Labor force, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2995 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 0.2995 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.3049 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2696 units per person, in 1990.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 42nd of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2696 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2709 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2714 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2712 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2725 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2712 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2737 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2771 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2788 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2836 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2855 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2868 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.287 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2904 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2944 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2974 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2987 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3008 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2996 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3025 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3049 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3024 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3025 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3022 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3005 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.301 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3011 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2993 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.297 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.297 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2901 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2945 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.296 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2984 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2995 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.274 units per person | 0.2696 units per person | 0.2836 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2943 units per person | 0.2855 units per person | 0.3025 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3008 units per person | 0.297 units per person | 0.3049 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2964 units per person | 0.2901 units per person | 0.3001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 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
- 43 Chile 0.5199 units per person compare
- 44 Hungary 0.5188 units per person compare
- 45 Luxembourg 0.5182 units per person compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.2995 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3049 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2696 units per person in 1990.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 42nd out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.