Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate was 3.26 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income stood at 3.26 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income peaked at 4.78 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.44 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ranks 2nd of 87 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.9 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1997 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.15 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.16 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.29 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 2.76 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +34.8% |
| 2012 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 2013 | 4.78 % change on previous year | +178.4% |
| 2014 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 2015 | 2.08 % change on previous year | +44.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +40.9% |
| 2019 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 2021 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +60.7% |
| 2022 | 4.62 % change on previous year | +61.9% |
| 2023 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | 4.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 4.62 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
- 1 Palestine, State of 9.59 % change on previous year compare
- 2 South Sudan 5.9 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Belize 5.68 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Sudan 5.01 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Oman 4.66 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 249,290 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 111,936 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 69.01 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 6,313 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.31 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.18 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,089 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 224,417 (2025)
- Employment 224,417 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- Employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income was 3.26 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.78 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income rank for employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ranks 2nd out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: Low 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.