Labor force, total, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4665 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Liberia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.4665 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.4665 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4317 units per person, in 1991.
That places Liberia 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4321 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4317 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4324 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4333 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4344 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4355 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4365 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4374 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.438 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4386 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4391 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4396 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4399 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4399 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4398 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4395 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.439 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4384 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4384 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4387 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4388 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4415 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4434 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4428 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4428 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4433 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4442 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4451 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4462 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4477 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4461 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4507 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4564 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4599 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4633 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4665 units per person | +0.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.4665 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3997 units per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.4665 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.435 units per person | 0.4317 units per person | 0.4386 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4392 units per person | 0.4384 units per person | 0.4399 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4436 units per person | 0.4388 units per person | 0.4477 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4572 units per person | 0.4461 units per person | 0.4665 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,857 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,815 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123,519 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 123,876 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 569,741 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.417 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.106 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Liberia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Liberia was 0.4665 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4665 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4317 units per person in 1991.
- How does Liberia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.