Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS
World excluding BRICS: Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate was 1.3 % change on previous year in 2027. ▼ Falling
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS, 1991–2027
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
World excluding BRICS recorded 1.3 % change on previous year for labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS peaked at 2.42 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.7854 % change on previous year, in 2020.
World excluding BRICS ranks 32nd of 85 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 World excluding BRICS, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.95 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 1.98 % change on previous year | +26.4% |
| 1995 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 1.86 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.75 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 1.78 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 1.45 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2020 | -0.7854 % change on previous year | -151.2% |
| 2021 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -392.7% |
| 2022 | 2.42 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2024 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 2025 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2026 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +392.7% | -0.7854 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -151.2% | 1.53 % change on previous year | -0.7854 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 % change on previous year | -0.7854 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | 8 |
Countries ranked near World excluding BRICS
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 2.96 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Ethiopia 2.92 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Eritrea 2.9 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Rwanda 2.86 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Nigeria 2.85 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Madagascar 2.84 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Yemen 2.8 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for World excluding BRICS
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.94 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.04 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.24 million (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.94 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.36 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 59,849 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 38,580 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.75 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 1.79 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS?
- Labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS was 1.3 % 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 World excluding BRICS?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate recorded in World excluding BRICS?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7854 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does World excluding BRICS rank for labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate?
- World excluding BRICS ranks 32nd out of 85 groups with data for 2027.
- Is labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate rising or falling in World excluding BRICS?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World excluding BRICS 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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- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) International Labour Organization
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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.