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Labour force participation rate in Laos

Latest: 66.1%
Previous: 66.0%
Change: +0.10 (+0.1%)
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 Laos
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	62.5%
Dec 31, 1991	62.4%
Dec 31, 1992	62.4%
Dec 31, 1993	62.3%
Dec 31, 1994	62.2%
Dec 31, 1995	62.2%
Dec 31, 1996	62.1%
Dec 31, 1997	62.0%
Dec 31, 1998	62.0%
Dec 31, 1999	61.8%
Dec 31, 2000	61.8%
Dec 31, 2001	61.7%
Dec 31, 2002	61.6%
Dec 31, 2003	61.5%
Dec 31, 2004	61.4%
Dec 31, 2005	61.3%
Dec 31, 2006	61.2%
Dec 31, 2007	61.1%
Dec 31, 2008	60.9%
Dec 31, 2009	60.8%
Dec 31, 2010	60.7%
Dec 31, 2011	60.5%
Dec 31, 2012	60.4%
Dec 31, 2013	60.3%
Dec 31, 2014	60.1%
Dec 31, 2015	60.0%
Dec 31, 2016	59.9%
Dec 31, 2017	59.8%
Dec 31, 2018	61.0%
Dec 31, 2019	62.2%
Dec 31, 2020	62.9%
Dec 31, 2021	64.6%
Dec 31, 2022	66.0%
Dec 31, 2023	66.0%
Dec 31, 2024	66.0%
Dec 31, 2025	66.1%

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