Lao PDR Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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.
  • Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2022 was 48.35%, a 1.12% increase from 2021.
  • Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2021 was 47.23%, a 0.48% decline from 2020.
  • Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2020 was 47.71%, a 0.69% decline from 2019.
  • Lao PDR labor force participation rate for 2019 was 48.40%, a 0.48% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Lao PDR Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 48.35% 1.12%
2021 47.23% -0.48%
2020 47.71% -0.69%
2019 48.40% -0.48%
2018 48.88% -0.57%
2017 49.45% -0.65%
2016 50.10% -0.67%
2015 50.76% -0.70%
2014 51.46% -0.74%
2013 52.20% -0.79%
2012 52.99% -0.78%
2011 53.77% -0.78%
2010 54.55% -0.82%
2009 55.37% -0.70%
2008 56.07% -0.73%
2007 56.80% -0.71%
2006 57.50% -0.83%
2005 58.33% -0.66%
2004 58.99% -0.58%
2003 59.57% -0.54%
2002 60.11% -0.52%
2001 60.63% -0.49%
2000 61.12% -0.48%
1999 61.60% -0.64%
1998 62.23% -0.24%
1997 62.48% -0.56%
1996 63.03% -0.54%
1995 63.57% -0.53%
1994 64.10% -0.63%
1993 64.73% -0.36%
1992 65.09% -0.31%
1991 65.41% 65.41%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%