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Lebanon — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Lebanon, 1990–2023.
Latest value · 2023
43.42%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · -3.2% since 1990
Labor participation for Lebanon was 43.42% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1990 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 48.89% in 2019. The lowest was 43.40% in 2007 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.10% per year.
Lebanon ranks 170 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 91%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 44.99%, so Lebanon sits below it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 6%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
43.42%
First (1990)
44.84%
Change
-3.2%
Highest
48.89%
in 2019
Lowest
43.40%
in 2007
Average
45.04%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.10%
Years of data
34
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 43.42% |
| 2022 | 43.4% |
| 2021 | 45.52% |
| 2020 | 47.45% |
| 2019 | 48.89% |
| 2018 | 48.43% |
| 2017 | 47.97% |
| 2016 | 47.51% |
| 2015 | 47.05% |
| 2014 | 46.59% |
| 2013 | 46.14% |
| 2012 | 45.68% |
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.