Democratic Republic of the Congo vs World: Upper-middle income excluding China: Labour force (ILO modelled estimates)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
41,856
in 2027
World: Upper-middle income excluding China
686,419
in 2027
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
16th
World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank
17th

Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • World: Upper-middle income excluding China
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020082027

How they compare

World: Upper-middle income excluding China currently reports 686,419 against 41,856 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 644,563.

That makes World: Upper-middle income excluding China's figure about 16.4 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, World: Upper-middle income excluding China has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 17th of 188 countries.

World: Upper-middle income excluding China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo World: Upper-middle income excluding China Difference Ahead
1990s 17,134 428,899 411,765 World: Upper-middle income excluding China
2000s 22,520 517,708 495,189 World: Upper-middle income excluding China
2010s 28,402 600,706 572,304 World: Upper-middle income excluding China
2020s 37,333 658,016 620,683 World: Upper-middle income excluding China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour force (ilo modelled estimates), Democratic Republic of the Congo or World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
World: Upper-middle income excluding China, at 686,419 against 41,856 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2027.
What is the difference in labour force (ilo modelled estimates) between Democratic Republic of the Congo and World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
644,563, with World: Upper-middle income excluding China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
38 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2027.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank globally for labour force (ilo modelled estimates)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 10,464 data points, 1990–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.