Labor force participation rate, aged 15-24 (% of labor force aged 15-24) by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
1.0%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0.1%
Djibouti
Median
0.4%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,513
What the numbers show
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-24 (% of labor force aged 15-24) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0.1% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4%, and the mean is 0.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 178.7%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 69.2%).
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2018 | up 178.7% | rising |
| 2 | Togo | 0.9% | 2018 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 3 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 4 | Niger | 0.9% | 2018 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 5 | Senegal | 0.7% | 2018 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 6 | Madagascar | 0.7% | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2014 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 8 | Malawi | 0.6% | 2019 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 0.6% | 2016 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 10 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 12 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2012 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 13 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6% | 2020 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 0.6% | 2003 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 16 | United States of America | 0.6% | 2018 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2019 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 19 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2021 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2014 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 21 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2019 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.5% | 2016 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 23 | Nigeria | 0.5% | 2018 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5% | 2018 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 25 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 26 | Belize | 0.5% | 1999 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 27 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 28 | Jamaica | 0.5% | 2002 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% | 2011 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 30 | Malta | 0.5% | 2016 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 31 | Belarus | 0.5% | 2010 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 32 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 34 | Guinea | 0.5% | 2018 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 35 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.5% | 2006 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 36 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2021 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 37 | El Salvador | 0.4% | 2019 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 38 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2021 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 39 | Türkiye | 0.4% | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 40 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2020 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 41 | Germany | 0.4% | 2011 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 42 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2013 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 44 | Mauritius | 0.4% | 2017 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 45 | China | 0.4% | 2013 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% | 2005 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 47 | Albania | 0.4% | 2019 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 48 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2016 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 49 | Panama | 0.4% | 2021 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 50 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 51 | Morocco | 0.4% | 2013 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 52 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 0.4% | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 54 | France | 0.4% | 2016 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 55 | Zambia | 0.4% | 2015 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 56 | Kenya | 0.4% | 2019 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2016 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0.4% | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 59 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 60 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 61 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2016 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 62 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2016 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 63 | Estonia | 0.4% | 2016 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 64 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | up 177.7% | falling |
| 65 | Sweden | 0.4% | 2016 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 66 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4% | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 68 | Ukraine | 0.4% | 2014 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 69 | Chile | 0.4% | 2017 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 70 | Slovakia | 0.4% | 2016 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 71 | Namibia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 0.3% | 2016 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 73 | Tunisia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 75 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2003 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 76 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2016 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 77 | Iceland | 0.3% | 2015 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 78 | Italy | 0.3% | 2016 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 80 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2016 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 81 | Norway | 0.3% | 2016 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 82 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2016 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 84 | Republic of Korea | 0.3% | 2017 | up 25.9% | falling |
| 85 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2016 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 86 | Palestine, State of | 0.3% | 2017 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 87 | Poland | 0.3% | 2019 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 89 | Finland | 0.3% | 2016 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 90 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2016 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 91 | Greece | 0.3% | 2016 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 92 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 93 | Serbia | 0.3% | 2018 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 94 | Czechia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 95 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 96 | Romania | 0.3% | 2018 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 97 | Spain | 0.3% | 2016 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 0.3% | 2016 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 99 | Mongolia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 100 | Denmark | 0.3% | 2016 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 101 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2021 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 102 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2010 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 103 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 104 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 105 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 106 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 107 | Djibouti | 0.1% | 2017 | down 69.2% | volatile |