Potential labour force (ILO modelled estimates) by country
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The potential labour force refers to persons not in employment who express an interest in this form of work but for whom...
What the numbers show
Potential labour force (ILO modelled estimates) is currently reported for 1 countries. The highest value is 1,918 in Caribbean; the lowest is 1,918 in Caribbean.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,918, and the mean is 1,918.
Potential labour force (ILO modelled estimates): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Caribbean | 1,918 | 2027 | up 11.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 145,084
- G20 114,432
- World excluding India and China 110,210
- World excluding BRICS 78,886
- BRICS 65,996
- World: Upper-middle income 64,942
- Asia and the Pacific 58,342
- APEC 46,359
- Africa 45,828
- World: Lower-middle income 41,564
- World: Upper-middle income excluding China 37,846
- Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 37,831
- Sub-Saharan Africa 36,921
- World: Lower-middle income excluding India 33,786
- Eastern Asia 29,986
- Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income 27,131
- Africa: Lower-middle income 23,619
- World: Low income 21,222
- MENA 19,452
- Americas 18,993
- Southern Asia 18,186
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income 18,096
- World: High income 17,357
- Latin America and the Caribbean 17,318
- Arab League 17,160
- Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 14,963
- Africa: Low income 14,808
- Europe and Central Asia 14,726
- Americas: Upper-middle income 13,911
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income 13,911
- Eastern Africa 13,590
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income 13,535
- Southern Asia: Lower-middle income 12,476
- South America 11,676
- Western Africa 10,880
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific 10,170
- Europe and Central Asia: High income 9,771
- South-Eastern Asia 9,062
- ASEAN 9,046
- Northern Africa 8,907
About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The potential labour force refers to persons not in employment who express an interest in this form of work but for whom existing conditions limit their active job search and/or their availability. This group is used to calculate alternative measures of labour underutilization. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.