Labor force, total, per capita in World
World: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4548 units per person in 2025. β¬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in World, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in World stood at 0.4548 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in World peaked at 0.4568 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4383 units per person, in 1993.
That places World 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4409 units per person | 0.4383 units per person | 0.4469 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4535 units per person | 0.4483 units per person | 0.4568 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4525 units per person | 0.4511 units per person | 0.4546 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4507 units per person | 0.4422 units per person | 0.4548 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 14 Netherlands 0.5721 units per person compare
- 15 Thailand 0.5707 units per person compare
- 16 Jamaica 0.5685 units per person compare
- 17 Switzerland 0.5681 units per person compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 0.5649 units per person compare
- 19 Japan 0.5632 units per person compare
- 20 Cyprus 0.5619 units per person compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in World?
- Labor force, total, per capita in World was 0.4548 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4568 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4383 units per person in 1993.
- How does World rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- World ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.