Labor force, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5327 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.5327 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.5512 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5228 units per person, in 2020.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Labor force, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5267 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.5254 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5252 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5242 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5249 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5253 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.526 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5268 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5282 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5291 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5306 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5335 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5358 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5388 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5422 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5446 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5466 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5495 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5498 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5497 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5495 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5512 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5495 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5461 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5447 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5427 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5401 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5364 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5351 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5338 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5228 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5307 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5298 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5337 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5316 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5327 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5262 units per person | 0.5242 units per person | 0.5291 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5421 units per person | 0.5306 units per person | 0.5498 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5429 units per person | 0.5338 units per person | 0.5512 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5302 units per person | 0.5228 units per person | 0.5337 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Labor force, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.5327 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5512 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5228 units per person in 2020.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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
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- 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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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.