Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.TLF.ACTI.1524.NE.ZS•% of total population ages 15-24•1960 → 2025•211 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
211
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 26.42%
26.42% – 31.77%
31.77% – 37.54%
37.54% – 43.5%
43.5% – 50.56%
50.56% – 57.69%
> 57.69%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
211 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
Countries
211
Median
40.1%
Mean
42.2%
25th pctl
30.7%
75th pctl
52.6%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
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Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NetherlandsNLD | 83.3% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 82.7% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 73.1% | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 71.5% | 2022 | |
| NepalNPL | 70.83% | 2008 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 70.78% | 2013 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 70.73% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 69.9% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 69.88% | 2021 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 69.88% | 1981 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 69.75% | 2003 | |
| NorwayNOR | 67.8% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 65.84% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 65.13% | 2022 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 65.13% | 2023 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 64.93% | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 64.57% | 2008 | — |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 64.52% | 1991 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 64.27% | 1988 | — |
| New ZealandNZL | 64.2% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 63.04% | 1983 | — |
| CanadaCAN | 63.01% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 62.74% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 62.12% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 61.59% | 2022 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 60.89% | 1991 | |
| QatarQAT | 59.02% | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 58.81% | 2025 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 58.32% | 1977 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 58.19% | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 57.69% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 57.38% | 2010 | |
| SwedenSWE | 57.2% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 56.94% | 2016 | |
| AustriaAUT | 56.87% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 56.79% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 56.41% | 2020 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 55.99% | 1980 | |
| United StatesUSA | 55.59% | 2025 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 55.44% | 2016 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 55.39% | 2015 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 54.94% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 54.7% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 54.53% | 2022 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 54.53% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 54.24% | 2021 | |
| BrazilBRA | 54.05% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 54.03% | 2019 | |
| FinlandFIN | 54% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 53.3% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 53.02% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 52.63% | 2019 | |
| IrelandIRL | 52.6% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 52.57% | 2022 | |
| PeruPER | 52.52% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 52.41% | 2008 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 52.07% | 2009 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 51.86% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 51.66% | 2014 | |
| JapanJPN | 51.5% | 2025 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 50.56% | 2017 | |
| BermudaBMU | 50.41% | 2000 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 50.39% | 2024 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 49.58% | 2018 | |
| MaliMLI | 49.49% | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 49.15% | 2025 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 48.41% | 1976 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 48.21% | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 48.07% | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 47.98% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 47.6% | 2025 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 47.11% | 1990 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 46.93% | 2008 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 46.72% | 2016 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 46.69% | 2021 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 46.55% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 46.53% | 2014 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 46.21% | 2023 | |
| AndorraAND | 46.14% | 2008 | |
| GuamGUM | 46.1% | 2011 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 46.06% | 2022 | |
| PakistanPAK | 45.49% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 45.28% | 2020 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 45.01% | 2022 | |
| IsraelISR | 44.61% | 2025 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 44.37% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 44.29% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 43.87% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 43.76% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 43.65% | 2020 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 43.5% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 43.45% | 2012 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 43.33% | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 43.2% | 2025 | |
| DominicaDMA | 43.16% | 2001 | |
| BahrainBHR | 43.14% | 2015 | |
| EstoniaEST | 43.1% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 42.85% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 42.8% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 42.74% | 2018 | |
| LesothoLSO | 42.31% | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 41.39% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 41.07% | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 40.75% | 2014 | — |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 40.28% | 2012 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 40.06% | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 39.45% | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 39.21% | 2021 | |
| LebanonLBN | 39.2% | 2019 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 38.85% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 38.81% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 38.7% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 38.58% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 38.52% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 38.37% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 37.86% | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 37.73% | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 37.64% | 2024 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 37.61% | 2023 | |
| SurinameSUR | 37.58% | 2016 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 37.54% | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 37.37% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 37.19% | 2020 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 37.18% | 2022 | |
| ArubaABW | 37.07% | 2010 | |
| TogoTGO | 36.85% | 2022 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 36.62% | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 36.27% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 36.1% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 36.07% | 2005 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 35.96% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 35.6% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 35.4% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 34.99% | 2020 | — |
| CameroonCMR | 34.95% | 2021 | |
| GhanaGHA | 34.93% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 34.7% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 34.69% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 34.4% | 2025 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 33.76% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 33.75% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 33.7% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 33.51% | 2022 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 33.36% | 2010 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 33.1% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 32.42% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 32.16% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 31.86% | 2020 | |
| PalauPLW | 31.83% | 2023 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 31.8% | 2019 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 31.77% | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 31.59% | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 31.58% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 31.43% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 31.2% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 31.08% | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 30.87% | 2017 | |
| American SamoaASM | 30.77% | 1990 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 30.71% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 30.64% | 2021 | |
| HungaryHUN | 30.6% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 30.47% | 2025 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 30.1% | 2020 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 29.7% | 2025 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 29.7% | 2022 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 29.65% | 2009 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 29.51% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 29.47% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 29.23% | 2018 | |
| SamoaWSM | 29.2% | 2022 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 28.77% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 28.71% | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 28.65% | 2022 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 28.42% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 28.07% | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 27.9% | 2022 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 27.8% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 27.36% | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 26.76% | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 26.63% | 2021 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 26.42% | 2017 | |
| ChadTCD | 26.02% | 2022 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 25.81% | 2014 | |
| TongaTON | 25.76% | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 25.7% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 25.57% | 2022 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 25.56% | 2016 | |
| KenyaKEN | 25.52% | 2022 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 25.36% | 2019 | |
| JordanJOR | 24.97% | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 24.86% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 24.7% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 24.67% | 2024 | |
| MonacoMCO | 24.47% | 2016 | — |
| KosovoXKX | 24.43% | 2024 | |
| GreeceGRC | 24.31% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 24.25% | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | 23.8% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 23.71% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 23.64% | 2021 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 23.27% | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 23.16% | 2024 | |
| ComorosCOM | 23.08% | 2021 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 22.8% | 2022 | |
| ItalyITA | 22.6% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 21.39% | 2016 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 20.9% | 2022 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 19.1% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 17.69% | 2012 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 15.26% | 2022 | |
| GabonGAB | 14.12% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)