Work & Labour in Least developed countries

45 indicators covering work & labour for Least developed countries.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.8% 2025 up 1.9% 26th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.7% 2025 up 0.6% 19th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.2% 2025 down 0.3% 36th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.2% 2025 down 1.4% 37th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.6% 2025 up 1.1% 31st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.5% 2025 up 0.4% 10th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% 2025 down 2.2% 11th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.1% 2025 up 3.6% 10th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.5% 2025 down 0.7% 15th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.8% 2025 down 1.6% 15th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 13.5% 2025 up 0.7% 5th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 26.9% 2025 down 24.5% 8th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 19.1% 2025 down 15.4% 5th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 7.8% 2025 down 16.2% 43rd
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 15.4% 2025 up 2.5% 39th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 12.2% 2025 down 3.6% 40th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 31.3% 2025 up 7.8% 44th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 34.9% 2025 up 8.4% 44th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 33.3% 2025 up 8.1% 45th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 24.3% 2025 down 0.1% 40th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 29.0% 2025 down 4.3% 38th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 17.9% 2025 up 12.3% 40th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 10.3% 2025 down 11.4% 43rd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 10.0% 2025 up 1.4% 36th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 9.8% 2025 down 5.6% 41st
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 75.7% 2025 up 0.0% 8th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 71.0% 2025 up 1.9% 10th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 82.1% 2025 down 2.3% 8th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.9% 2025 up 15.7% 41st
Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.8% 2025 up 11.3% 38th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.6% 2025 up 36.6% 39th
GDP per person employed 10,846 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 15.7% 45th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 23.5% 2025 down 5.2% 13th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 16.8% 2025 up 9.0% 11th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 30.2% 2025 down 11.7% 14th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% 2025 down 2.7% 14th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 72.8% 2025 down 0.5% 3rd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 67.2% 2025 up 1.4% 3rd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 80.5% 2025 down 2.9% 4th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 60.6% 2025 down 0.5% 15th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 71.4% 2025 down 1.8% 16th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 50.2% 2025 up 1.3% 19th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 45.4% 2025 up 0.5% 9th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 41.7% 2025 up 4.7% 10th
Own-account workers, total 44.6% 2016 down 6.2% 7th