Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Taiwan
Taiwan: Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 40.86 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Taiwan, 2014–2020
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 40.86 for inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
That places Taiwan 26th out of 71 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.46 | — |
| 2015 | 41.35 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 41.26 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.17 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 41 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 40.83 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 40.86 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.18 | 40.83 | 41.46 | 6 |
| 2020s | 40.86 | 40.86 | 40.86 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More gender data for Taiwan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,213 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Women's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.66 (2027)
- Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.903 (2025)
- Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.925 (2025)
- Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.824 (2025)
- Women's Political Participation Index 0.995 (2025)
- Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.903 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Taiwan?
- Inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Taiwan was 40.86 in 2020, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.46 in 2014.
- What is the lowest inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.83 in 2019.
- How does Taiwan rank for inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Taiwan ranks 26th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator conveys the number of persons of working age outside the labour force (that is, not employed or unemployed) expressed as a percentage of the working-age population. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.