Lao PDR - Labor force participation rate

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1995 81.19
2003 95.00
2010 66.98
2017 27.34

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 60.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 83.18 in 1990, while its lowest value was 60.02 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 83.18
1991 83.03
1992 82.76
1993 82.44
1994 81.89
1995 81.43
1996 80.61
1997 79.78
1998 78.93
1999 78.06
2000 77.18
2001 76.27
2002 75.35
2003 74.42
2004 73.48
2005 72.54
2006 71.58
2007 70.60
2008 69.59
2009 68.57
2010 67.51
2011 66.78
2012 66.02
2013 65.23
2014 64.46
2015 63.72
2016 63.00
2017 62.28
2018 61.63
2019 61.15
2020 60.02

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1995 65.27
2003 94.70
2010 59.42
2017 29.47

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 53.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 67.85 in 1990, while its lowest value was 53.56 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 67.85
1991 67.71
1992 67.48
1993 67.22
1994 66.79
1995 66.43
1996 66.02
1997 65.61
1998 65.23
1999 64.85
2000 64.50
2001 64.09
2002 63.71
2003 63.35
2004 63.02
2005 62.71
2006 62.35
2007 61.98
2008 61.60
2009 61.19
2010 60.76
2011 60.02
2012 59.26
2013 58.46
2014 57.69
2015 56.94
2016 56.29
2017 55.64
2018 55.04
2019 54.61
2020 53.56

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1995 73.56
2003 94.90
2010 63.25
2017 28.38

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 56.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 75.41 in 1990, while its lowest value was 56.75 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 75.41
1991 75.28
1992 75.04
1993 74.76
1994 74.28
1995 73.87
1996 73.26
1997 72.64
1998 72.02
1999 71.40
2000 70.78
2001 70.14
2002 69.50
2003 68.87
2004 68.24
2005 67.61
2006 66.95
2007 66.27
2008 65.58
2009 64.86
2010 64.11
2011 63.38
2012 62.61
2013 61.82
2014 61.05
2015 60.30
2016 59.62
2017 58.93
2018 58.30
2019 57.85
2020 56.75

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 80.49 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 84.68 in 1992, while its lowest value was 80.46 in 2018.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 84.63
1991 84.68
1992 84.68
1993 84.67
1994 84.57
1995 84.48
1996 84.33
1997 84.15
1998 83.95
1999 83.72
2000 83.46
2001 83.21
2002 82.94
2003 82.64
2004 82.32
2005 81.99
2006 81.72
2007 81.44
2008 81.16
2009 80.91
2010 80.69
2011 80.62
2012 80.58
2013 80.55
2014 80.53
2015 80.51
2016 80.49
2017 80.47
2018 80.46
2019 80.49

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 82.27 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 84.68 in 1991, while its lowest value was 81.58 in 2010.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 84.68
1991 84.68
1992 84.63
1993 84.55
1994 84.36
1995 84.19
1996 84.08
1997 83.94
1998 83.78
1999 83.57
2000 83.33
2001 83.14
2002 82.92
2003 82.65
2004 82.36
2005 82.06
2006 81.91
2007 81.76
2008 81.65
2009 81.59
2010 81.58
2011 81.67
2012 81.81
2013 81.94
2014 82.07
2015 82.18
2016 82.18
2017 82.19
2018 82.21
2019 82.27

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 81.38 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 84.68 in 1991, while its lowest value was 81.13 in 2010.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 84.66
1991 84.68
1992 84.66
1993 84.61
1994 84.47
1995 84.34
1996 84.20
1997 84.05
1998 83.86
1999 83.64
2000 83.39
2001 83.18
2002 82.93
2003 82.65
2004 82.34
2005 82.03
2006 81.81
2007 81.60
2008 81.40
2009 81.24
2010 81.13
2011 81.14
2012 81.19
2013 81.24
2014 81.30
2015 81.35
2016 81.34
2017 81.33
2018 81.34
2019 81.38

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1995 80.26
2003 94.40
2005 66.30
2010 76.66
2017 36.54

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 74.79 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 80.95 in 1990, while its lowest value was 74.79 in 2021.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 80.95
1991 80.89
1992 80.77
1993 80.65
1994 80.43
1995 80.25
1996 80.03
1997 79.80
1998 79.57
1999 79.34
2000 79.11
2001 78.88
2002 78.64
2003 78.40
2004 78.16
2005 77.92
2006 77.68
2007 77.43
2008 77.18
2009 76.93
2010 76.67
2011 76.53
2012 76.40
2013 76.27
2014 76.16
2015 76.07
2016 75.99
2017 75.92
2018 75.86
2019 75.83
2020 75.03
2021 74.79

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Labor data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1995 97.18
2003 100.11
2005 99.25
2010 96.04
2017 80.84

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 95.76 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 97.96 in 1990, while its lowest value was 95.76 in 2021.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 97.96
1991 97.89
1992 97.76
1993 97.61
1994 97.37
1995 97.18
1996 97.11
1997 97.04
1998 96.97
1999 96.90
2000 96.83
2001 96.75
2002 96.68
2003 96.60
2004 96.52
2005 96.45
2006 96.37
2007 96.29
2008 96.21
2009 96.13
2010 96.04
2011 96.02
2012 96.02
2013 96.04
2014 96.08
2015 96.13
2016 96.20
2017 96.28
2018 96.37
2019 96.43
2020 96.23
2021 95.76

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1995 82.59
2003 94.30
2005 66.80
2010 79.82
2017 45.20

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 78.09 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 82.63 in 1990, while its lowest value was 77.97 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 82.63
1991 82.63
1992 82.63
1993 82.62
1994 82.60
1995 82.58
1996 82.41
1997 82.24
1998 82.06
1999 81.88
2000 81.70
2001 81.52
2002 81.34
2003 81.16
2004 80.98
2005 80.79
2006 80.61
2007 80.42
2008 80.22
2009 80.03
2010 79.83
2011 79.70
2012 79.57
2013 79.42
2014 79.27
2015 79.13
2016 78.99
2017 78.85
2018 78.72
2019 78.64
2020 77.97
2021 78.09

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1995 81.40
2003 94.30
2005 66.60
2010 78.22
2017 40.78

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 76.43 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 81.78 in 1990, while its lowest value was 76.43 in 2021.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 81.78
1991 81.75
1992 81.69
1993 81.62
1994 81.50
1995 81.40
1996 81.20
1997 81.00
1998 80.79
1999 80.59
2000 80.38
2001 80.17
2002 79.96
2003 79.75
2004 79.54
2005 79.32
2006 79.11
2007 78.89
2008 78.67
2009 78.44
2010 78.22
2011 78.09
2012 77.96
2013 77.83
2014 77.71
2015 77.60
2016 77.49
2017 77.38
2018 77.29
2019 77.23
2020 76.49
2021 76.43

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure