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China Average Labor Force Participation 1990-2025

Name: China Labor Force Participation
Creator: World Bank
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71.80% 36 data points

Labor force participation rate · World Bank

China's average labor force participation from 1990 to 2025 was 71.80%, based on 36 data points.

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Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	64.55%	−0.36pp	66th
2024	64.91%	−0.92pp	62nd
2023	65.83%	+0.03pp	55th
2022	65.80%	−1.31pp	53rd
2021	67.11%	+1.39pp	36th
2020	65.72%	−1.66pp	48th
2019	67.38%	−0.43pp	44th
2018	67.81%	−0.54pp	39th
2017	68.35%	−0.53pp	38th
2016	68.88%	−0.42pp	37th
2015	69.30%	−0.35pp	35th
2014	69.65%	−0.32pp	33rd
2013	69.97%	−0.44pp	33rd
2012	70.41%	−0.45pp	34th
2011	70.86%	−0.10pp	31st
2010	70.96%	−0.33pp	30th
2009	71.29%	−0.33pp	29th
2008	71.63%	−0.33pp	29th
2007	71.95%	−0.33pp	29th
2006	72.28%	−0.32pp	28th
2005	72.61%	−0.32pp	27th
2004	72.93%	−0.32pp	26th
2003	73.25%	−0.32pp	24th
2002	73.56%	−0.31pp	24th
2001	73.88%	−0.31pp	25th
2000	74.19%	−0.53pp	24th
1999	74.72%	−0.52pp	20th
1998	75.25%	−0.52pp	20th
1997	75.76%	−0.51pp	20th
1996	76.27%	−0.50pp	21st
1995	76.77%	−0.49pp	21st
1994	77.27%	−0.49pp	19th
1993	77.75%	−0.48pp	16th
1992	78.23%	−0.47pp	15th
1991	78.71%	−0.46pp	15th
1990	79.17%	–	14th

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