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Labour force participation rate in China

Latest: 64.6%
Previous: 64.9%
Change: -0.36 (-0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in China
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	79.2%
Dec 31, 1991	78.7%
Dec 31, 1992	78.2%
Dec 31, 1993	77.8%
Dec 31, 1994	77.3%
Dec 31, 1995	76.8%
Dec 31, 1996	76.3%
Dec 31, 1997	75.8%
Dec 31, 1998	75.2%
Dec 31, 1999	74.7%
Dec 31, 2000	74.2%
Dec 31, 2001	73.9%
Dec 31, 2002	73.6%
Dec 31, 2003	73.2%
Dec 31, 2004	72.9%
Dec 31, 2005	72.6%
Dec 31, 2006	72.3%
Dec 31, 2007	72.0%
Dec 31, 2008	71.6%
Dec 31, 2009	71.3%
Dec 31, 2010	71.0%
Dec 31, 2011	70.9%
Dec 31, 2012	70.4%
Dec 31, 2013	70.0%
Dec 31, 2014	69.7%
Dec 31, 2015	69.3%
Dec 31, 2016	68.9%
Dec 31, 2017	68.4%
Dec 31, 2018	67.8%
Dec 31, 2019	67.4%
Dec 31, 2020	65.7%
Dec 31, 2021	67.1%
Dec 31, 2022	65.8%
Dec 31, 2023	65.8%
Dec 31, 2024	64.9%
Dec 31, 2025	64.6%

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