Labor force, total in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Labor force, total was 13.07 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Cote d'Ivoire, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total in Cote d'Ivoire is 13.07 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 13.07 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.18 million, in 1990.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.09 million | 4.18 million | 6.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.09 million | 6.25 million | 8.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.59 million | 8.43 million | 10.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.03 million | 10.85 million | 13.07 million | 6 |
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More education data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 104,418 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9564 GPI (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Labor force, total in Cote d'Ivoire was 13.07 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 13.07 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 million in 1990.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for labor force, total?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.