Labour force participation in Lebanon
The ILO estimates that 43.4% of people aged 15 and over in Lebanon were in the labour force in 2023.
The latest value for Lebanon is for 2023. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Lebanon, 2023
43.4%
Change from 2022
0percentage points
World, 2023
61.0%
Labour force participation in Lebanon over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Lebanon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 60.8% |
| 2024 | – | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 43.4% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 46.1%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 61.0%.
More for Lebanon
All statistics for Lebanon
Women's labour force participation
22.2%
2023 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
38.7%
2023 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
11.0%
2023 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
22.7%
2023 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
3.5%
2023 · World Bank
Employment in industry
20.1%
2023 · World Bank