ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Armenia
Armenia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 79.96 % in 2017. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Armenia, 2008–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 79.96 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2017.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Armenia peaked at 80.76 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 72.1 %, in 2008.
That places Armenia 9th out of 79 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 72.1 % | — |
| 2014 | 80.76 % | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 80.09 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 80.29 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.96 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.1 % | 72.1 % | 72.1 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.28 % | 79.96 % | 80.76 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 6 Switzerland 80.66 % compare
- 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 80.55 % compare
- 8 Zambia 80.46 %
- 9 Ecuador 79.96 % compare
- 11 Israel 79.37 %
- 12 Indonesia 79.11 % compare
More economy & growth data for Armenia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 252.31 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 81.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 605.13 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 359.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 196.04 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Armenia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Armenia was 79.96 % in 2017, 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.76 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1 % in 2008.
- How does Armenia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Armenia ranks 9th out of 79 countries with data for 2017.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.