Labor force, total, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4893 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 0.4893 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 0.4913 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4415 units per person, in 1990.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 10th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4415 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4442 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4453 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4449 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4442 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4429 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4431 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4436 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4446 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4457 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4458 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4514 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4512 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4525 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4541 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4561 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4572 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4592 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4634 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4588 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4662 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4654 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4683 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4696 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4735 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4761 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4767 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4808 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.481 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4812 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4795 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4853 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4898 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4913 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.49 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4893 units per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.444 units per person | 0.4415 units per person | 0.4457 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.455 units per person | 0.4458 units per person | 0.4634 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4739 units per person | 0.4654 units per person | 0.4812 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4875 units per person | 0.4795 units per person | 0.4913 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 7 Kuwait 0.6018 units per person compare
- 8 Macao 0.5855 units per person compare
- 9 Moldova 0.5817 units per person compare
- 10 Cambodia 0.5809 units per person compare
- 11 South Korea 0.5778 units per person compare
- 12 New Zealand 0.5777 units per person compare
- 13 Bahrain 0.5746 units per person compare
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics was 0.4893 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4913 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4415 units per person in 1990.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 10th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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 ÷ 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)
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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.