Africa: Upper-middle income: statistics and indicators

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

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Key indicators for Africa: Upper-middle income

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Population 102,222 2030 64th rising
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,423 2030 55th rising
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3467 % change on previous year 2030 38th volatile
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 102,222 2030 64th rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year 2030 31st falling
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 47,689 2027 64th rising
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 50.26 2027 10th rising
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 48,189 2027 62nd rising
Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 49.74 2027 76th falling
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year 2027 37th volatile
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 24.52 2027 3rd flat
Labour dependency ratio 2.65 2027 5th falling
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.99 million 2027 65th rising
Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 55,155 2027 40th rising
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.99 % change on previous year 2027 25th volatile
Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 21,077 2027 42nd rising
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 37.54 2027 83rd falling
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 2.19 % change on previous year 2027 63rd volatile
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 35,233 2025 66th rising
Employment 35,233 2025 66th rising
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year 2025 43rd volatile
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year 2025 43rd volatile
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.05 2027 77th volatile
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.12 2027 78th volatile
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 49.74 2027 76th flat
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 8.05 2025 26th falling
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 42.1 2026 67th rising
Labour income share as a percent of GDP 42.1 2026 67th rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 1.51 million 2027 66th rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 31.96 2027 3rd rising
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 17.48 2027 84th falling
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 42.04 2027 19th falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 31.96 2027 3rd rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 6,152 2027 48th falling
Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 25.23 2027 39th rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 28.99 2027 9th falling
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.87 2027 8th flat
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 3,551 2027 56th rising
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 37,828 2027 66th rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 2.41 % change on previous year 2027 23rd volatile
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.09 % change on previous year 2027 44th volatile
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 1.12 % change on previous year 2027 46th volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 24.52 2027 3rd rising
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.693 2025 46th rising
SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 28.99 2027 9th falling
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 32.97 2025 53rd rising
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) -0.1441 % change on previous year 2025 59th volatile
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 9.5 2025 66th falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 36.47 2027 56th flat
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 22,646 2027 45th rising
Jobs gap rate 34.9 2027 3rd rising
Jobs gap 19,312 2027 45th rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 7,619 2027 49th rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 13.8 2027 7th rising
Employment 35,233 2025 64th rising
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 2.41 2024 57th rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 7,619 2027 49th rising
Potential labour force rate 13.44 2027 4th rising
Informal employment 13,128 2027 60th rising
Informal employment rate 36.47 2027 56th flat
Potential labour force rate 13.44 2027 4th rising
Potential labour force 7,402 2027 46th rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 34.66 2027 3rd rising
Jobs gap 19,312 2027 45th rising
Jobs gap rate 34.92 2027 3rd rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 13.78 2027 7th rising
Gender income gap 41.98 2026 66th flat
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 22,646 2027 45th rising
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 41.11 2027 3rd rising
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 75.17 2023 66th falling
Labour force ages 25 to 54 24,654 2023 69th rising
SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 59.8 2023 44th rising

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