Labor force, total, per capita in South Asia
South Asia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4194 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in South Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in South Asia is 0.4194 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 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 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.
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
- 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
- 26 Norway 0.5516 units per person compare
- 27 Canada 0.5485 units per person compare
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 29.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in South Asia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in South Asia 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3514 units per person in 1990.
- How does South Asia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- South Asia ranks 24th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in South Asia?
- 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 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)
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.