Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 60.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Central African Republic, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Central African Republic is 60.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Central African Republic peaked at 60.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 1990.
Central African Republic ranks 21st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.7% | — |
| 1991 | 54.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 55.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 54.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 60.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 53.7% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 54.4% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 55.8% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 60.0% | 60.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Central African Republic?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Central African Republic was 60.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 1990.
- How does Central African Republic rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Central African Republic ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.