Labor force, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3594 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 0.3594 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.4299 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.351 units per person, in 2022.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4116 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4141 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4142 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4088 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4157 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.416 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4153 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4139 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4159 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4182 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4145 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4157 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4171 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4158 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4115 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4119 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4119 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4131 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4149 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.418 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4204 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4241 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.424 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4251 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4249 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4268 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4286 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4294 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4299 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4284 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.415 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4197 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.351 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3573 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3613 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3594 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4144 units per person | 0.4088 units per person | 0.4182 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4144 units per person | 0.4115 units per person | 0.418 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4262 units per person | 0.4204 units per person | 0.4299 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3773 units per person | 0.351 units per person | 0.4197 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 36 Solomon Islands 0.5348 units per person compare
- 37 Uruguay 0.5336 units per person compare
- 38 Ireland 0.5311 units per person compare
- 39 Belarus 0.5278 units per person compare
- 40 Madagascar 0.5221 units per person compare
- 41 Germany 0.5216 units per person compare
- 42 Malaysia 0.5203 units per person compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 906,553 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.9% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.3594 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4299 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.351 units per person in 2022.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.