Libya 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.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2022 was 16.78%, a 0.83% increase from 2021.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2021 was 15.95%, a 0.18% increase from 2020.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2020 was 15.78%, a 1% decline from 2019.
  • Libya labor force participation rate for 2019 was 16.78%, a 0.11% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Libya Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 16.78% 0.83%
2021 15.95% 0.18%
2020 15.78% -1.00%
2019 16.78% -0.11%
2018 16.88% -0.11%
2017 17.00% -0.12%
2016 17.12% -0.13%
2015 17.25% -0.12%
2014 17.36% -0.14%
2013 17.50% -0.15%
2012 17.66% -0.17%
2011 17.82% -0.17%
2010 18.00% -0.17%
2009 18.16% -0.16%
2008 18.33% -0.17%
2007 18.50% -0.18%
2006 18.67% -0.19%
2005 18.86% -0.20%
2004 19.06% -0.20%
2003 19.26% -0.19%
2002 19.45% -0.18%
2001 19.63% -0.17%
2000 19.81% -0.19%
1999 20.00% -0.17%
1998 20.17% -0.16%
1997 20.33% -0.15%
1996 20.48% -0.13%
1995 20.61% -0.16%
1994 20.78% -0.15%
1993 20.93% -0.13%
1992 21.06% -0.12%
1991 21.18% 21.18%
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%