NationMaster - Time Series > Labor > force participation rate, total > % of total population ages 15-64

Date	Amount	Rank
2005	72.59	#63
2004	72.51	#63
2003	72.35	#59
2002	72.32	#58
2001	72.4	#59
2000	72.4	#57
1999	72.13	#61
1998	71.99	#64
1997	71.6	#69
1996	71.84	#67
1995	71.61	#70
1994	71.74	#70
1993	71.78	#71
1992	71.35	#74
1991	71.18	#76
1990	71	#80
1989	70.75	#83
1988	70.58	#84
1987	70.65	#82
1986	70.28	#84
1985	69.99	#88
1984	69.96	#87
1983	69.9	#88
1982	69.86	#88
1981	69.81	#89
1980	69.73	#86

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: World Development Indicators database

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