Labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA total
IDA total: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA total, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA total is 2.6 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 59.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA total peaked at 3.17 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2 % change on previous year, in 2023.
IDA total ranks 12th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.99 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 3.12 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 3.05 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 3 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.51 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +40.3% |
| 2014 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 2015 | 2.18 % change on previous year | +31.4% |
| 2016 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.29 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 2.32 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2021 | 2.92 % change on previous year | +82.9% |
| 2022 | 3.17 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 2024 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +35.8% |
| 2025 | 2.6 % change on previous year | +59.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA total 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 | +82.9% | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | -62.0% | 3.17 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | +59.5% | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +40.3% | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 3.17 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 15 Chad 3.4 % change on previous year compare
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA total?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in IDA total was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does IDA total rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- IDA total ranks 12th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.