Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 21.6 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 21.6 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 21.6 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.66 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.66 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 9.99 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 10.28 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 10.56 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 10.88 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 11.09 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 11.47 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 11.88 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 12.23 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 12.73 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 13.11 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 13.45 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 13.76 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 14.23 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 14.76 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 15.25 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 15.67 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 16.13 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 16.42 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.96 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 17.47 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.69 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 18.06 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 18.39 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 18.63 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.98 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 19.31 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 19.53 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 19.73 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.08 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.95 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 20.61 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 21.07 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 21.6 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.08 units per square kilometre | 9.66 units per square kilometre | 12.73 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.97 units per square kilometre | 13.11 units per square kilometre | 16.96 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.79 units per square kilometre | 17.47 units per square kilometre | 20.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.81 units per square kilometre | 19.95 units per square kilometre | 21.6 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 17 Japan 189.81 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Haiti 186.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Viet Nam 179.89 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Lebanon 179.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Belgium 175.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Qatar 171.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Philippines 168.96 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 21.6 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.66 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.