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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Lao PDR's labour force participation stands at 66.09% as of 2025-12-31, up from 65.99% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Lao PDR's labour force participation was 66.09%, up from 65.99% in 2024.
In 2024, Lao PDR's labour force participation was 65.99%, down from 65.99% in 2023.
In 2023, Lao PDR's labour force participation was 65.99%, down from 66% in 2022.
In 2022, Lao PDR's labour force participation was 66%, up from 64.62% in 2021.
In 2021, Lao PDR's labour force participation was 64.62%, up from 62.91% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.09% | +0.098% |
| 2024 | 65.99% | -0.001% |
| 2023 | 65.99% | -0.011% |
| 2022 | 66% | +1.38% |
| 2021 | 64.62% | +1.71% |
| 2020 | 62.91% | +0.705% |
| 2019 | 62.21% | +1.22% |
| 2018 | 60.99% | +1.21% |
| 2017 | 59.78% | -0.116% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | -0.118% |
| 2015 | 60.02% | -0.124% |
| 2014 | 60.14% | -0.132% |
| 2013 | 60.27% | -0.139% |
| 2012 | 60.41% | -0.136% |
| 2011 | 60.55% | -0.135% |
| 2010 | 60.68% | -0.143% |
| 2009 | 60.83% | -0.12% |
| 2008 | 60.95% | -0.125% |
| 2007 | 61.07% | -0.119% |
| 2006 | 61.19% | -0.137% |
| 2005 | 61.33% | -0.108% |
| 2004 | 61.43% | -0.094% |
| 2003 | 61.53% | -0.086% |
| 2002 | 61.61% | -0.081% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | -0.077% |
| 2000 | 61.77% | -0.077% |
| 1999 | 61.85% | -0.102% |
| 1998 | 61.95% | -0.039% |
| 1997 | 61.99% | -0.087% |
| 1996 | 62.08% | -0.082% |
| 1995 | 62.16% | -0.08% |
| 1994 | 62.24% | -0.097% |
| 1993 | 62.34% | -0.056% |
| 1992 | 62.39% | -0.048% |
| 1991 | 62.44% | -0.025% |
| 1990 | 62.47% | — |
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Lao PDR's labour force participation is 66.09% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 65.99% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 66.09% (2025); the lowest is 59.78% (2017), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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