Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 0.657% to 58.9% in the World in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in the World reached an all time high of 65.4% in 1990 and an all time low of 58.6% in 2020. When compared to World's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in China amounted to 68.1%, 61.4% in Germany, 61.9% in Japan and 60.7% in USA in 2021.
World has been ranked th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+).
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | % | 60.7% | 61.2% | 61.2% | 61.4% | 61.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 53.3% | 53.1% | 53.8% | 54.2% | 54.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 65.8% | 65.7% | 65.8% | 65.4% | 65.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 70.3% | 70.1% | 69.8% | 69.4% | 69.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 56.0% | 55.8% | 55.6% | 55.6% | 55.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 60.2% | 61.0% | 61.2% | 61.3% | 61.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 49.8% | 49.2% | 48.6% | 48.0% | 48.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 59.6% | 60.0% | 60.5% | 61.5% | 62.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 59.8% | 59.7% | 59.3% | 59.5% | 60.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 56.2% | 56.2% | 56.4% | 56.3% | 56.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 62.6% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 62.9% | 62.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 63.2% | 63.2% | 63.5% | 63.4% | 63.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 61.7% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 62.0% | 62.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| World | % | 61.0% | 60.8% | 60.7% | 60.5% | 60.5% |
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