Jobs gap rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income: Jobs gap rate was 41 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Jobs gap rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income recorded 41 for jobs gap rate in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, jobs gap rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income peaked at 43 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.9, in 2007.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 2nd of 87 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Jobs gap rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 29.6 | — |
| 2005 | 29.4 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.1 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 28.9 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 29 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.4 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 34 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 34.2 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.8 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 33.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.4 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 34.6 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 34.9 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 35.4 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 36.7 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 40.1 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 43 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 41.7 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 39.6 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 40 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 40.8 | +2.0% |
| 2026 | 40.9 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 41 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.57 | 28.9 | 31.4 | 6 |
| 2010s | 34.5 | 33.4 | 36.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.89 | 39.6 | 43 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
- 1 Senegal 42.5 compare
- 2 South Africa 41.9 compare
- 3 Kosovo 34.8 compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 30.7 compare
- 5 Armenia 28.7 compare
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,178 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 56.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 24,462 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 30.63 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.48 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 49,850 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,574 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 38.87 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.33 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is jobs gap rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Jobs gap rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income was 41 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest jobs gap rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 2021.
- What is the lowest jobs gap rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9 in 2007.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income rank for jobs gap rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 2nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is jobs gap rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Jobs gap rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The jobs gap rate is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.