Labor force, total, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5063 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in OECD members, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in OECD members is 0.5063 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.5063 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4663 units per person, in 1990.
OECD members ranks 7th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4663 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4681 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4682 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4668 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4692 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4699 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.472 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4745 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4751 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4762 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4764 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4762 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4766 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4775 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4778 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4806 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4833 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4844 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.486 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4861 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4858 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4863 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4884 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4889 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.489 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.49 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.492 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4941 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4964 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4987 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4882 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4947 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5003 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5047 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5062 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5063 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4706 units per person | 0.4663 units per person | 0.4762 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4805 units per person | 0.4762 units per person | 0.4861 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.491 units per person | 0.4858 units per person | 0.4987 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 units per person | 0.4882 units per person | 0.5063 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in OECD members?
- Labor force, total, per capita in OECD members was 0.5063 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5063 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4663 units per person in 1990.
- How does OECD members rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.