Labor force, total, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4194 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 0.4194 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.4194 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3514 units per person, in 1990.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 24th out of 44 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.
Labor force, total, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3514 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3527 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3542 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.356 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3579 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3614 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3654 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3695 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.374 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3781 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3822 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3836 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3849 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3862 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3876 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3891 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3861 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3833 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3805 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3778 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3753 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3737 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3722 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3735 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3749 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3767 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3781 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3814 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.383 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3847 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3824 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3917 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4013 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4098 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.417 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4194 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3621 units per person | 0.3514 units per person | 0.3781 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3841 units per person | 0.3778 units per person | 0.3891 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3774 units per person | 0.3722 units per person | 0.3847 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4036 units per person | 0.3824 units per person | 0.4194 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More education data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Labor force, total, per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 0.4194 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4194 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3514 units per person in 1990.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (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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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.