
2017 39.78% -0.90%
2016 40.68% 0.44%
2015 40.24% 1.73%
2014 38.51% -0.36%
2013 38.87% 1.92%
2012 36.95% 0.56%
2011 36.39% 0.34%
2010 36.05% -3.17%
2009 39.22% -1.48%
2008 40.71% -2.01%
2007 42.72% -0.18%
2006 42.90% -0.97%
2005 43.87% -0.44%
2004 44.31% -0.14%
2003 44.45% -0.42%
2002 44.87% -0.06%
2001 44.93% -0.68%
2000 45.61% -1.81%
1999 47.42% -1.81%
1998 49.24% -0.23%
1997 49.47% -0.78%
1996 50.25% -0.03%
1995 50.28% -2.18%
1994 52.46% -1.23%
1993 53.68% -0.89%
1992 54.57% -1.49%
1991 56.06% -0.63%
1990 56.69% -0.63%