Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Congo
Congo: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 3.22 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Congo, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.22 % change on previous year for labor force, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Congo peaked at 6.71 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.06 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Congo ranks 23rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 4.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 4.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.96 % change on previous year | -2.06 % change on previous year | 6.71 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 20 Somalia 3.31 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 3.26 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.24 % change on previous year compare
- 24 United Republic of Tanzania 3.21 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Afghanistan 3.15 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 3.13 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Congo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Congo?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Congo was 3.22 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.06 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Congo ranks 23rd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.