Labor force, total, per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4274 units per person in 2025. β¬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Africa Western and Central is 0.4274 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.4274 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4042 units per person, in 2020.
That places Africa Western and Central 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4181 units per person | 0.4108 units per person | 0.4223 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4192 units per person | 0.4148 units per person | 0.4223 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4097 units per person | 0.4076 units per person | 0.4134 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4175 units per person | 0.4042 units per person | 0.4274 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 21 Viet Nam 0.5614 units per person compare
- 22 Malta 0.5573 units per person compare
- 23 Peru 0.5565 units per person compare
- 24 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.5548 units per person compare
- 25 Estonia 0.5519 units per person compare
- 26 Norway 0.5516 units per person compare
- 27 Canada 0.5485 units per person compare
More education data for Africa Western and Central
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.4274 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4274 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4042 units per person in 2020.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.