Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Africa: Upper-middle income
Africa: Upper-middle income: Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 35,233 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Africa: Upper-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment in Africa: Upper-middle income stood at 35,233. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Africa: Upper-middle income peaked at 35,233 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22,957, in 2000.
Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 64th of 85 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Africa: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22,957 | — |
| 2001 | 23,667 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 24,308 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 25,011 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 26,141 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 26,912 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 27,768 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 28,148 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 28,939 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 28,908 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 28,840 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 29,216 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 29,592 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 30,436 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 30,871 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 31,644 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 31,848 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 32,084 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 32,641 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 32,894 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 30,164 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 30,244 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 32,784 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 34,243 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 34,820 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 35,233 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,276 | 22,957 | 28,939 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,007 | 28,840 | 32,894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,915 | 30,164 | 35,233 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa: Upper-middle income
More work & labour data for Africa: Upper-middle income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 49.74 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 47,689 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 48,189 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 24.52 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.65 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 55,155 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 21,077 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 37.54 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.99 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Employment in Africa: Upper-middle income was 35,233 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 35,233 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,957 in 2000.
- How does Africa: Upper-middle income rank for employment?
- Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 64th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa: Upper-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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