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Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income: statistics and indicators

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

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Key indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Population 396,387 2030 37th rising
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 273,136 2030 19th rising
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year 2030 3rd falling
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 396,387 2030 37th rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year 2030 3rd rising
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 249,290 2027 34th rising
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 30.99 2027 82nd rising
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 111,936 2027 45th rising
Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 69.01 2027 6th falling
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year 2027 2nd rising
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.1 2027 71st rising
Labour dependency ratio 1.59 2027 21st rising
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.51 million 2027 70th volatile
Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 6,313 2027 86th rising
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.31 % change on previous year 2027 3rd rising
Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,089 2027 86th rising
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.18 2027 6th falling
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 6.22 % change on previous year 2027 3rd volatile
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 224,417 2025 36th rising
Employment 224,417 2025 36th rising
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year 2025 2nd rising
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year 2025 2nd rising
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.91 2027 25th volatile
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.93 2027 25th volatile
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 69.01 2027 6th falling
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 52.86 2025 2nd falling
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 38.8 2026 77th flat
Labour income share as a percent of GDP 38.8 2026 77th flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 8.62 million 2027 35th rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 15.28 2027 15th rising
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 25.15 2027 53rd flat
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 36.04 2027 67th rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 15.28 2027 15th rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 29,388 2027 23rd rising
Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 3.37 2027 86th rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 23.13 2027 19th rising
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 11.66 2027 3rd rising
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 27,866 2027 22nd rising
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 215,380 2027 35th rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 2.92 % change on previous year 2027 10th falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 3.19 % change on previous year 2027 3rd volatile
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 3.04 % change on previous year 2027 3rd volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 4.1 2027 71st rising
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.135 2025 81st rising
SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 23.13 2027 19th rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 38.56 2025 25th rising
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) 1.5 % change on previous year 2025 14th volatile
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 4.54 2025 85th falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 89.12 2027 5th falling
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 51,616 2027 29th rising
Jobs gap rate 12.9 2027 34th flat
Jobs gap 35,346 2027 32nd rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 25,131 2027 28th rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 9.2 2027 23rd falling
Employment 224,417 2025 34th rising
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 2.05 2024 66th falling
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 25,131 2027 28th rising
Potential labour force rate 5.15 2027 30th flat
Informal employment 213,075 2027 27th rising
Informal employment rate 89.12 2027 5th falling
Potential labour force rate 5.15 2027 30th flat
Potential labour force 13,535 2027 32nd rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 9.04 2027 43rd rising
Jobs gap 35,346 2027 32nd rising
Jobs gap rate 12.88 2027 34th flat
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 9.16 2027 24th falling
Gender income gap 44.44 2026 62nd rising
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 51,616 2027 29th rising
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 19.64 2027 23rd rising
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 84.53 2023 25th flat
Labour force ages 25 to 54 138,727 2023 40th rising
SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 10.5 2023 80th rising

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