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Africa: Low income: statistics and indicators

72 indicators and 1,989 data points for Africa: Low income, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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Key indicators for Africa: Low income

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Population 432,190 2030 35th rising
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 295,904 2030 18th rising
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year 2030 4th falling
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 432,190 2030 35th rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year 2030 4th rising
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 261,934 2027 32nd rising
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 33.57 2027 75th rising
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 132,381 2027 40th rising
Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.43 2027 13th falling
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year 2027 3rd rising
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.44 2027 61st flat
Labour dependency ratio 1.7 2027 19th rising
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.63 million 2027 67th rising
Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 6,521 2027 85th rising
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.3 % change on previous year 2027 4th rising
Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,148 2027 84th rising
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.48 2027 13th falling
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 6.82 % change on previous year 2027 2nd volatile
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 234,564 2025 35th rising
Employment 234,564 2025 35th rising
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year 2025 3rd flat
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year 2025 3rd flat
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 3.38 2027 16th volatile
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 3.44 2027 16th volatile
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 66.43 2027 13th falling
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 51.97 2025 3rd falling
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 38.6 2026 78th flat
Labour income share as a percent of GDP 38.6 2026 78th flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 9.18 million 2027 34th rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 15.27 2027 16th rising
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 24.55 2027 62nd flat
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 36.66 2027 64th rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 15.27 2027 16th rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 34,508 2027 18th rising
Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 3.42 2027 85th rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 25.04 2027 17th rising
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 11.34 2027 4th rising
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 28,378 2027 21st rising
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 229,380 2027 34th rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 2.72 % change on previous year 2027 17th volatile
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 3.29 % change on previous year 2027 1st volatile
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 2.97 % change on previous year 2027 5th volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 4.44 2027 61st flat
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.133 2025 82nd rising
SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 25.04 2027 17th rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 37.43 2025 32nd rising
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) 2.31 % change on previous year 2025 10th volatile
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 4.46 2025 86th falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 89.53 2027 3rd falling
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 54,812 2027 26th rising
Jobs gap rate 13.2 2027 31st flat
Jobs gap 38,106 2027 27th rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 26,480 2027 27th rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 9.2 2027 23rd falling
Employment 234,564 2025 33rd rising
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 2.37 2024 59th flat
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 26,480 2027 27th rising
Potential labour force rate 5.35 2027 27th flat
Informal employment 224,110 2027 26th rising
Informal employment rate 89.53 2027 3rd falling
Potential labour force rate 5.35 2027 27th flat
Potential labour force 14,808 2027 27th rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 9.55 2027 36th flat
Jobs gap 38,106 2027 27th rising
Jobs gap rate 13.21 2027 31st flat
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 9.18 2027 23rd falling
Gender income gap 41.07 2026 67th rising
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 54,812 2027 26th rising
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 19.81 2027 22nd rising
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 82.78 2023 33rd flat
Labour force ages 25 to 54 148,752 2023 38th rising
SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 10.5 2023 80th rising

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