Moldova — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Moldova, 1990–2025.
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%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 2 of 49 economies; Kazakhstan (67.77%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 6% in 2014. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 114 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 117th of 187 in 1990 → 104th of 187 in 2000 → 74th of 187 in 2010 → 25th of 187 in 2020 → 24th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 72.16% | +1.4 pp |
| 2023 | 70.79% | -1.7 pp |
| 2022 | 72.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 72.51% | +2.8 pp |
| 2020 | 69.68% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 69.33% | +2.3 pp |
| 2018 | 67.05% | -1.3 pp |
| 2017 | 68.33% | -1.6 pp |
| 2016 | 69.91% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 70.22% | +1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 69.27% | +4.0 pp |
| 2013 | 65.25% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 64.79% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 64.4% | +1.0 pp |
| 2010 | 63.37% | +2.7 pp |
| 2009 | 60.69% | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 59.59% | +0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 58.85% | +0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 58.09% | +3.3 pp |
| 2005 | 54.82% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 55.11% | -2.1 pp |
| 2003 | 57.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 57.23% | -0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 57.95% | -2.0 pp |
| 2000 | 59.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 60.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 59.86% | +0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 59.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 59.64% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 59.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 59.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 59.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 59.15% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 58.85% | +0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 58.44% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Moldova’s Labor participation in 1991?
58.85% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Moldova’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +23.7% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 72.29%; 2024: 72.16%; 2023: 70.79%; 2022: 72.53%; 2021: 72.51%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.