Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
China's labour force participation stands at 64.55% as of 2025-12-31, down from 64.91% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, China's labour force participation was 64.55%, down from 64.91% in 2024.
In 2024, China's labour force participation was 64.91%, down from 65.83% in 2023.
In 2023, China's labour force participation was 65.83%, up from 65.8% in 2022.
In 2022, China's labour force participation was 65.8%, down from 67.11% in 2021.
In 2021, China's labour force participation was 67.11%, up from 65.72% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.55% | -0.359% |
| 2024 | 64.91% | -0.92% |
| 2023 | 65.83% | +0.03% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | -1.31% |
| 2021 | 67.11% | +1.39% |
| 2020 | 65.72% | -1.66% |
| 2019 | 67.38% | -0.43% |
| 2018 | 67.81% | -0.54% |
| 2017 | 68.35% | -0.53% |
| 2016 | 68.88% | -0.42% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | -0.35% |
| 2014 | 69.65% | -0.32% |
| 2013 | 69.97% | -0.44% |
| 2012 | 70.41% | -0.45% |
| 2011 | 70.86% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.96% | -0.334% |
| 2009 | 71.29% | -0.331% |
| 2008 | 71.63% | -0.329% |
| 2007 | 71.95% | -0.327% |
| 2006 | 72.28% | -0.324% |
| 2005 | 72.61% | -0.322% |
| 2004 | 72.93% | -0.319% |
| 2003 | 73.25% | -0.317% |
| 2002 | 73.56% | -0.315% |
| 2001 | 73.88% | -0.312% |
| 2000 | 74.19% | -0.532% |
| 1999 | 74.72% | -0.524% |
| 1998 | 75.25% | -0.516% |
| 1997 | 75.76% | -0.509% |
| 1996 | 76.27% | -0.502% |
| 1995 | 76.77% | -0.494% |
| 1994 | 77.27% | -0.487% |
| 1993 | 77.75% | -0.48% |
| 1992 | 78.23% | -0.472% |
| 1991 | 78.71% | -0.464% |
| 1990 | 79.17% | — |
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China's labour force participation is 64.55% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 64.91% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 79.17% (1990); the lowest is 64.55% (2025), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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