Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 2.02 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 2.02 % change on previous year for labor force, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 76.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 4.1 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -0.6456 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 2 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 1996 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +68.2% |
| 1997 | 3.62 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +38.9% |
| 2000 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 2001 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 3.48 % change on previous year | +53.8% |
| 2004 | 3.68 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 2.92 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2009 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +79.2% |
| 2010 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -57.5% |
| 2012 | 2.09 % change on previous year | +62.8% |
| 2013 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +48.1% |
| 2016 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9927 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +82.5% |
| 2020 | -0.6456 % change on previous year | -135.6% |
| 2021 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -609.6% |
| 2022 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 2023 | 2.51 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 2025 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +76.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 | +609.6% | -0.6456 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 3.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 % change on previous year | 0.9927 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 % change on previous year | -0.6456 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 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
- 16 Mali 3.4 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Senegal 3.39 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Angola 3.38 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 2.02 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 % change on previous year in 1999.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6456 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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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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.