The labor force participation rate in the youth of the World

40.37 % in 2023

Over the last 20 years, the labor force participation rate in the youth of World was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 49.64 % in 2004 to 39.33 % in 2023.

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The labor force participation rate in the youth of the World
National Estimate 45.81 % in 2010 WB
Labor The labor force participation rate in the youth of the World
National Estimate 36.61 % in 2010 WB
ILO estimate 32.45 % in 2023 WB
World - Labor Force Participation Rate - Age
Adult 48.67 % in 2023 WB
Macro Region
Africa 318 timeseries
Asia 120 timeseries
Central America and the Caribbean 114 timeseries
Europe 241 timeseries
Middle East 96 timeseries
North America 52.26 % in 2023 WB
Oceania 66 timeseries
South America 72 timeseries
Southeast Asia 78 timeseries
Country (%)
Iceland 76.74 in 2023 WB
Madagascar 71.43 in 2023 WB
Netherlands 71.41 in 2023 WB
Solomon Islands 71.27 in 2023 WB
Eritrea 69.35 in 2023 WB
Ethiopia 69.15 in 2023 WB
New Zealand 68.93 in 2023 WB
Australia 67.83 in 2023 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 67.04 in 2023 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 66.05 in 2023 WB
Norway 65.12 in 2023 WB
Switzerland 64.63 in 2023 WB
Canada 64.28 in 2023 WB
Denmark 63.95 in 2023 WB
Saint Lucia 63.8 in 2023 WB
South Sudan 61.2 in 2023 WB
Saint Kitts and Nevis 60.89 in 1991 WB
Qatar 60.64 in 2023 WB
Mozambique 60.39 in 2023 WB
Niger 60.16 in 2023 WB
Austria 59.29 in 2023 WB
Sweden 58.68 in 2023 WB
Cambodia 57.63 in 2023 WB
Malawi 57.49 in 2023 WB
Paraguay 56.84 in 2023 WB
Burundi 56.22 in 2023 WB
Liberia 55.55 in 2023 WB
Vanuatu 55.32 in 2023 WB
United Kingdom 55.03 in 2023 WB
Finland 54.94 in 2023 WB
Ireland 54.56 in 2023 WB
Brazil 54.49 in 2023 WB
Germany 54.33 in 2023 WB
Peru 54.21 in 2023 WB
Malta 54.17 in 2023 WB
Honduras 54.08 in 2023 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37 in 2023 WB
Angola 53.11 in 2023 WB
Uganda 53.05 in 2023 WB
Seychelles 52.62 in 2020 WB
Guatemala 51.88 in 2023 WB
United States of America 51.04 in 2023 WB
Antigua and Barbuda 51.01 in 2001 WB
Central African Republic 51 in 2023 WB
Mali 50.97 in 2023 WB
Nicaragua 50.65 in 2023 WB
Liechtenstein 50.64 in 2015 WB
Japan 49.84 in 2023 WB
Burkina Faso 49.8 in 2023 WB
Belize 49.71 in 2023 WB
Zimbabwe 49 in 2023 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 48.45 in 2023 WB
Bahamas 48.41 in 2023 WB
China 48.32 in 2023 WB
Maldives 47.64 in 2023 WB
Israel 47.61 in 2023 WB
Azerbaijan 46.74 in 2023 WB
Cameroon 46.54 in 2023 WB
Viet Nam 46.49 in 2023 WB
Andorra 46.14 in 2008 WB
Panama 46.01 in 2023 WB
Nauru 45.97 in 2021 WB
Uruguay 45.93 in 2023 WB
United Arab Emirates 45.86 in 2023 WB
Indonesia 45.83 in 2023 WB
Bolivia 45.72 in 2023 WB
Ecuador 45.6 in 2023 WB
Dominican Republic 45.41 in 2023 WB
Myanmar 44.82 in 2023 WB
Mexico 44.74 in 2023 WB
Colombia 44.56 in 2023 WB
Guyana 44.54 in 2023 WB
Malaysia 44.26 in 2023 WB
Estonia 44.08 in 2023 WB
Turkey 44.06 in 2023 WB
Cyprus 43.65 in 2023 WB
Kyrgyzstan 43.64 in 2023 WB
El Salvador 43.6 in 2023 WB
Samoa 43.52 in 2023 WB
Pakistan 43.16 in 2023 WB
Dominica 43.16 in 2001 WB
France 42.76 in 2023 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 42.6 in 2023 WB
Congo 42.38 in 2023 WB
Barbados 42.37 in 2023 WB
Kazakhstan 42.26 in 2023 WB
Belarus 42.04 in 2023 WB
Lesotho 41.64 in 2023 WB
Cuba 41.5 in 2023 WB
Kenya 41.25 in 2023 WB
Bahrain 41.18 in 2023 WB
Ghana 41.05 in 2023 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 40.75 in 2014 WB
Rwanda 40.58 in 2023 WB
Gambia 40.25 in 2023 WB
Macau 39.78 in 2023 WB
Fiji 39.77 in 2023 WB
Chad 39.68 in 2023 WB
Thailand 39.52 in 2023 WB
Costa Rica 39.1 in 2023 WB
Botswana 38.83 in 2023 WB
Bangladesh 38.82 in 2023 WB
Timor-Leste 38.49 in 2023 WB
Armenia 38.35 in 2023 WB
Brunei Darussalam 38.35 in 2023 WB
Argentina 37.73 in 2023 WB
Republic of Moldova 37.16 in 2023 WB
Oman 36.74 in 2023 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58 in 2023 WB
Georgia 36.51 in 2023 WB
Slovenia 36.34 in 2023 WB
Lebanon 35.64 in 2023 WB
Singapore 35.61 in 2023 WB
Portugal 35.46 in 2023 WB
Luxembourg 35.05 in 2023 WB
Guinea Bissau 35.03 in 2023 WB
Uzbekistan 34.96 in 2023 WB
Zambia 34.83 in 2023 WB
Latvia 34.74 in 2023 WB
Suriname 34.74 in 2023 WB
Haiti 34.69 in 2023 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 34.59 in 2023 WB
Grenada 34.41 in 2020 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 34.12 in 2023 WB
Philippines 34.08 in 2023 WB
Lithuania 34 in 2023 WB
Afghanistan 33.99 in 2023 WB
Jamaica 33.87 in 2023 WB
Mauritius 33.84 in 2023 WB
Albania 33.82 in 2023 WB
Papua New Guinea 33.6 in 2023 WB
Kiribati 33.1 in 2020 WB
Spain 32.94 in 2023 WB
Poland 32.11 in 2023 WB
Hong Kong 31.98 in 2023 WB
Serbia 31.86 in 2023 WB
Benin 31.86 in 2023 WB
Belgium 31.45 in 2023 WB
Montenegro 31.35 in 2023 WB
South Africa 31.21 in 2023 WB
Sierra Leone 31.19 in 2023 WB
Hungary 31.16 in 2023 WB
Sri Lanka 30.99 in 2023 WB
Mongolia 30.84 in 2023 WB
Palestine 30.81 in 2022 WB
Ukraine 30.66 in 2021 WB
Croatia 30.49 in 2023 WB
India 30.22 in 2023 WB
Chile 29.93 in 2023 WB
Turkmenistan 29.66 in 2023 WB
Nepal 29.65 in 2023 WB
Senegal 29.54 in 2023 WB
Cabo Verde 28.93 in 2023 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.76 in 2023 WB
Equatorial Guinea 28.59 in 2023 WB
Czech Republic 28.52 in 2023 WB
Tunisia 28.47 in 2023 WB
Palau 28.45 in 2020 WB
North Macedonia 28.31 in 2023 WB
Tonga 28.28 in 2023 WB
Namibia 28.13 in 2023 WB
Russian Federation 27.99 in 2023 WB
San Marino 27.89 in 2022 WB
Saudi Arabia 27.72 in 2023 WB
Slovakia 27.56 in 2023 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.22 in 2023 WB
Republic of Korea 27.04 in 2023 WB
Iraq 26.66 in 2023 WB
Morocco 26.53 in 2023 WB
Italy 26.39 in 2023 WB
Sudan 26.39 in 2023 WB
Guinea 26.08 in 2023 WB
Bhutan 26.05 in 2023 WB
Jordan 26.03 in 2023 WB
Tajikistan 24.99 in 2023 WB
Romania 24.96 in 2023 WB
Greece 24.85 in 2023 WB
Nigeria 24.61 in 2023 WB
Kuwait 24.43 in 2023 WB
Togo 24.43 in 2023 WB
Eswatini 24.04 in 2023 WB
Egypt 24.02 in 2023 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75 in 2023 WB
Marshall Islands 23.64 in 2021 WB
Algeria 23.26 in 2023 WB
Puerto Rico 23.02 in 2023 WB
Bulgaria 22.87 in 2023 WB
Iran 22.44 in 2023 WB
Yemen 22.28 in 2023 WB
Mauritania 19.77 in 2023 WB
Gabon 18.3 in 2023 WB
Tuvalu 17.47 in 2022 WB
Libya 17.12 in 2023 WB
Somalia 16 in 2023 WB
Djibouti 14.08 in 2023 WB
Comoros 13.4 in 2023 WB