Labor force, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4217 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.4217 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.4641 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.419 units per person, in 2022.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 23rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labor force, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4517 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4524 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4508 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4436 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4424 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4418 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4394 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4362 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4362 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4475 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4471 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4467 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4493 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4488 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4493 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4514 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4528 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4562 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4591 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4596 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4622 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4641 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4637 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4633 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4627 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4628 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4632 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4628 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4623 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4595 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.451 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4558 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.419 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4235 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4246 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4217 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4442 units per person | 0.4362 units per person | 0.4524 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.452 units per person | 0.4467 units per person | 0.4596 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4627 units per person | 0.4595 units per person | 0.4641 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4326 units per person | 0.419 units per person | 0.4558 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 195.06 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.4217 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4641 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.419 units per person in 2022.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.