Labor force, total, per capita in Middle income
Middle income: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4541 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in Middle income, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Middle income is 0.4541 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Middle income peaked at 0.4541 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4287 units per person, in 1990.
Middle income ranks 16th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, total, per capita in Middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4287 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.429 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4297 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4298 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4316 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4328 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4341 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4364 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4387 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4408 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4425 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4443 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4458 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4479 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4501 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.452 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4522 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4527 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4518 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4514 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4503 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.45 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4492 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4481 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4475 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4478 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4474 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4468 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4466 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4467 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4366 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4455 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4463 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4513 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4529 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4541 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4331 units per person | 0.4287 units per person | 0.4408 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4491 units per person | 0.4425 units per person | 0.4527 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4481 units per person | 0.4466 units per person | 0.4503 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4478 units per person | 0.4366 units per person | 0.4541 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 13 Bahrain 0.5746 units per person compare
- 14 Netherlands 0.5721 units per person compare
- 15 Thailand 0.5707 units per person compare
- 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
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 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 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Middle income?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Middle income was 0.4541 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4541 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4287 units per person in 1990.
- How does Middle income rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Middle income ranks 16th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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.