World 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.
- World labor force participation rate for 2022 was 40.21%, a 0.6% increase from 2021.
- World labor force participation rate for 2021 was 39.61%, a 0.77% increase from 2020.
- World labor force participation rate for 2020 was 38.84%, a 1.9% decline from 2019.
- World labor force participation rate for 2019 was 40.74%, a 0.17% increase from 2018.
| World Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
40.21% |
0.60% |
| 2021 |
39.61% |
0.77% |
| 2020 |
38.84% |
-1.90% |
| 2019 |
40.74% |
0.17% |
| 2018 |
40.57% |
-0.52% |
| 2017 |
41.09% |
-0.52% |
| 2016 |
41.60% |
-0.54% |
| 2015 |
42.14% |
-0.57% |
| 2014 |
42.72% |
-0.75% |
| 2013 |
43.46% |
-0.76% |
| 2012 |
44.22% |
-0.69% |
| 2011 |
44.91% |
-0.72% |
| 2010 |
45.63% |
-0.87% |
| 2009 |
46.50% |
-0.76% |
| 2008 |
47.26% |
-0.65% |
| 2007 |
47.90% |
-0.67% |
| 2006 |
48.57% |
-0.61% |
| 2005 |
49.18% |
-0.41% |
| 2004 |
49.59% |
-0.28% |
| 2003 |
49.87% |
-0.54% |
| 2002 |
50.41% |
-0.39% |
| 2001 |
50.81% |
-0.49% |
| 2000 |
51.30% |
-0.56% |
| 1999 |
51.86% |
-0.28% |
| 1998 |
52.14% |
-0.52% |
| 1997 |
52.66% |
-0.64% |
| 1996 |
53.30% |
-0.75% |
| 1995 |
54.05% |
-0.68% |
| 1994 |
54.73% |
-0.51% |
| 1993 |
55.24% |
-0.84% |
| 1992 |
56.08% |
-0.56% |
| 1991 |
56.64% |
-0.55% |
| 1990 |
57.19% |
-0.55% |
