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OECD members 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.
  • OECD members labor force participation rate for 2022 was 46.23%, a 0.59% increase from 2021.
  • OECD members labor force participation rate for 2021 was 45.64%, a 1.59% increase from 2020.
  • OECD members labor force participation rate for 2020 was 44.05%, a 2.27% decline from 2019.
  • OECD members labor force participation rate for 2019 was 46.32%, a 0.43% increase from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North America 51.84%
Latin America & Caribbean 47.35%
OECD members 46.23%
East Asia & Pacific 46.22%
Sub-Saharan Africa 43.61%
Euro Area 41.16%
World 39.99%
European Union 39.60%
South Asia 31.94%
OECD members Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 46.23% 0.59%
2021 45.64% 1.59%
2020 44.05% -2.27%
2019 46.32% 0.43%
2018 45.89% 0.15%
2017 45.74% 0.04%
2016 45.70% 0.08%
2015 45.63% -0.01%
2014 45.64% -0.03%
2013 45.67% 0.04%
2012 45.63% -0.13%
2011 45.76% -0.05%
2010 45.81% -0.70%
2009 46.51% -0.81%
2008 47.32% -0.19%
2007 47.52% -0.38%
2006 47.90% -0.15%
2005 48.05% -0.06%
2004 48.11% -0.35%
2003 48.46% -0.70%
2002 49.16% -0.68%
2001 49.84% -0.61%
2000 50.45% -0.20%
1999 50.64% -0.10%
1998 50.74% 0.06%
1997 50.68% -0.29%
1996 50.97% -0.50%
1995 51.46% -0.53%
1994 51.99% -0.08%
1993 52.08% -0.86%
1992 52.93% -0.63%
1991 53.56% 53.56%
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%