Labor force, total, annual growth rate in OECD members
OECD members: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 0.4039 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in OECD members, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in OECD members is 0.4039 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 57.6% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in OECD members peaked at 1.63 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.74 % change on previous year, in 2020.
OECD members ranks 35th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 % change on previous year | 0.602 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9383 % change on previous year | 0.6844 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8667 % change on previous year | 0.6273 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7192 % change on previous year | -1.74 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 32 Gambia 3.04 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Malawi 3.02 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Rwanda 3.01 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Comoros 2.99 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Madagascar 2.99 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Iraq 2.96 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Eritrea 2.93 % change on previous year compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in OECD members?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in OECD members was 0.4039 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.74 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- OECD members ranks 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.