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Work & Labour in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

84 indicators covering work & labour for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.4% 2025 down 17.4% 45th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.1% 2025 up 1.5% 20th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.9% 2025 down 3.1% 46th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% 2025 down 0.7% 31st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.2% 2025 down 3.3% 44th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% 2025 down 9.6% 46th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% 2025 up 0.6% 39th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 47.6% 2025 down 1.7% 46th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 17.7% 2025 down 10.9% 46th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.1% 2025 down 9.7% 46th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 54.6% 2025 up 4.7% 24th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 48.8% 2025 up 5.6% 26th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 56.0% 2025 up 4.3% 24th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 48.7% 2025 up 3.1% 19th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 32.1% 2025 down 5.7% 2nd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 6.4% 2025 down 13.9% 22nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 11.2% 2025 down 12.1% 19th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 14.6% 2025 down 6.1% 17th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 29.6% 2025 up 4.9% 20th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 26.8% 2025 up 4.3% 8th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 43.7% 2025 up 17.1% 33rd
Employment in services (% of total employment) 47.8% 2025 up 5.5% 25th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 45.4% 2025 down 5.1% 23rd
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 44.0% 2025 down 5.0% 23rd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 51.2% 2025 down 4.8% 21st
Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.9% 2025 down 28.8% 39th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.4% 2025 down 30.0% 43rd
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.0% 2025 down 22.9% 44th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 29.1% 2025 up 5.5% 2nd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 17.5% 2025 down 3.3% 4th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 19.4% 2025 down 3.2% 4th
GDP per person employed 38,758 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 16.1% 26th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 8.2% 2021 up 11.9% 4th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.1% 2021 up 17.1% 5th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 12.6% 2021 up 3.5% 3rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.1% 2021 up 1.1% 11th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.7% 2021 down 1.1% 23rd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 47.1% 2021 up 0.6% 32nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 15.6% 2021 down 7.5% 21st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.2% 2021 down 2.2% 6th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 26.7% 2021 down 2.3% 23rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.3% 2021 down 2.1% 17th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 15.2% 2021 up 25.2% 8th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 28.1% 2021 up 26.9% 2nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 17.5% 2021 up 9.6% 7th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 16.9% 2025 up 13.8% 9th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 50.7% 2025 up 0.2% 1st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 33.4% 2025 up 3.7% 1st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 15.3% 2025 down 9.6% 46th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 10.5% 2025 down 15.2% 45th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 40.7% 2025 down 2.0% 23rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 26.7% 2025 down 2.3% 44th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 50.3% 2025 down 4.4% 20th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 42.1% 2025 up 1.8% 32nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 66.3% 2025 down 0.8% 32nd
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 42.4% 2025 down 2.9% 22nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 41.0% 2025 down 2.8% 46th
Unemployment with basic education 7.8% 2021 down 14.5% 13th
Unemployment with basic education, male 7.6% 2021 down 12.2% 13th
Unemployment with intermediate education 11.5% 2021 down 25.9% 3rd