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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.TLF.ACTI.1524.ZS% of total population ages 15-241990 → 2024187 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
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DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) infographic

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 26.37%
26.37% – 31.2%
31.2% – 36.89%
36.89% – 42.83%
42.83% – 48.44%
48.44% – 56.1%
> 56.1%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
187
 
Median
38.8%
 
Mean
41.3%
 
25th pctl
30.7%
 
75th pctl
51.5%
 
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Compare trends

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
NetherlandsIcelandKorea, Dem. People's Rep.
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CountryLatestDateTrend
NetherlandsNLD83.25%2024
IcelandISL82.18%2024
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK78.47%2024
MadagascarMDG72.45%2024
NigerNER71.2%2024
Solomon IslandsSLB70.84%2024
TanzaniaTZA70.81%2024
CambodiaKHM70.61%2024
AustraliaAUS70.19%2024
UgandaUGA69.82%2024
DenmarkDNK69.14%2024
EritreaERI68.56%2024
NorwayNOR66.09%2024
SwitzerlandCHE65.74%2024
New ZealandNZL65.69%2024
MozambiqueMOZ65.01%2024
NigeriaNGA64.85%2024
CanadaCAN63.03%2024
South SudanSSD62.74%2023
BoliviaBOL60.65%2024
St. LuciaLCA60.64%2024
Central African RepublicCAF60.61%2024
QatarQAT59.64%2024
Bahamas, TheBHS59.08%2024
AustriaAUT57.24%2024
SwedenSWE56.8%2024
ParaguayPRY56.32%2024
MaltaMLT55.94%2024
LiberiaLBR55.39%2024
PeruPER55.34%2024
BrazilBRA54.71%2024
GermanyDEU54.52%2024
AngolaAGO54.17%2024
Lao PDRLAO54.05%2024
EthiopiaETH53.96%2024
BelizeBLZ53.91%2024
IrelandIRL53.61%2024
FinlandFIN53.27%2024
MaliMLI52.93%2024
BurundiBDI52.82%2024
United KingdomGBR52.69%2024
NicaraguaNIC52.42%2024
BeninBEN52.41%2024
Burkina FasoBFA51.97%2024
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT51.67%2024
GuatemalaGTM51.59%2024
MaldivesMDV51.45%2024
United StatesUSA50.81%2024
JapanJPN50.8%2024
HondurasHND50.28%2024
GuyanaGUY49.53%2024
ChinaCHN49.51%2024
RwandaRWA48.7%2024
IsraelISR48.47%2024
BangladeshBGD48.27%2024
ZimbabweZWE48.22%2024
BarbadosBRB48.22%2024
Channel IslandsCHI48.06%2024
Dominican RepublicDOM47.97%2024
TurkiyeTUR47.01%2024
United Arab EmiratesARE47.01%2024
UruguayURY46.94%2024
MalawiMWI46.71%2024
MyanmarMMR46.32%2024
IndonesiaIDN45.98%2024
MalaysiaMYS45.41%2024
GuamGUM45.19%2024
MexicoMEX45.06%2024
PanamaPAN44.94%2024
KazakhstanKAZ44.81%2024
EcuadorECU44.68%2024
Guinea-BissauGNB44.68%2024
Macao SAR, ChinaMAC44.07%2024
MontenegroMNE43.76%2024
EstoniaEST43.63%2024
ColombiaCOL43.61%2024
Congo, Rep.COG43.28%2024
PakistanPAK43.25%2024
AzerbaijanAZE43.18%2024
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD43.09%2024
El SalvadorSLV42.73%2024
FranceFRA42.52%2024
BahrainBHR42.19%2024
BotswanaBWA42.15%2024
Viet NamVNM40.98%2024
CyprusCYP40.69%2024
OmanOMN40.49%2024
ThailandTHA39.77%2024
GeorgiaGEO39.26%2024
BelarusBLR39.24%2024
AlbaniaALB39.13%2024
FijiFJI38.94%2024
Costa RicaCRI38.88%2024
CubaCUB38.75%2024
ArgentinaARG38.72%2024
ArmeniaARM38.45%2024
MauritiusMUS38.12%2024
AfghanistanAFG37.93%2024
ChadTCD37.72%2024
French PolynesiaPYF37.67%2024
Timor-LesteTLS37.65%2024
JamaicaJAM37.44%2024
UzbekistanUZB37.42%2024
LuxembourgLUX37.33%2024
VanuatuVUT37.26%2024
Cote d'IvoireCIV36.97%2024
ZambiaZMB36.92%2024
LithuaniaLTU36.79%2024
SloveniaSVN36.79%2024
Trinidad and TobagoTTO36.68%2024
New CaledoniaNCL36.65%2024
KenyaKEN35.56%2024
Brunei DarussalamBRN35.22%2024
SurinameSUR35.09%2024
LesothoLSO35%2024
CameroonCMR34.81%2024
PortugalPRT34.74%2024
MoldovaMDA34.64%2024
LatviaLVA34.53%2024
LebanonLBN34.32%2023
HaitiHTI33.92%2024
SpainESP33.83%2024
SingaporeSGP33.15%2024
Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR32.62%2024
SerbiaSRB32.07%2024
HungaryHUN31.99%2024
PhilippinesPHL31.98%2024
PolandPOL31.96%2024
BelgiumBEL31.85%2024
SenegalSEN31.55%2024
GhanaGHA31.44%2024
Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ31.38%2024
IndiaIND31.23%2024
Saudi ArabiaSAU31.2%2024
Sierra LeoneSLE30.99%2024
Cabo VerdeCPV30.9%2024
CroatiaHRV30.85%2024
BhutanBTN30.83%2024
West Bank and GazaPSE30.81%2022
Gambia, TheGMB30.76%2024
Venezuela, RBVEN30.74%2024
UkraineUKR30.66%2021
Equatorial GuineaGNQ30.45%2024
ChileCHL30.25%2024
North MacedoniaMKD30.09%2024
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG29.47%2024
NamibiaNAM29.42%2024
Russian FederationRUS29.34%2024
SamoaWSM28.63%2024
MongoliaMNG28.54%2024
Papua New GuineaPNG28.42%2024
EswatiniSWZ27.51%2024
MoroccoMAR27.51%2024
NepalNPL27.43%2024
IraqIRQ27.14%2024
CzechiaCZE27.02%2024
Slovak RepublicSVK26.95%2024
TurkmenistanTKM26.92%2024
South AfricaZAF26.76%2024
SudanSDN26.53%2022
GuineaGIN26.15%2024
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH26.08%2024
Korea, Rep.KOR25.82%2024
TongaTON25.71%2024
KuwaitKWT25.59%2024
JordanJOR25.33%2024
RomaniaROU25.21%2024
Sri LankaLKA25.05%2024
ItalyITA24.71%2024
TogoTGO24.55%2024
AlgeriaDZA24.48%2024
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR23.92%2024
GreeceGRC23.89%2024
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY23.37%2024
TunisiaTUN23.22%2024
Yemen, Rep.YEM23.2%2024
ComorosCOM22.86%2024
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN22.67%2024
Puerto Rico (US)PRI21.71%2024
Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP21.3%2024
MauritaniaMRT20.13%2024
BulgariaBGR19.72%2024
TajikistanTJK19.42%2024
GabonGAB17.79%2024
LibyaLBY16.73%2024
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM15.86%2024
DjiboutiDJI13.47%2024
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)