Labor force participation in Asia
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Labor force participation rate in Asia:
The average for 2020 based on 47 countries was 59.33 percent.The highest value was in Qatar: 87.41 percent and the lowest value was in Yemen: 36.78 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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87.41
81.67
79.54
77.36
76.49
75.69
74.75
69.93
69.63
69.20
69.11
68.89
68.25
67.36
67.02
66.99
64.92
63.80
62.81
62.79
62.00
61.79
61.00
59.56
59.49
59.32
58.77
57.63
56.74
56.71
55.90
55.71
54.75
51.26
49.88
48.46
46.03
44.92
42.68
42.29
41.58
41.39
40.95
40.94
40.47
37.79
36.78
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21.9
43.7
65.6
87.41
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.
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