Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 37.59 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income is 37.59 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income peaked at 37.59 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.64 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
Low & middle income ranks 11th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.38 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 25.9 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 24.64 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 24.74 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25.27 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 25.79 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 26.3 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 26.88 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 27.47 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 28.04 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 28.57 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 29.12 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 29.65 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 30.21 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 30.73 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 31.29 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 31.7 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 32.17 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 32.55 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 32.98 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 33.36 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 33.81 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 33.1 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 33.51 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 33.89 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 34.32 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 34.71 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 35.1 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.5 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 35.92 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 35.54 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 36.55 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 36.98 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 37.59 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.04 units per square kilometre | 24.64 units per square kilometre | 28.04 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.9 units per square kilometre | 28.57 units per square kilometre | 32.98 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.32 units per square kilometre | 33.1 units per square kilometre | 35.92 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.67 units per square kilometre | 35.54 units per square kilometre | 37.59 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 8 Barbados 352.26 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Mauritius 313.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Netherlands 305.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 303.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Palestine, State of 230.91 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Burundi 229.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Rwanda 224.24 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income was 37.59 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 37.59 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.64 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Low & middle income rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Low & middle income ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.