Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 20.11 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 20.11 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 20.11 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.31 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 27th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.31 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 8.59 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 8.87 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 9.13 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 9.41 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 9.61 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 9.94 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 10.3 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 10.61 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 11.05 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 11.41 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 11.72 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.02 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 12.45 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 12.93 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 13.39 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 13.81 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 14.29 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 14.63 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 15.14 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 15.61 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 15.9 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 16.34 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 16.75 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 17.05 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 17.48 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 17.86 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 18.05 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.21 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 18.53 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 18.48 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.98 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 19.51 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 20.11 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.58 units per square kilometre | 8.31 units per square kilometre | 11.05 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.18 units per square kilometre | 11.41 units per square kilometre | 15.14 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.18 units per square kilometre | 15.61 units per square kilometre | 18.53 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.27 units per square kilometre | 18.48 units per square kilometre | 20.11 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 24 Saint Lucia 165.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Kuwait 163.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Comoros 158.53 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Jamaica 147.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 146.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 144.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Guam 141.97 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 20.11 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?
- The highest recorded value was 20.11 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.