Labor force, total, per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4975 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in Upper middle income, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 0.4975 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 0.5115 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4819 units per person, in 1993.
That places Upper middle income 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Labor force, total, per capita in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4822 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4819 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4823 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4819 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4837 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4846 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.485 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.487 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4892 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4906 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4918 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4947 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4973 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5003 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5034 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5062 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5082 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5105 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5108 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5115 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5106 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5114 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.511 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5086 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5073 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5071 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.506 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5044 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5036 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5034 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4875 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4979 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4935 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4975 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4968 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4975 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4848 units per person | 0.4819 units per person | 0.4906 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5035 units per person | 0.4918 units per person | 0.5115 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5074 units per person | 0.5034 units per person | 0.5114 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4951 units per person | 0.4875 units per person | 0.4979 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 6 Bahamas 0.6083 units per person compare
- 7 Kuwait 0.6018 units per person compare
- 8 Macao 0.5855 units per person compare
- 9 Moldova 0.5817 units per person compare
- 10 Cambodia 0.5809 units per person compare
- 11 South Korea 0.5778 units per person compare
- 12 New Zealand 0.5777 units per person compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Upper middle income?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Upper middle income was 0.4975 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5115 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4819 units per person in 1993.
- How does Upper middle income rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Upper 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.