Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income: Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate was 2.87 % change on previous year in 2027. ▼ Falling
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, 1991–2027
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income recorded 2.87 % change on previous year for labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income peaked at 3.98 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.32 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income 9th out of 85 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 2.96 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.72 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.57 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.67 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 3.06 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 2.54 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 2021 | 3.98 % change on previous year | +200.8% |
| 2022 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 3.92 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2025 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2026 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2027 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2.52 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.06 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
- 6 Burundi 3.52 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Uganda 3.52 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Angola 3.42 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Mali 3.41 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Somalia 3.37 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Mozambique 3.34 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.33 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 284,510 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 73.41 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 103,063 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.16 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 70.16 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 4,908 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 13,447 (2027)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 257,043 (2025)
- Employment 257,043 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income was 2.87 % change on previous year in 2027, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income rank for labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 9th out of 85 groups with data for 2027.
- Is labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.
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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.