Labour force participation rate: compare countries

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Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Labour force participation rate: latest observations by country
Date	New Caledonia	United States	Germany
Dec 31, 2002	65.1%	65.6%	57.8%
Dec 31, 2003	65.0%	65.2%	57.8%
Dec 31, 2004	64.9%	65.0%	57.5%
Dec 31, 2005	64.7%	65.0%	58.3%
Dec 31, 2006	64.6%	65.2%	59.0%
Dec 31, 2007	64.6%	65.0%	59.1%
Dec 31, 2008	64.5%	65.0%	59.1%
Dec 31, 2009	64.3%	64.4%	59.2%
Dec 31, 2010	64.3%	63.7%	59.3%
Dec 31, 2011	64.3%	63.2%	59.9%
Dec 31, 2012	64.2%	63.1%	60.0%
Dec 31, 2013	64.1%	62.7%	60.3%
Dec 31, 2014	63.9%	62.4%	60.4%
Dec 31, 2015	62.7%	62.3%	60.2%
Dec 31, 2016	61.5%	62.4%	60.4%
Dec 31, 2017	60.2%	62.5%	60.7%
Dec 31, 2018	58.9%	62.6%	60.9%
Dec 31, 2019	57.6%	62.8%	61.3%
Dec 31, 2020	57.7%	61.6%	60.5%
Dec 31, 2021	57.4%	61.5%	60.4%
Dec 31, 2022	57.6%	61.8%	60.8%
Dec 31, 2023	57.2%	62.1%	61.1%
Dec 31, 2024	56.9%	62.0%	60.9%
Dec 31, 2025	56.4%	61.7%	60.6%