Labor force, total, per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4422 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in Low & middle income, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Low & middle income is 0.4422 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.4464 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.426 units per person, in 1990.
Low & middle income ranks 19th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, total, per capita in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.426 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4263 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4269 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4269 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4284 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4295 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4306 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4325 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4346 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4365 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.438 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4396 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4409 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4427 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4446 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4462 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4462 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4464 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4455 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.445 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4439 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4437 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4423 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4417 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4407 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4405 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4398 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.439 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4386 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4385 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.429 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4367 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4377 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4405 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4411 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4422 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4298 units per person | 0.426 units per person | 0.4365 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4435 units per person | 0.438 units per person | 0.4464 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4409 units per person | 0.4385 units per person | 0.4439 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4379 units per person | 0.429 units per person | 0.4422 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 16 Jamaica 0.5685 units per person compare
- 17 Switzerland 0.5681 units per person compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 0.5649 units per person compare
- 19 Japan 0.5632 units per person compare
- 20 Cyprus 0.5619 units per person compare
- 21 Vietnam 0.5614 units per person compare
- 22 Malta 0.5573 units per person compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Low & middle income?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Low & middle income was 0.4422 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4464 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.426 units per person in 1990.
- How does Low & middle income rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 19th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.