Suriname 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.
  • Suriname labor force participation rate for 2022 was 34.40%, a 0.03% decline from 2021.
  • Suriname labor force participation rate for 2021 was 34.43%, a 0.42% increase from 2020.
  • Suriname labor force participation rate for 2020 was 34.01%, a 3.28% decline from 2019.
  • Suriname labor force participation rate for 2019 was 37.29%, a 0.01% 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%
Suriname Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 34.40% -0.03%
2021 34.43% 0.42%
2020 34.01% -3.28%
2019 37.29% -0.01%
2018 37.30% -0.24%
2017 37.54% -0.04%
2016 37.58% 0.77%
2015 36.80% 0.77%
2014 36.04% 0.76%
2013 35.28% 0.75%
2012 34.53% 0.74%
2011 33.79% 0.73%
2010 33.06% 0.72%
2009 32.34% 0.71%
2008 31.63% 0.70%
2007 30.92% 0.69%
2006 30.23% 0.69%
2005 29.54% 0.68%
2004 28.86% 0.67%
2003 28.19% 0.66%
2002 27.53% 0.65%
2001 26.88% 0.64%
2000 26.24% 0.63%
1999 25.61% -0.76%
1998 26.37% -0.79%
1997 27.15% -0.82%
1996 27.97% -0.85%
1995 28.82% 0.07%
1994 28.75% -0.08%
1993 28.83% 0.40%
1992 28.43% 0.07%
1991 28.36% 28.36%
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%