Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
189
Highest
6.73 % change on previous year
Palestine
Lowest
-1.5 % change on previous year
Ukraine
Median
1.13 % change on previous year
Years covered
37
1991–2027
Data points
10,188
What the numbers show
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 6.73 % change on previous year in Palestine; the lowest is -1.5 % change on previous year in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.13 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.22 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 117 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 2,198.7%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 2,237.4%).
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine | 6.73 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 2 | South Sudan | 5.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 4.09 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 148.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Niger | 4.05 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 6 | Burundi | 3.52 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Uganda | 3.52 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Angola | 3.42 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 9 | Mali | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 10 | Somalia | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Mozambique | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 13 | Syria | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 3.22 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 15 | Congo | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 32.9% | falling |
| 16 | Tanzania | 3.13 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 17 | Iraq | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 2,198.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritania | 3.1 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 62.6% | flat |
| 19 | Senegal | 3.1 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 162.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Gambia | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 21 | Liberia | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 23 | Malawi | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 312.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Benin | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 26 | Jordan | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 77.4% | falling |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 91.7% | falling |
| 31 | Eritrea | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Rwanda | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Nigeria | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 34 | Madagascar | 2.84 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 35 | Yemen | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Chad | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 37 | Comoros | 2.72 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 38 | Cameroon | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 63.5% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 40 | Oman | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Guinea | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 42 | Kenya | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 1,332.5% | falling |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 44 | East Timor | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 47 | Namibia | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 136.8% | falling |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 440.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Botswana | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Egypt | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Guatemala | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 55 | Gabon | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Bolivia | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Honduras | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 180.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Caribbean | 0.6027 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 61 | Ghana | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Laos | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 161.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Israel | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Philippines | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Djibouti | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 68 | Bahrain | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Belize | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Malaysia | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 71 | Eswatini | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Haiti | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Cambodia | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Lesotho | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 327.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Paraguay | 1.47 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Bangladesh | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 82 | India | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 83 | Western Sahara | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Maldives | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Kuwait | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Libya | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Indonesia | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Mexico | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Qatar | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 91 | South Africa | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Bhutan | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Lebanon | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Suriname | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 95 | El Salvador | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Turkey | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Morocco | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 239.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Argentina | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 100 | Colombia | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Ireland | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Singapore | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 616.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Guam | 1 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 365.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Algeria | 0.9985 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 0.9805 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Venezuela | 0.9762 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Sudan | 0.9729 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 209.6% | falling |
| 108 | Mongolia | 0.9688 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Chile | 0.9132 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Guyana | 0.7882 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Iceland | 0.7825 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Myanmar | 0.7795 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 179.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Nepal | 0.7576 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Australia | 0.756 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 65.2% | rising |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 0.7535 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Vietnam | 0.7361 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Fiji | 0.717 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 1,069.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Tunisia | 0.5951 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 119 | New Zealand | 0.5743 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Iran | 0.574 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Brunei | 0.5234 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Canada | 0.5143 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Cyprus | 0.4666 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 80.4% | falling |
| 124 | United Kingdom | 0.4352 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Sweden | 0.426 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Luxembourg | 0.4192 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 127 | New Caledonia | 0.3959 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Uruguay | 0.3861 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 265.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 0.3592 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Bahamas | 0.3554 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Jamaica | 0.3383 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 132 | United States | 0.3372 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | 0.3287 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Brazil | 0.3027 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Georgia | 0.2843 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Samoa | 0.2627 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 137 | North Korea | 0.2604 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Norway | 0.2183 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 235.9% | falling |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | 0.129 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Netherlands | 0.1112 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 0.0877 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Denmark | 0.0688 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Malta | 0.0681 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Taiwan | -0.0099 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 101.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Albania | -0.0856 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 105.0% | volatile |
| 146 | France | -0.0949 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 137.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Finland | -0.096 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 117.5% | volatile |
| 148 | South Korea | -0.1065 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 108.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Tonga | -0.1073 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Belgium | -0.122 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 116.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Switzerland | -0.1353 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 119.5% | volatile |
| 152 | China | -0.153 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Japan | -0.2167 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 126.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Macao | -0.2761 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 119.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Mauritius | -0.294 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 133.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Barbados | -0.3035 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 145.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.3275 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 1,170.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Thailand | -0.3305 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Hungary | -0.3658 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 156.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Czechia | -0.3676 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 218.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Moldova | -0.4043 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.4733 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 638.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Poland | -0.6047 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 279.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Estonia | -0.6065 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 164.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Romania | -0.6151 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 152.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Spain | -0.632 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 762.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Serbia | -0.6387 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 260.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Slovakia | -0.6556 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 227.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Montenegro | -0.6872 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Austria | -0.6978 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 218.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Portugal | -0.7053 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 182.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Greece | -0.7066 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Slovenia | -0.7123 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 124.2% | volatile |
| 174 | North Macedonia | -0.7195 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Russia | -0.8326 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Germany | -0.8796 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 230.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Italy | -0.8903 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 222.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Croatia | -0.9639 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Belarus | -0.9921 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 453.3% | volatile |
| 180 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.9943 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Latvia | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 117.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Bulgaria | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 135.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Lithuania | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Cuba | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 2,237.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Hong Kong | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 304.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Armenia | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Ukraine | -1.5 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 252.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Africa 3.2 % change on previous year
- World 0.9909 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income 3.2 % change on previous year
- G7 0.0197 % change on previous year
- Africa: Low income 3.19 % change on previous year
- Chagai -0.022 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 3.05 % change on previous year
- Arab States: Low income 3.03 % change on previous year
- World: Low income 3 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.92 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 2.91 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income 2.87 % change on previous year
- Africa 2.78 % change on previous year
- Africa: Lower-middle income 2.69 % change on previous year
- Arab States: Lower-middle income 2.54 % change on previous year
- Arab States 2.37 % change on previous year
- Arab League 2.12 % change on previous year
- World: Lower-middle income excluding India 2.09 % change on previous year
- Americas: Lower-middle income 1.88 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income 1.88 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 1.84 % change on previous year
- MENA 1.83 % change on previous year
- World: Lower-middle income 1.79 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa: Lower-middle income 1.78 % change on previous year
- Arab States: High income 1.76 % change on previous year
- Central and Western Asia: High income 1.54 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia: Lower-middle income 1.53 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 1.52 % change on previous year
- Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 1.48 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 1.45 % change on previous year
- Central America 1.4 % change on previous year
- Europe and Central Asia: Lower-middle income 1.35 % change on previous year
- Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income 1.35 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 1.32 % change on previous year
- World excluding BRICS 1.3 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income 1.28 % change on previous year
- Asia and the Pacific: Low income 1.24 % change on previous year
- World excluding India and China 1.24 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 1.22 % change on previous year
- Africa: Upper-middle income 1.2 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.