Arab States: statistics and indicators

72 indicators and 1,989 data points for Arab States, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

Indicators
72
Data points
1,989

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Key indicators for Arab States

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Population 155,073 2030 58th rising
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 64,772 2030 45th rising
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year 2030 12th falling
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 155,073 2030 58th rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year 2030 16th falling
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 71,228 2027 58th rising
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 50.75 2027 9th flat
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 73,387 2027 54th rising
Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 49.25 2027 77th flat
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year 2027 13th falling
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.49 2027 9th rising
Labour dependency ratio 2.22 2027 12th falling
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 5.31 million 2027 52nd rising
Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 82,393 2027 26th flat
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.93 % change on previous year 2027 10th falling
Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 36,395 2027 26th flat
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 44.58 2027 76th flat
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.8 % change on previous year 2027 36th volatile
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 61,468 2025 61st rising
Employment 61,468 2025 61st rising
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year 2025 11th falling
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year 2025 11th falling
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.61 2027 62nd volatile
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.4 2027 72nd volatile
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 49.25 2027 77th rising
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 9.17 2025 23rd volatile
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 33.4 2026 84th rising
Labour income share as a percent of GDP 33.4 2026 84th rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 2.42 million 2027 60th rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.91 2027 27th rising
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 17.68 2027 82nd falling
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 37.56 2027 59th falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.91 2027 27th rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 12,169 2027 41st rising
Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 42.18 2027 25th rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 32.52 2027 5th falling
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.77 2027 58th rising
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 2,432 2027 62nd rising
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 60,539 2027 60th rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 2.4 % change on previous year 2027 28th volatile
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 2.25 % change on previous year 2027 13th volatile
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 2.22 % change on previous year 2027 14th volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 9.49 2027 9th rising
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.477 2025 62nd falling
SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 32.52 2027 5th falling
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 17.86 2025 81st rising
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) -3.44 % change on previous year 2025 81st volatile
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 8.2 2025 76th falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 46.45 2027 50th flat
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 16,387 2027 51st rising
Jobs gap rate 18.6 2027 11th rising
Jobs gap 14,695 2027 52nd rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 7,935 2027 48th rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 10 2027 16th falling
Employment 61,468 2025 59th rising
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 5.86 2024 13th flat
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 7,935 2027 48th rising
Potential labour force rate 9.17 2027 14th falling
Informal employment 29,945 2027 45th rising
Informal employment rate 46.45 2027 50th flat
Potential labour force rate 9.17 2027 14th falling
Potential labour force 7,194 2027 48th rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 17.79 2027 11th rising
Jobs gap 14,695 2027 52nd rising
Jobs gap rate 18.56 2027 11th rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 10.02 2027 16th falling
Gender income gap 14.05 2026 86th flat
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 16,387 2027 51st rising
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 20.9 2027 18th rising
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 63.01 2023 85th flat
Labour force ages 25 to 54 48,248 2023 62nd rising
SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 30 2023 67th rising

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