Lebanon - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Lebanon was 24.50 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 24.92 in 2019, while its lowest value was 21.98 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 21.98
1991 22.19
1992 22.46
1993 22.63
1994 22.78
1995 22.96
1996 23.08
1997 23.17
1998 23.31
1999 23.37
2000 23.36
2001 22.95
2002 22.57
2003 22.25
2004 22.08
2005 22.26
2006 22.64
2007 23.06
2008 23.46
2009 23.85
2010 24.15
2011 24.29
2012 24.38
2013 24.43
2014 24.46
2015 24.50
2016 24.62
2017 24.74
2018 24.85
2019 24.92
2020 24.49
2021 24.50

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Lebanon was 2,171,593 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,252,317 in 2019 and a minimum value of 787,264 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 787,264
1991 836,394
1992 886,134
1993 944,965
1994 1,001,711
1995 1,050,132
1996 1,066,824
1997 1,086,708
1998 1,100,477
1999 1,127,072
2000 1,164,071
2001 1,205,960
2002 1,265,188
2003 1,332,400
2004 1,389,988
2005 1,433,917
2006 1,462,991
2007 1,478,592
2008 1,488,004
2009 1,510,482
2010 1,561,529
2011 1,646,708
2012 1,753,471
2013 1,865,163
2014 1,968,675
2015 2,056,310
2016 2,129,127
2017 2,179,114
2018 2,217,197
2019 2,252,317
2020 2,162,976
2021 2,171,593

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure