Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Ethiopia's labour force participation stands at 68.46% as of 2025-12-31, down from 68.47% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Ethiopia's labour force participation was 68.46%, down from 68.47% in 2024.
In 2024, Ethiopia's labour force participation was 68.47%, up from 68.46% in 2023.
In 2023, Ethiopia's labour force participation was 68.46%, down from 68.47% in 2022.
In 2022, Ethiopia's labour force participation was 68.47%, up from 68.25% in 2021.
In 2021, Ethiopia's labour force participation was 68.25%, down from 69.39% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.46% | -0.005% |
| 2024 | 68.47% | +0.007% |
| 2023 | 68.46% | -0.013% |
| 2022 | 68.47% | +0.219% |
| 2021 | 68.25% | -1.14% |
| 2020 | 69.39% | -2.18% |
| 2019 | 71.57% | -1.59% |
| 2018 | 73.16% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 74.76% | -1.61% |
| 2016 | 76.37% | -1.62% |
| 2015 | 77.98% | -1.62% |
| 2014 | 79.61% | -1.63% |
| 2013 | 81.24% | -0.099% |
| 2012 | 81.34% | -0.098% |
| 2011 | 81.44% | -0.099% |
| 2010 | 81.53% | -0.098% |
| 2009 | 81.63% | -0.097% |
| 2008 | 81.73% | -0.097% |
| 2007 | 81.83% | -0.097% |
| 2006 | 81.92% | -0.096% |
| 2005 | 82.02% | -0.027% |
| 2004 | 82.05% | -0.021% |
| 2003 | 82.07% | -0.015% |
| 2002 | 82.08% | -0.003% |
| 2001 | 82.09% | +0.012% |
| 2000 | 82.07% | +0.026% |
| 1999 | 82.05% | +0.038% |
| 1998 | 82.01% | +0.044% |
| 1997 | 81.97% | +0.04% |
| 1996 | 81.93% | +0.034% |
| 1995 | 81.89% | +0.03% |
| 1994 | 81.86% | +0.03% |
| 1993 | 81.83% | +0.028% |
| 1992 | 81.8% | +0.002% |
| 1991 | 81.8% | -0.005% |
| 1990 | 81.81% | — |
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Ethiopia's labour force participation is 68.46% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 68.47% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 82.09% (2001); the lowest is 68.25% (2021), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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