Labor force, total, annual growth rate in World
World: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 1.07 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in World, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
World recorded 1.07 % change on previous year for labor force, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in World peaked at 2.4 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.03 % change on previous year, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 % change on previous year | 1 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 % change on previous year | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Palestine, State of 6.88 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Belize 5.86 % change on previous year compare
- 3 South Sudan 5.78 % change on previous year compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 5.11 % change on previous year compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in World?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in World was 1.07 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.03 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does World rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- World ranks 1st out of 4 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.