Work & Labour in Lebanon

205 indicators covering work & labour for Lebanon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 39.2% 2019 up 27.6% 85th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 2.54 % change on previous year 2023 down 67.4% 62nd
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 85.0% 79th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 2.22 % change on previous year 2023 down 74.1% 58th
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate 91.0% 2025 up 2.6% 38th
Monthly minimum wage 18.00 million 2024 up 2,566.7% 2nd
Monthly minimum wage 18.00 million 2024 up 2,566.7% 2nd
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 1.61 2023 down 1.7% 53rd
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 129.5% 34th
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) -0.2471 % change on previous year 2023 down 505.7% 177th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 29.8% 2023 up 7.6% 59th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 18.4% 2023 up 23.1% 62nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 23.8% 2023 up 12.6% 64th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0 units per person 2023 up 10.0% 62nd
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per person 2023 down 26.3% 151st
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.0132 units per person 2023 down 10.3% 149th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 110.5% 62nd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 158.2% 61st
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 72.9% 98th
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year 2024 2nd
Monthly minimum wage, annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year 2024 2nd
Monthly minimum wage, per capita 3.1 units per person 2024 up 2,815.2% 1st
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita 3.1 units per person 2024 up 2,815.2% 1st
Are There Criminal Penalties or Civil Remedies For Sexual Harassment 1 2023 1st
Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Legislation on Sexual Harassment in Employment? 1 2023 1st
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita 22.2% 2023 down 10.1% 172nd
Female labor force participation rate 22.2% 2023 down 10.1% 172nd
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending 22.2% 2023 down 10.1% 171st
Female share of the labor force 26.8% 2023 down 1.1% 167th
Labor force participation rate 43.4% 2023 down 5.9% 169th
Male labor force participation rate 66.7% 2023 down 1.9% 125th
Labor force participation rate 43.4% 2023 down 5.9% 169th
Productivity: output per hour worked 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 26.1% 87th
Productivity vs. GDP per capita 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 26.1% 87th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 15.7% 2023 down 15.1% 154th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 36.4% 2023 down 3.1% 105th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 26.5% 2023 down 6.1% 128th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 19.0% 2023 down 12.5% 174th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 60.2% 2023 down 4.7% 134th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 38.7% 2023 down 8.5% 169th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 11.3% 2023 up 9.0% 130th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 22.2% 2023 down 6.3% 118th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 19.4% 2023 down 4.1% 118th
Female employment rate 19.0% 2023 down 12.5% 173rd
Unemployment rate 11.0% 2023 up 29.6% 34th
Unemployment rate of men vs. women 9.7% 2023 up 36.8% 35th
Female unemployment rate 14.5% 2023 up 18.7% 24th
Share of male vs. female employment in industry 25.0% 2023 down 13.0% 102nd
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 4.2% 2023 down 7.4% 147th
Share of male vs. female employment in services 70.8% 2023 up 6.1% 20th
Employment rate, men vs. women 60.2% 2023 down 4.7% 134th
Employment rate 38.7% 2023 down 8.5% 168th
Youth unemployment rate 22.7% 2023 up 19.0% 38th
Population by labor force status 1.54 million people 2023 up 4.4% 108th
Employee compensation as share of government spending 32.1% 2021 up 46.4% 56th
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 20 2023 unchanged 120th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 62.42 Persons 2022 down 12.7% 105th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 161.05 Persons 2022 down 0.7% 78th
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 4.1% 2020 down 13.8% 9th