This snapshot presents global and regional trends along with the most recent country-level figures, based on the latest statistical standards and definitions adopted at the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) (ILO, 2013), as well as the previous standards from the 13th ICLS (ILO, 1982). In some cases, such as for high-income countries, these statistics may be identical. For more details, refer to the relevant databases and their descriptions.
Quick definition: The labour force participation rate is the share of persons who are in the labour force as a percent of the working-age population. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.
Indicator catalogue
| Indicator | Frequency | Database | Subject | Download (with labels) | Download (with codes) | Data explorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour force by sex and age (thousands) | Annual | Labour Force Statistics (LFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and age (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and age (thousands) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, age and education (thousands) | Annual | Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, age and education (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, age and education (thousands) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, age and rural / urban areas (thousands) | Annual | Rural and Urban Labour Markets (RURBAN) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, age and rural / urban areas (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, age and rural / urban areas (thousands) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, age and marital status (thousands) | Annual | Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, age and marital status (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, age and disability status (thousands) | Annual | Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and education (thousands) | Annual | Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and education (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and education (thousands) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, education and rural / urban areas (thousands) | Annual | Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, education and rural / urban areas (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, education and marital status (thousands) | Annual | Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, education and marital status (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, education and disability status (thousands) | Annual | Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and rural / urban areas (thousands) | Annual | Rural and Urban Labour Markets (RURBAN) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and rural / urban areas (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and rural / urban areas (thousands) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, rural / urban area and marital status (thousands) | Annual | Rural and Urban Labour Markets (RURBAN) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, rural / urban area and marital status (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, rural / urban areas and disability status (thousands) | Annual | Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, rural / urban areas and disability status (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and marital status (thousands) | Annual | Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and marital status (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and marital status (thousands) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, marital status and disability status (thousands) | Annual | Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, marital status and disability status (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and disability status (thousands) | Annual | Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and disability status (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and age, seasonally adjusted series (thousands) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and age, seasonally adjusted series (thousands) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and age (%) | Annual | Labour Force Statistics (LFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and age (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and age (%) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, age and education (%) | Annual | Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, age and education (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, age and education (%) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, age and rural / urban areas (%) | Annual | Rural and Urban Labour Markets (RURBAN) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, age and rural / urban areas (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, age and rural / urban areas (%) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, age and marital status (%) | Annual | Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, age and marital status (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, age and disability status (%) | Annual | Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and education (%) | Annual | Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and education (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and education (%) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, education and rural / urban areas (%) | Annual | Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, education and rural / urban areas (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, education and marital status (%) | Annual | Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, education and disability status (%) | Annual | Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and rural / urban areas (%) | Annual | Rural and Urban Labour Markets (RURBAN) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and rural / urban areas (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and rural / urban areas (%) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, rural / urban area and marital status (%) | Annual | Rural and Urban Labour Markets (RURBAN) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, rural / urban area and marital status (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, rural / urban areas and disability status (%) | Annual | Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, rural / urban areas and disability status (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and marital status (%) | Annual | Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and marital status (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and marital status (%) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, marital status and disability status (%) | Annual | Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, marital status and disability status (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and disability status (%) | Annual | Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and disability status (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and age, seasonally adjusted series (%) | Quarterly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and age, seasonally adjusted series (%) | Monthly | Short-Term Labour Force Statistics (STLFS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Prime-age labour force participation rate by sex, household type and rural / urban areas (%) | Annual | Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Prime-age labour force participation rate by sex, household type and presence of children (%) | Annual | Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Youth labour force by sex, age and education (thousands) | Annual | Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Youth labour force by sex, age and rural / urban areas (thousands) | Annual | Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Youth labour force by sex, age and school attendance status (thousands) | Annual | Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Youth labour force by sex, age and disability status (thousands) | Annual | Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Youth labour force participation rate by sex, age and education (%) | Annual | Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Youth labour force participation rate by sex, age and rural / urban areas (%) | Annual | Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Youth labour force participation rate by sex, age and disability status (%) | Annual | Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Youth labour force participation rate by sex, age and school attendance status (%) | Annual | Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and age -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2024 (thousands) | Annual | ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex, age and rural / urban areas -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2021 (thousands) | Annual | ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and age -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2024 (%) | Annual | ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex, age and rural / urban areas -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2021 (%) | Annual | ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Prime-age labour force participation rate by sex and household type -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2023 (%) | Annual | ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Prime-age labour force by sex and household type -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2023 (thousands) | Annual | ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force by sex and age -- 19th ICLS (thousands) | Annual | Work Statistics 19th ICLS (WORK) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz | |
| Labour force participation rate by sex and age -- 19th ICLS (%) | Annual | Work Statistics 19th ICLS (WORK) | Labour force | .csv .dta .xlsx | .csv.gz |
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