In 2022, the share of total population aged 15 and older that participated in the labor force in China ranged at around 66.9 percent. Labor force participation in China has gradually decreased over the last two decades.
Labor force participation rate in China from 2000 to 2022
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World Bank. (May 10, 2023). Labor force participation rate in China from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239152/labor-force-participation-rate-in-china/?locale=en
World Bank. "Labor force participation rate in China from 2000 to 2022." Chart. May 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239152/labor-force-participation-rate-in-china/?locale=en
World Bank. (2023). Labor force participation rate in China from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239152/labor-force-participation-rate-in-china/?locale=en
World Bank. "Labor Force Participation Rate in China from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239152/labor-force-participation-rate-in-china/?locale=en
World Bank, Labor force participation rate in China from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239152/labor-force-participation-rate-in-china/?locale=en (last visited May 15, 2024)
Labor force participation rate in China from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], World Bank, May 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239152/labor-force-participation-rate-in-china/?locale=en