ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 86.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.73 %
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
3rd
of 4 countries
All-time high
88.07 %
in 2021
All-time low
67.88 %
in 2005
Years of data
25
2000–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 82.7 %2001: 79.8 %2002: 78 %2003: 73.7 %2004: 70.8 %2005: 67.9 %2006: 73.5 %2007: 72.6 %2008: 74.6 %2009: 75.3 %2010: 76.7 %2011: 76.8 %2012: 76.7 %2013: 77.3 %2014: 84.1 %2015: 84.5 %2016: 84.7 %2017: 81.3 %2018: 79.6 %2019: 82.9 %2020: 85.3 %2021: 88.1 %2022: 86.2 %2023: 85 %2024: 86.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Republic of Moldova is 86.73 %, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Republic of Moldova peaked at 88.07 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.88 %, in 2005.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Republic of Moldova, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 82.7 %
2001 79.84 % -3.5%
2002 77.95 % -2.4%
2003 73.67 % -5.5%
2004 70.85 % -3.8%
2005 67.88 % -4.2%
2006 73.55 % +8.4%
2007 72.56 % -1.3%
2008 74.59 % +2.8%
2009 75.28 % +0.9%
2010 76.66 % +1.8%
2011 76.85 % +0.2%
2012 76.73 % -0.2%
2013 77.29 % +0.7%
2014 84.06 % +8.8%
2015 84.47 % +0.5%
2016 84.69 % +0.3%
2017 81.3 % -4.0%
2018 79.58 % -2.1%
2019 82.91 % +4.2%
2020 85.31 % +2.9%
2021 88.07 % +3.2%
2022 86.22 % -2.1%
2023 85.02 % -1.4%
2024 86.73 % +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.89 % 67.88 % 82.7 % 10
2010s 80.45 % 76.66 % 84.69 % 10
2020s 86.27 % 85.02 % 88.07 % 5

Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova

  1. 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 93.66 % compare
  2. 1 Mongolia 96.04 % compare
  3. 2 Belarus 93.5 % compare
  4. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 80.76 % compare
  5. 2 Viet Nam 92.51 % compare
  6. 3 Austria 93.45 % compare
  7. 3 Cabo Verde 67.47 % compare
  8. 3 Slovenia 93.45 % compare
  9. 4 Türkiye 68.56 % compare
  10. 5 Malta 92.7 % compare
  11. 6 France 92.19 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Republic of Moldova?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Republic of Moldova was 86.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 88.07 % in 2021.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 67.88 % in 2005.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Republic of Moldova ranks 3rd out of 4 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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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.