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Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income: statistics and indicators

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

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Key indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Population 420,043 2030 36th rising
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 258,627 2030 21st rising
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year 2030 13th falling
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 420,043 2030 36th rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year 2030 9th flat
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 284,510 2027 31st rising
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 26.59 2027 87th rising
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 103,063 2027 46th rising
Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 73.41 2027 1st falling
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year 2027 9th falling
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.43 2027 63rd falling
Labour dependency ratio 1.35 2027 36th falling
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.66 million 2027 59th rising
Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 13,447 2027 79th rising
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.16 % change on previous year 2027 7th rising
Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 4,908 2027 78th rising
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 70.16 2027 2nd flat
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 4.65 % change on previous year 2027 15th volatile
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 257,043 2025 33rd rising
Employment 257,043 2025 33rd rising
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year 2025 9th flat
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year 2025 9th flat
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.67 2027 56th volatile
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.76 2027 51st volatile
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 73.41 2027 1st falling
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 31.1 2025 10th falling
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 54.3 2026 22nd flat
Labour income share as a percent of GDP 54.3 2026 22nd flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 10.91 million 2027 29th rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.66 2027 24th flat
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 29.7 2027 8th flat
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 40.14 2027 39th flat
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.66 2027 24th flat
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 25,215 2027 25th rising
Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 6.44 2027 79th rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 19.03 2027 46th rising
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.66 2027 10th rising
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 26,264 2027 25th rising
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 272,845 2027 29th rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 3.11 % change on previous year 2027 7th rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 2.83 % change on previous year 2027 10th volatile
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 2.92 % change on previous year 2027 8th volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 4.43 2027 63rd falling
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.386 2025 66th rising
SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 19.03 2027 46th rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 50.09 2025 2nd rising
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) 1.58 % change on previous year 2025 12th volatile
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 9.7 2025 63rd rising
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 89.35 2027 4th falling
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 56,952 2027 24th rising
Jobs gap rate 12.8 2027 35th flat
Jobs gap 39,776 2027 26th rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 27,184 2027 26th rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 8.7 2027 26th rising
Employment 257,043 2025 31st rising
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 2.54 2024 54th flat
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 27,184 2027 26th rising
Potential labour force rate 5.98 2027 22nd rising
Informal employment 242,947 2027 25th rising
Informal employment rate 89.35 2027 4th falling
Potential labour force rate 5.98 2027 22nd rising
Potential labour force 18,096 2027 22nd rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 10.14 2027 33rd flat
Jobs gap 39,776 2027 26th rising
Jobs gap rate 12.76 2027 35th flat
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 8.72 2027 26th rising
Gender income gap 44.88 2026 61st flat
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 56,952 2027 24th rising
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 18.82 2027 26th rising
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 82.53 2023 34th flat
Labour force ages 25 to 54 148,927 2023 37th rising
SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 14.6 2023 78th rising

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