Central African Republic Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Central African Republic labor force participation rate for 2021 was 55.37%, a 0.8% increase from 2020.
  • Central African Republic labor force participation rate for 2020 was 54.57%, a 0.86% decline from 2019.
  • Central African Republic labor force participation rate for 2019 was 55.43%, a 0.43% decline from 2018.
  • Central African Republic labor force participation rate for 2018 was 55.86%, a 0.39% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North Korea 75.49%
Zimbabwe 74.72%
Madagascar 71.83%
Tanzania 71.76%
Nepal 70.70%
Ethiopia 69.08%
Eritrea 66.17%
Rwanda 63.19%
Niger 62.93%
Mozambique 61.49%
Malawi 60.53%
Mali 58.92%
South Sudan 58.77%
Central African Republic 55.37%
Liberia 53.37%
Burundi 52.35%
Guinea-Bissau 52.28%
Burkina Faso 50.62%
Uganda 48.67%
Guinea 42.18%
Benin 41.64%
Gambia 38.97%
Chad 37.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 36.14%
Haiti 34.38%
Afghanistan 33.74%
Senegal 26.96%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.75%
Sierra Leone 26.59%
Yemen 25.48%
Togo 25.14%
Tajikistan 24.94%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.53%
Central African Republic Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 55.37% 0.80%
2020 54.57% -0.86%
2019 55.43% -0.43%
2018 55.86% -0.39%
2017 56.26% -0.33%
2016 56.59% -0.25%
2015 56.84% 0.32%
2014 56.52% 0.32%
2013 56.21% -0.10%
2012 56.31% 0.50%
2011 55.81% 0.55%
2010 55.26% 0.04%
2009 55.21% 0.19%
2008 55.03% 0.20%
2007 54.82% 0.28%
2006 54.54% 0.32%
2005 54.23% 0.00%
2004 54.23% 0.08%
2003 54.15% 0.00%
2002 54.15% 0.16%
2001 53.98% 0.26%
2000 53.72% -0.18%
1999 53.90% -0.06%
1998 53.96% 0.01%
1997 53.95% 0.07%
1996 53.88% 0.01%
1995 53.87% -0.16%
1994 54.02% -0.12%
1993 54.14% -0.10%
1992 54.24% -0.10%
1991 54.35% 0.05%
1990 54.30% 0.05%