Labor force, total in Congo
Congo: Labor force, total was 2.64 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Congo, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
Congo recorded 2.64 million for labor force, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Congo peaked at 2.64 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 912,788, in 1990.
Congo ranks 120th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 million | 912,788 | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million | 1.24 million | 1.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.00 million | 1.80 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 million | 2.18 million | 2.64 million | 6 |
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More education data for Congo
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 88.9% (2023)
- Labor force, female 48.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9723 GPI (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Congo?
- Labor force, total in Congo was 2.64 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 912,788 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for labor force, total?
- Congo ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.