China · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in China
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
64.55%%
2025Observation year
-0.36 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.551 | present |
| 2024 | 64.91 | present |
| 2023 | 65.83 | present |
| 2022 | 65.8 | present |
| 2021 | 67.11 | present |
| 2020 | 65.721 | present |
| 2019 | 67.38 | present |
| 2018 | 67.81 | present |
| 2017 | 68.35 | present |
| 2016 | 68.88 | present |
| 2015 | 69.3 | present |
| 2014 | 69.65 | present |
| 2013 | 69.97 | present |
| 2012 | 70.41 | present |
| 2011 | 70.86 | present |
| 2010 | 70.96 | present |
| 2009 | 71.294 | present |
| 2008 | 71.625 | present |
| 2007 | 71.954 | present |
| 2006 | 72.281 | present |
| 2005 | 72.605 | present |
| 2004 | 72.927 | present |
| 2003 | 73.246 | present |
| 2002 | 73.563 | present |
| 2001 | 73.878 | present |
| 2000 | 74.19 | present |
Definition & method
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
What to keep in mind
- Modelled ILO estimates for both sexes ages 15+. Estimates differ from national survey series.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection; unavailable values remain missing.
- The ILO modelled series includes unlabelled imputed observations with high uncertainty. Country comparisons and rankings are disabled; same-country comparisons retain this caution.