Labor force, total, per capita in Small states
Small states: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4354 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Small states, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Small states is 0.4354 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 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Small states peaked at 0.4354 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3721 units per person, in 1993.
That places Small states 22nd out of 45 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3753 units per person | 0.3721 units per person | 0.3811 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3949 units per person | 0.3826 units per person | 0.4056 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4159 units per person | 0.4076 units per person | 0.4264 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4269 units per person | 0.4137 units per person | 0.4354 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 19 Japan 0.5632 units per person compare
- 20 Cyprus 0.5619 units per person compare
- 21 Viet Nam 0.5614 units per person compare
- 22 Malta 0.5573 units per person compare
- 23 Peru 0.5565 units per person compare
- 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5548 units per person compare
- 25 Estonia 0.5519 units per person compare
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Small states?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Small states was 0.4354 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4354 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3721 units per person in 1993.
- How does Small states rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Small states ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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 Γ· 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.