Work & Labour in Africa: Lower-middle income 59 indicators covering work & labour for Africa: Lower-middle income. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 339,672 2027 up 30.9% 26th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.36 2027 up 0.1% 14th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 172,199 2027 up 30.5% 35th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5 2027 down 20.1% 43rd Labour dependency ratio 1.52 2027 down 10.8% 26th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 20,026 2027 up 7.0% 74th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,484 2027 up 5.2% 74th Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.04 2027 up 1.5% 15th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.71 % change on previous year 2027 down 44.3% 13th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year 2027 up 59.1% 11th Employment 306,061 2025 up 31.5% 29th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 306,061 2025 up 31.5% 29th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year 2025 up 34.9% 12th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year 2025 up 34.9% 12th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.81 2027 up 12.5% 49th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.75 2027 up 28.7% 48th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 66.36 2027 up 0.1% 14th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 47.7 2026 down 0.8% 58th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 47.7 2026 down 0.8% 58th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.11 2027 down 11.0% 26th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 13.15 million 2027 up 32.0% 26th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 27.4 2027 up 1.5% 23rd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 40.76 2027 down 0.5% 30th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 33,216 2027 up 26.5% 20th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 20.43 2027 down 3.6% 31st Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.53 2027 down 5.5% 15th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 27,539 2027 up 25.4% 23rd Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 328,841 2027 up 32.0% 26th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.11 2027 down 11.0% 26th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 2.96 % change on previous year 2027 up 39.4% 9th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 2.65 % change on previous year 2027 up 319.9% 12th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 2.86 % change on previous year 2027 up 17.5% 10th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 5 2027 down 20.1% 43rd Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.326 2025 up 34.2% 70th SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 20.43 2027 down 3.6% 31st Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) 1.56 % change on previous year 2025 down 47.5% 13th SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 10.2 2025 up 13.7% 57th SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 85.17 2027 up 0.1% 12th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 68,142 2027 up 21.0% 22nd Jobs gap rate 13.4 2027 down 7.6% 29th Jobs gap 50,054 2027 up 21.2% 23rd Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 8.9 2027 up 1.1% 25th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 33,069 2027 up 31.8% 20th Employment 306,061 2025 up 31.5% 27th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 2.91 2024 down 8.8% 49th Jobs gap rate 13.43 2027 down 7.5% 29th Jobs gap 50,054 2027 up 21.2% 23rd LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 11.18 2027 down 9.7% 30th Informal employment rate 85.17 2027 up 0.1% 12th Informal employment 274,824 2027 up 32.8% 20th Potential labour force rate 6.5 2027 down 0.5% 19th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 33,069 2027 up 31.8% 20th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 8.87 2027 up 0.6% 25th Potential labour force rate 6.5 2027 down 0.5% 19th Potential labour force 23,619 2027 up 30.2% 17th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 18.76 2027 down 7.6% 27th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 68,142 2027 up 21.0% 22nd Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 74.72 2023 up 0.6% 69th Labour force ages 25 to 54 197,340 2023 up 29.3% 28th