ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 89.78 % in Netherlands (Kingdom of the); the lowest is 21.71 % in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.17 %, and the mean is 43.27 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 40.2%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 48.1%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 89.78 % | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 77.66 % | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 82.71 % | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 45.42 % | 2019 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 45.16 % | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 3 | Switzerland | 74.5 % | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 3 | Türkiye | 42.43 % | 2013 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 28.2 % | 2019 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 4 | Australia | 73.57 % | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 39.8 % | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 69.04 % | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 68.25 % | 2024 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 7 | New Zealand | 66.56 % | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 65.7 % | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 9 | Angola | 60.7 % | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 10 | Ecuador | 60.55 % | 2025 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 11 | Austria | 59.96 % | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 12 | Germany | 58.69 % | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 58.44 % | 2019 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 56.86 % | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 56.01 % | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 16 | Belize | 55.79 % | 2019 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 55.78 % | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 55.44 % | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 19 | Mali | 52.05 % | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 20 | Panama | 51.81 % | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 21 | Pakistan | 51.37 % | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 50.95 % | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 49.63 % | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 48.77 % | 2022 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 25 | Mexico | 48.42 % | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 26 | Indonesia | 48.32 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 47.44 % | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 28 | Zambia | 47.4 % | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 29 | Rwanda | 47.15 % | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 30 | Israel | 46.84 % | 2020 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 31 | Uruguay | 46.6 % | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 32 | Colombia | 46.36 % | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 33 | Malta | 45.79 % | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 34 | France | 44.08 % | 2024 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 35 | Thailand | 41.12 % | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 36 | Georgia | 41.05 % | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 39.55 % | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 38 | Mongolia | 38.17 % | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 39 | Croatia | 37.96 % | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 40 | Jamaica | 37.77 % | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 37.73 % | 2024 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 42 | Spain | 37.15 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 43 | Lithuania | 36.94 % | 2024 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 44 | Slovenia | 36.88 % | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 36.55 % | 2024 | up 32.9% | flat |
| 46 | Palestine, State of | 36.19 % | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 47 | Belarus | 35.37 % | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 48 | Hungary | 35.3 % | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 49 | Ukraine | 34.99 % | 2021 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 34.4 % | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 50 | Brunei Darussalam | 34.4 % | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 52 | Portugal | 33.72 % | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 53 | Poland | 33.64 % | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 54 | Belgium | 33.43 % | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.26 % | 2018 | — | falling |
| 56 | Serbia | 33.04 % | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 32.9 % | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 58 | India | 32.82 % | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 59 | Philippines | 32.66 % | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 60 | Romania | 32.28 % | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 61 | Slovakia | 31.12 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 31.04 % | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 63 | Chile | 30.82 % | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 64 | Armenia | 30.72 % | 2017 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.83 % | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 66 | Egypt | 29.55 % | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 67 | Tunisia | 29.3 % | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 68 | Greece | 29.26 % | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 69 | Latvia | 29.12 % | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 70 | Czechia | 28.46 % | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 71 | Bhutan | 28.3 % | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 72 | Italy | 26.59 % | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 26.49 % | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 74 | Republic of Korea | 26.21 % | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 75 | Namibia | 25.99 % | 2018 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 76 | Senegal | 25.55 % | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 77 | Jordan | 24.44 % | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 23.88 % | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 79 | South Africa | 21.71 % | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 58.67 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.