What is the difference in labor force participation rate by sex and age between Hong Kong, China and United States of America?

0.0%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and United States of America?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as Labor force participation rate by sex and age (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs United States of America: Labor force participation rate by sex and age

Hong Kong, China

1.0%

in 2023

United States of America

1.0%

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

1st

United States of America rank

1st

Labor force participation rate by sex and age over time

Hong Kong, China
United States of America

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 20 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 218 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—
2010s	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%	—
2020s	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate by sex and age, Hong Kong, China or United States of America?: Hong Kong, China, at 1.0% against 1.0% in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate by sex and age between Hong Kong, China and United States of America?: 0.0%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and United States of America?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and United States of America rank globally for labor force participation rate by sex and age?: Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as Labor force participation rate by sex and age (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Labor force participation rate by sex and age (%)
Unit: %
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 219 places, 4,380 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

Labor force participation data for use by ILO