Governance
Activity rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Slovakia. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, Germany
- 60.57%2025
- Period covered
- 1990 - 202536 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 67.25%Netherlands, 2025
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 49.3%Italy, 2025
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
Netherlands67.25%2025
China64.55%2025
United States61.7%2025
United Kingdom61.37%2025
Germany60.57%2025
Slovakia60.42%2025
Spain57.41%2025
Italy49.3%2025
Year by year values
Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.
| Germany | United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.57% | 61.37% | 49.3% | 57.41% | 67.25% | 61.7% | 64.55% | 60.42% |
| 2024 | 60.92% | 61.56% | 49.59% | 57.84% | 67.46% | 61.96% | 64.91% | 60.8% |
| 2023 | 61.05% | 61.81% | 49.8% | 57.59% | 67.72% | 62.08% | 65.83% | 61.17% |
| 2022 | 60.84% | 61.91% | 49.03% | 57.57% | 67.23% | 61.79% | 65.8% | 61.16% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | 61.97% | 48.44% | 57.27% | 66.53% | 61.5% | 67.11% | 60.2% |
| 2020 | 60.48% | 62.57% | 48.22% | 56.4% | 66.54% | 61.56% | 65.72% | 58.91% |
| 2019 | 61.31% | 62.63% | 49.59% | 57.63% | 66.71% | 62.85% | 67.38% | 59.56% |
| 2018 | 60.86% | 62.62% | 49.62% | 57.63% | 66.38% | 62.59% | 67.81% | 59.73% |
| 2017 | 60.66% | 62.41% | 49.5% | 58.05% | 66.13% | 62.55% | 68.35% | 59.89% |
| 2016 | 60.41% | 62.41% | 49.16% | 58.33% | 66.28% | 62.43% | 68.88% | 60.01% |
| 2015 | 60.22% | 62.25% | 48.62% | 58.62% | 66.47% | 62.27% | 69.3% | 59.63% |
| 2014 | 60.38% | 62.13% | 48.73% | 58.73% | 66.16% | 62.45% | 69.65% | 59.79% |
| 2013 | 60.28% | 62.01% | 48.49% | 59.13% | 66.74% | 62.74% | 69.97% | 59.25% |
| 2012 | 59.96% | 61.99% | 48.81% | 59.4% | 66.78% | 63.11% | 70.41% | 59.18% |
| 2011 | 59.85% | 61.78% | 47.88% | 59.37% | 66.39% | 63.23% | 70.86% | 58.8% |
| 2010 | 59.31% | 61.8% | 47.99% | 59.36% | 66.5% | 63.73% | 70.96% | 58.84% |
| 2009 | 59.21% | 61.99% | 48.28% | 59.25% | 66.82% | 64.37% | 71.29% | 58.7% |
| 2008 | 59.09% | 62.19% | 48.92% | 59.08% | 67.15% | 64.99% | 71.63% | 59.18% |
| 2007 | 59.07% | 61.94% | 48.58% | 58.34% | 67.17% | 64.99% | 71.95% | 58.72% |
| 2006 | 59% | 62.1% | 48.88% | 57.84% | 67.17% | 65.18% | 72.28% | 59.06% |
| 2005 | 58.33% | 61.67% | 48.92% | 56.88% | 67.2% | 65.05% | 72.61% | 59.46% |
| 2004 | 57.46% | 61.42% | 49.49% | 55.73% | 67.42% | 65% | 72.93% | 60.07% |
| 2003 | 57.85% | 61.37% | 48.62% | 54.82% | 67.67% | 65.22% | 73.25% | 60.3% |
| 2002 | 57.79% | 61.25% | 48.24% | 53.66% | 67.87% | 65.59% | 73.56% | 59.93% |
| 2001 | 57.9% | 60.97% | 47.88% | 52.09% | 67.95% | 65.86% | 73.88% | 60.2% |
| 2000 | 57.99% | 61.34% | 47.82% | 52.89% | 67.8% | 66.15% | 74.19% | 59.66% |
| 1999 | 58.34% | 61.09% | 47.8% | 51.77% | 67.54% | 66.06% | 74.72% | 59.26% |
| 1998 | 58.17% | 60.77% | 47.57% | 51.24% | 67.29% | 66.01% | 75.25% | 59.08% |
| 1997 | 58.23% | 60.86% | 47.3% | 50.92% | 67.11% | 66.09% | 75.76% | 59.68% |
| 1996 | 58.01% | 60.7% | 47.28% | 50.42% | 66.95% | 65.78% | 76.27% | 60.16% |
| 1995 | 58.25% | 60.63% | 46.87% | 50.12% | 66.82% | 65.6% | 76.77% | 59.83% |
| 1994 | 58.68% | 60.83% | 47.24% | 50.31% | 66.82% | 65.48% | 77.27% | 59.89% |
| 1993 | 58.55% | 61.03% | 47.99% | 49.87% | 66.8% | 65.14% | 77.75% | 62.16% |
| 1992 | 59.08% | 61.54% | 48.52% | 49.8% | 66.74% | 65.25% | 78.23% | 64.18% |
| 1991 | 59.6% | 61.98% | 50.33% | 49.74% | 66.55% | 65% | 78.71% | 66.09% |
| 1990 | 58.17% | 62.38% | 50.07% | 49.86% | 66.34% | 65.29% | 79.17% | 65.51% |
World Bank definition
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
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.
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