Lebanon - 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
1975 19.93
2004 18.17
2007 18.07
2019 28.75

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 Lebanon was 16.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 20.55 in 1990, while its lowest value was 16.20 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 20.55
1991 20.54
1992 20.23
1993 20.03
1994 19.83
1995 19.59
1996 19.19
1997 19.02
1998 18.76
1999 18.63
2000 18.46
2001 18.48
2002 18.58
2003 18.72
2004 18.77
2005 18.96
2006 19.01
2007 19.06
2008 18.70
2009 18.34
2010 18.11
2011 18.22
2012 18.31
2013 18.36
2014 18.40
2015 18.43
2016 18.29
2017 18.12
2018 17.97
2019 17.91
2020 16.20

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
1975 51.60
2004 42.77
2007 41.96
2019 50.07

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 Lebanon was 38.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 48.99 in 1990, while its lowest value was 38.68 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 48.99
1991 48.76
1992 47.61
1993 46.90
1994 46.26
1995 45.59
1996 44.48
1997 44.15
1998 43.54
1999 43.34
2000 43.07
2001 43.06
2002 43.26
2003 43.56
2004 43.53
2005 43.74
2006 43.64
2007 43.54
2008 42.52
2009 41.53
2010 40.94
2011 41.32
2012 41.67
2013 41.90
2014 42.14
2015 42.40
2016 42.22
2017 41.97
2018 41.86
2019 42.03
2020 38.68

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
1975 36.05
1997 32.24
2004 30.81
2007 30.73
2019 39.18

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 Lebanon was 27.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 34.98 in 1990, while its lowest value was 27.46 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 34.98
1991 34.84
1992 34.10
1993 33.64
1994 33.22
1995 32.75
1996 31.98
1997 31.71
1998 31.27
1999 31.11
2000 30.92
2001 30.80
2002 30.81
2003 30.90
2004 30.77
2005 30.83
2006 30.85
2007 30.86
2008 30.23
2009 29.60
2010 29.22
2011 29.43
2012 29.62
2013 29.76
2014 29.91
2015 30.08
2016 29.99
2017 29.85
2018 29.79
2019 29.91
2020 27.46

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 Lebanon was 25.63 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 25.63 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.66 in 1990.

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 20.66
1991 21.13
1992 21.55
1993 21.96
1994 22.35
1995 22.74
1996 22.80
1997 22.94
1998 23.08
1999 23.24
2000 23.36
2001 23.12
2002 22.94
2003 22.81
2004 22.74
2005 23.10
2006 23.58
2007 24.06
2008 24.30
2009 24.50
2010 24.66
2011 24.76
2012 24.78
2013 24.71
2014 24.64
2015 24.64
2016 24.83
2017 25.04
2018 25.31
2019 25.63

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 Lebanon was 76.34 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 76.37 in 2003, while its lowest value was 71.75 in 1992.

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 72.00
1991 72.14
1992 71.75
1993 71.94
1994 72.40
1995 72.98
1996 72.99
1997 73.58
1998 73.98
1999 74.62
2000 75.14
2001 75.64
2002 76.06
2003 76.37
2004 76.30
2005 76.22
2006 76.10
2007 75.91
2008 75.14
2009 74.38
2010 73.94
2011 74.26
2012 74.57
2013 74.80
2014 75.05
2015 75.32
2016 75.43
2017 75.53
2018 75.80
2019 76.34

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 Lebanon was 51.07 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 51.07 in 2019, while its lowest value was 45.64 in 1990.

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 45.64
1991 46.03
1992 46.13
1993 46.51
1994 46.99
1995 47.51
1996 47.54
1997 47.90
1998 48.15
1999 48.56
2000 48.94
2001 49.36
2002 49.77
2003 50.13
2004 50.27
2005 50.54
2006 50.70
2007 50.81
2008 50.48
2009 50.12
2010 49.89
2011 49.97
2012 50.01
2013 49.97
2014 49.94
2015 50.00
2016 50.14
2017 50.31
2018 50.60
2019 51.07

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
1975 15.44
2004 20.37
2007 21.12
2009 22.35
2019 29.29

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 Lebanon was 20.75 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 21.89 in 2019, while its lowest value was 19.08 in 1990.

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 19.08
1991 19.34
1992 19.45
1993 19.60
1994 19.75
1995 19.92
1996 19.83
1997 19.92
1998 19.98
1999 20.12
2000 20.21
2001 20.05
2002 19.95
2003 19.91
2004 19.86
2005 20.04
2006 20.29
2007 20.55
2008 20.69
2009 20.80
2010 20.91
2011 21.04
2012 21.10
2013 21.08
2014 21.08
2015 21.13
2016 21.27
2017 21.41
2018 21.61
2019 21.89
2020 20.62
2021 20.75

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
1975 20.92
2004 29.57
2007 31.56
2009 31.24
2019 41.60

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 Lebanon was 32.25 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 33.04 in 2010, while its lowest value was 26.45 in 1990.

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 26.45
1991 26.93
1992 27.53
1993 27.98
1994 28.36
1995 28.74
1996 28.93
1997 29.05
1998 29.24
1999 29.37
2000 29.50
2001 29.43
2002 29.40
2003 29.42
2004 29.57
2005 30.22
2006 30.88
2007 31.56
2008 32.15
2009 32.69
2010 33.04
2011 32.96
2012 32.80
2013 32.56
2014 32.32
2015 32.16
2016 32.30
2017 32.48
2018 32.68
2019 32.84
2020 32.15
2021 32.25

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.

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Year Value
1975 73.80
2004 68.88
2007 66.93
2009 71.55
2019 70.41

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 Lebanon was 64.33 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 72.13 in 1990, while its lowest value was 63.31 in 2010.

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 72.13
1991 71.81
1992 70.64
1993 70.04
1994 69.64
1995 69.32
1996 68.52
1997 68.56
1998 68.33
1999 68.49
2000 68.51
2001 68.12
2002 67.86
2003 67.67
2004 67.17
2005 66.34
2006 65.71
2007 65.11
2008 64.37
2009 63.65
2010 63.31
2011 63.82
2012 64.33
2013 64.76
2014 65.22
2015 65.71
2016 65.85
2017 65.91
2018 66.13
2019 66.64
2020 64.15
2021 64.33

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

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) in Lebanon was 48.79 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 48.79 in 2019, while its lowest value was 43.40 in 2007.

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
1975 44.57
1997 46.80
2004 44.02
2007 43.40
2009 46.11
2019 48.79

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 Lebanon was 42.47 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 44.82 in 1991, while its lowest value was 42.29 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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 44.76
1991 44.82
1992 44.40
1993 44.26
1994 44.21
1995 44.17
1996 43.73
1997 43.78
1998 43.69
1999 43.85
2000 43.96
2001 43.94
2002 44.01
2003 44.12
2004 44.02
2005 43.81
2006 43.61
2007 43.40
2008 43.05
2009 42.69
2010 42.50
2011 42.72
2012 42.90
2013 43.00
2014 43.13
2015 43.32
2016 43.44
2017 43.53
2018 43.74
2019 44.14
2020 42.29
2021 42.47

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure