Labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA blend
IDA blend: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 2.61 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA blend, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 2.61 % change on previous year for labor force, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA blend peaked at 3.99 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.25 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places IDA blend 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 3.24 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 3.49 % change on previous year | +34.1% |
| 1997 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.12 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 2.72 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 2.95 % change on previous year | +49.5% |
| 2016 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +29.2% |
| 2020 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 2021 | 3.99 % change on previous year | +218.3% |
| 2022 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 2025 | 2.61 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA blend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +218.3% | 1.25 % change on previous year | 3.99 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 3.75 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 3.99 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 8 Niger 4.24 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Central African Republic 4.03 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Qatar 3.84 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Zambia 3.72 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Uganda 3.6 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Georgia 3.58 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Burundi 3.45 % change on previous year compare
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA blend?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA blend was 2.61 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.99 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does IDA blend rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- IDA blend ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.