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Moldova — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Moldova, 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
72.29%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · +23.7% since 1990
Labor participation for Moldova was 72.29% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 72.53% in 2022. The lowest was 54.81% in 2005 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.61% per year.
Moldova ranks 25 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 13%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Moldova sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 3%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
72.29%
First (1990)
58.44%
Change
+23.7%
Highest
72.53%
in 2022
Lowest
54.81%
in 2005
Average
63.19%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.61%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.29% |
| 2024 | 72.16% |
| 2023 | 70.79% |
| 2022 | 72.53% |
| 2021 | 72.51% |
| 2020 | 69.68% |
| 2019 | 69.33% |
| 2018 | 67.05% |
| 2017 | 68.33% |
| 2016 | 69.91% |
| 2015 | 70.22% |
| 2014 | 69.27% |
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.