Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate was 9.2 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income recorded 9.2 for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income peaked at 10.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.2, in 2023.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ranks 23rd of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | — |
| 2005 | 9.9 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.9 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 9.5 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.8 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.9 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.5 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 9.8 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 9.4 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 9.2 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.2 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 9.2 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 9.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.93 | 9.9 | 10 | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.83 | 9.5 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.46 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 249,290 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 69.01 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 111,936 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.1 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.59 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 6,313 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,089 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.18 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.31 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income was 9.2 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 in 2023.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income rank for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ranks 23rd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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 potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. The rate refers to this group divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.