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Hong Kong SAR, China — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Hong Kong SAR, China, 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
56.36%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · -10.9% since 1990
Labor participation for Hong Kong SAR, China was 56.36% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 63.44% in 1991. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.33% per year.
Hong Kong SAR, China ranks 132 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 71%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 64.35%, so Hong Kong SAR, China sits below it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 7%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
56.36%
First (1990)
63.22%
Change
-10.9%
Highest
63.44%
in 1991
Lowest
56.36%
in 2025
Average
60.33%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.33%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.36% |
| 2024 | 56.84% |
| 2023 | 57.22% |
| 2022 | 57.85% |
| 2021 | 58.74% |
| 2020 | 58.98% |
| 2019 | 60% |
| 2018 | 60.65% |
| 2017 | 60.47% |
| 2016 | 60.4% |
| 2015 | 60.47% |
| 2014 | 60.33% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.