Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Moldova

Moldova: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
92nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2002
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Moldova, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.77 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.786 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.794 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.811 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.838 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.799 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.802 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.811 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.729 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.723 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.724 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.734 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.744 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.781 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.79 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.778 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.801 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.801 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.824 % of total labor force in working age2017: 0.83 % of total labor force in working age2018: 0.817 % of total labor force in working age2019: 0.616 % of total labor force in working age2021: 0.614 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 0.6% for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Moldova peaked at 0.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.

That places Moldova 92nd out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Moldova, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.8% +2.1%
2000 0.8% +1.1%
2001 0.8% +2.0%
2002 0.8% +3.4%
2003 0.8% -4.7%
2004 0.8% +0.4%
2005 0.8% +1.2%
2006 0.7% -10.2%
2007 0.7% -0.7%
2008 0.7% +0.1%
2009 0.7% +1.4%
2010 0.7% +1.4%
2011 0.8% +5.0%
2012 0.8% +1.1%
2013 0.8% -1.6%
2014 0.8% +2.9%
2015 0.8% +0.1%
2016 0.8% +2.8%
2017 0.8% +0.7%
2018 0.8% -1.5%
2019 0.6% -24.6%
2021 0.6% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 89 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  2. 90 Guatemala 0.6% compare
  3. 91 Belize 0.6%
  4. 93 Namibia 0.6% compare
  5. 94 Turkey 0.6% compare
  6. 95 Montenegro 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Moldova?
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Moldova was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Moldova rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total?
Moldova ranks 92nd out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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