Labour force participation in Moldova
The ILO estimates that 72.3% of people aged 15 and over in Moldova were in the labour force in 2025.
Moldova, 2025
72.3%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
24th of 181
Labour force participation in Moldova 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 | Moldova | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.3% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 72.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 70.2%, the figure has changed by +2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Moldova has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Moldova
All statistics for Moldova
Women's labour force participation
72.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
71.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
1.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
4.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
50.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
12.6%
2025 · World Bank