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Labour force participation rate in Hong Kong SAR China

Latest: 56.4%
Previous: 56.8%
Change: -0.48 (-0.8%)
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 Hong Kong SAR 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	63.2%
Dec 31, 1991	63.4%
Dec 31, 1992	62.4%
Dec 31, 1993	62.0%
Dec 31, 1994	61.8%
Dec 31, 1995	61.7%
Dec 31, 1996	61.4%
Dec 31, 1997	61.2%
Dec 31, 1998	61.1%
Dec 31, 1999	60.9%
Dec 31, 2000	60.7%
Dec 31, 2001	61.0%
Dec 31, 2002	61.3%
Dec 31, 2003	60.7%
Dec 31, 2004	60.7%
Dec 31, 2005	60.6%
Dec 31, 2006	60.5%
Dec 31, 2007	60.6%
Dec 31, 2008	60.1%
Dec 31, 2009	60.0%
Dec 31, 2010	58.8%
Dec 31, 2011	59.3%
Dec 31, 2012	59.7%
Dec 31, 2013	60.5%
Dec 31, 2014	60.3%
Dec 31, 2015	60.5%
Dec 31, 2016	60.4%
Dec 31, 2017	60.5%
Dec 31, 2018	60.6%
Dec 31, 2019	60.0%
Dec 31, 2020	59.0%
Dec 31, 2021	58.7%
Dec 31, 2022	57.9%
Dec 31, 2023	57.2%
Dec 31, 2024	56.8%
Dec 31, 2025	56.4%

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