Labor force, total, per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3182 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Lebanon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, labor force, total, per capita in Lebanon stood at 0.3182 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.3525 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2838 units per person, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 167th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2838 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2847 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2847 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2856 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2869 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2887 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.29 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2928 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2952 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2983 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.301 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3032 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3055 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3079 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.31 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3114 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3126 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3136 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3192 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3245 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3294 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.334 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3384 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3426 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3468 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3492 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3497 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3505 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3513 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3525 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3419 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3296 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.316 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3182 units per person | +0.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.3182 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.3182 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3287 units per person, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2891 units per person | 0.2838 units per person | 0.2983 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3109 units per person | 0.301 units per person | 0.3245 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3444 units per person | 0.3294 units per person | 0.3525 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3264 units per person | 0.316 units per person | 0.3419 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,252 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 34,874 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 102,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 96,517 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,800 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 533,550 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0919 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Lebanon?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Lebanon was 0.3182 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3525 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2838 units per person in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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)
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.