MENA: statistics and indicators

76 indicators and 2,128 data points for MENA, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

Indicators
76
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2,128

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Key indicators for MENA

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year 2030 22nd falling
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 441,898 2030 34th rising
Population 441,898 2030 34th rising
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.06 % change on previous year 2030 32nd volatile
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,766 2030 28th rising
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 230,676 2027 25th rising
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.48 2027 7th rising
Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 44.52 2027 79th falling
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 185,145 2027 45th rising
Labour dependency ratio 2.49 2027 8th falling
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year 2027 19th falling
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 10.71 million 2027 40th rising
Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 63,778 2027 31st rising
Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,896 2027 39th rising
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 40.38 2027 79th flat
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.46 % change on previous year 2027 17th falling
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.31 2027 11th falling
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.65 % change on previous year 2027 41st volatile
Employment 161,568 2025 47th rising
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 161,568 2025 47th rising
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year 2025 19th volatile
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year 2025 19th volatile
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.76 2027 47th volatile
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.69 2027 56th volatile
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 44.52 2027 79th falling
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 5.93 2025 29th rising
Labour income share as a percent of GDP 35.1 2026 81st rising
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 35.1 2026 81st rising
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 177,185 2027 42nd rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 7.09 million 2027 42nd rising
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 18.56 2027 79th falling
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 42.21 2027 18th falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 30,521 2027 21st flat
Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 29.06 2027 34th rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 30.58 2027 7th falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.87 2027 23rd falling
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.04 2027 38th falling
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 8,455 2027 42nd rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.87 2027 23rd falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 2.41 % change on previous year 2027 25th volatile
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.87 % change on previous year 2027 19th volatile
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 1.24 % change on previous year 2027 40th volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 9.31 2027 11th falling
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.425 2025 65th rising
SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 30.58 2027 7th falling
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 18.05 2025 80th rising
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) -5.35 % change on previous year 2025 82nd volatile
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 11 2025 51st falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 52.64 2027 39th rising
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 45,139 2027 32nd rising
Female labor force participation rate by age 9.5% 2024 7th falling
Labor force participation rate by age 25.8% 2024 7th falling
Female labor force by age 499,704 people 2024 6th rising
Jobs gap 37,971 2027 28th rising
Jobs gap rate 18.4 2027 13th falling
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 20,738 2027 32nd rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 10.1 2027 14th falling
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 23.9% 2024 2nd rising
Employment 161,568 2025 45th rising
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 6.33 2024 11th flat
Jobs gap rate 18.44 2027 13th falling
Potential labour force rate 9.51 2027 13th falling
Potential labour force 19,452 2027 19th rising
Potential labour force rate 9.51 2027 13th falling
Informal employment 88,391 2027 37th rising
Informal employment rate 52.64 2027 39th rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 10.07 2027 14th falling
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 20,738 2027 32nd rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 17.93 2027 10th falling
Jobs gap 37,971 2027 28th rising
Gender income gap 17.12 2026 83rd flat
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 45,139 2027 32nd rising
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 22.06 2027 15th falling
Labour force ages 25 to 54 132,001 2023 44th rising
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 59.87 2023 87th flat
SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 44.4 2023 58th rising

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