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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Moldova's labour force participation stands at 72.29% as of 2025-12-31, up from 72.16% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Moldova's labour force participation was 72.29%, up from 72.16% in 2024.
In 2024, Moldova's labour force participation was 72.16%, up from 70.79% in 2023.
In 2023, Moldova's labour force participation was 70.79%, down from 72.53% in 2022.
In 2022, Moldova's labour force participation was 72.53%, up from 72.51% in 2021.
In 2021, Moldova's labour force participation was 72.51%, up from 69.68% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.29% | +0.131% |
| 2024 | 72.16% | +1.37% |
| 2023 | 70.79% | -1.74% |
| 2022 | 72.53% | +0.021% |
| 2021 | 72.51% | +2.83% |
| 2020 | 69.68% | +0.348% |
| 2019 | 69.33% | +2.28% |
| 2018 | 67.05% | -1.28% |
| 2017 | 68.33% | -1.58% |
| 2016 | 69.91% | -0.308% |
| 2015 | 70.22% | +0.95% |
| 2014 | 69.27% | +4.02% |
| 2013 | 65.25% | +0.462% |
| 2012 | 64.79% | +0.392% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | +1.02% |
| 2010 | 63.37% | +2.68% |
| 2009 | 60.69% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 59.59% | +0.741% |
| 2007 | 58.85% | +0.753% |
| 2006 | 58.09% | +3.28% |
| 2005 | 54.82% | -0.298% |
| 2004 | 55.11% | -2.13% |
| 2003 | 57.25% | +0.023% |
| 2002 | 57.23% | -0.721% |
| 2001 | 57.95% | -1.97% |
| 2000 | 59.91% | -0.113% |
| 1999 | 60.03% | +0.161% |
| 1998 | 59.86% | +0.325% |
| 1997 | 59.54% | -0.096% |
| 1996 | 59.64% | +0.258% |
| 1995 | 59.38% | -0.028% |
| 1994 | 59.41% | +0.125% |
| 1993 | 59.28% | +0.132% |
| 1992 | 59.15% | +0.297% |
| 1991 | 58.85% | +0.408% |
| 1990 | 58.44% | — |
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Moldova's labour force participation is 72.29% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 72.16% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 72.53% (2022); the lowest is 54.82% (2005), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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