Jobs gap in Africa: Upper-middle income
Africa: Upper-middle income: Jobs gap was 19,312 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Jobs gap in Africa: Upper-middle income, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, jobs gap in Africa: Upper-middle income stood at 19,312. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, jobs gap in Africa: Upper-middle income peaked at 19,312 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 10,294, in 2006.
Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 45th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Jobs gap in Africa: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11,226 | — |
| 2005 | 10,829 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 10,294 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 10,755 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 10,452 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 10,966 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 11,747 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 12,048 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12,441 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 12,385 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 12,707 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 13,206 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 13,512 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 14,187 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 14,729 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 15,508 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 16,452 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 17,909 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 17,972 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 17,465 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 18,039 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 18,751 | +3.9% |
| 2026 | 19,033 | +1.5% |
| 2027 | 19,312 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,754 | 10,294 | 11,226 | 6 |
| 2010s | 13,247 | 11,747 | 15,508 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,117 | 16,452 | 19,312 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Africa: Upper-middle income
More work & labour data for Africa: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 47,689 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 49.74 (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 jobs gap in Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Jobs gap in Africa: Upper-middle income was 19,312 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest jobs gap recorded in Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19,312 in 2027.
- What is the lowest jobs gap recorded in Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,294 in 2006.
- How does Africa: Upper-middle income rank for jobs gap?
- Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 45th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is jobs gap rising or falling in Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 Jobs gap. 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 is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.