Labour force participation in Libya
The ILO estimates that 48.0% of people aged 15 and over in Libya were in the labour force in 2025.
Libya, 2025
48.0%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
161st of 181
Labour force participation in Libya 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 | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.0% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 48.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 49.4%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Libya has the 161st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Libya
All statistics for Libya
Women's labour force participation
33.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
39.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
18.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
50.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
10.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.6%
2025 · World Bank