Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Africa: Lower-middle income
Africa: Lower-middle income: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate was 2.72 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Africa: Lower-middle income, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Africa: Lower-middle income is 2.72 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Africa: Lower-middle income peaked at 4.42 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4657 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Africa: Lower-middle income 12th out of 87 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Africa: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 1996 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 2.85 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 3.18 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 2.51 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 2012 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 2.62 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 2.76 % change on previous year | +36.8% |
| 2017 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 2018 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 2019 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4657 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 2021 | 4.28 % change on previous year | +818.5% |
| 2022 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 4.42 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 2025 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 % change on previous year | 0.4657 % change on previous year | 4.42 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa: Lower-middle income
- 9 Zambia 3.69 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Uganda 3.59 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Afghanistan 3.55 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Mali 3.49 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Burundi 3.44 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Senegal 3.44 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Mozambique 3.41 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Africa: Lower-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 339,672 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.36 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 172,199 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.04 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.71 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 306,061 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 306,061 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 66.36 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Africa: Lower-middle income was 2.72 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate recorded in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate recorded in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4657 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Africa: Lower-middle income rank for employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate?
- Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 12th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate rising or falling in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa: Lower-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.