World Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2021
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.
- World labor force participation rate for 2019 was 41.20%, a 0.2% decline from 2018.
- World labor force participation rate for 2018 was 41.40%, a 0.42% decline from 2017.
- World labor force participation rate for 2017 was 41.82%, a 0.37% decline from 2016.
- World labor force participation rate for 2016 was 42.19%, a 0.42% decline from 2015.
| World Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
41.20% |
-0.20% |
| 2018 |
41.40% |
-0.42% |
| 2017 |
41.82% |
-0.37% |
| 2016 |
42.19% |
-0.42% |
| 2015 |
42.61% |
-0.51% |
| 2014 |
43.12% |
-0.73% |
| 2013 |
43.85% |
-0.82% |
| 2012 |
44.66% |
-0.78% |
| 2011 |
45.44% |
-0.73% |
| 2010 |
46.17% |
-0.92% |
| 2009 |
47.10% |
-0.74% |
| 2008 |
47.84% |
-0.54% |
| 2007 |
48.38% |
-0.55% |
| 2006 |
48.93% |
-0.65% |
| 2005 |
49.58% |
-0.42% |
| 2004 |
50.00% |
-0.28% |
| 2003 |
50.28% |
-0.68% |
| 2002 |
50.96% |
-0.57% |
| 2001 |
51.53% |
-0.74% |
| 2000 |
52.27% |
-0.79% |
| 1999 |
53.06% |
-0.44% |
| 1998 |
53.50% |
-0.59% |
| 1997 |
54.09% |
-0.70% |
| 1996 |
54.79% |
-0.76% |
| 1995 |
55.55% |
-0.70% |
| 1994 |
56.25% |
-0.48% |
| 1993 |
56.73% |
-0.66% |
| 1992 |
57.40% |
-0.43% |
| 1991 |
57.82% |
-0.47% |
| 1990 |
58.30% |
-0.47% |
