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 2022 was 50.83%, a 0.45% increase from 2021.
  • Central African Republic labor force participation rate for 2021 was 50.38%, a 0.08% increase from 2020.
  • Central African Republic labor force participation rate for 2020 was 50.29%, a 0.48% decline from 2019.
  • Central African Republic labor force participation rate for 2019 was 50.77%, a 0.61% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 72.70%
Ethiopia 70.01%
Tanzania 69.17%
Eritrea 68.26%
North Korea 66.36%
Niger 62.06%
South Sudan 61.07%
Mozambique 60.95%
Malawi 54.94%
Liberia 54.89%
Mali 54.41%
Uganda 53.42%
Burundi 52.93%
Central African Republic 50.83%
Burkina Faso 50.50%
Zimbabwe 49.75%
Gambia 41.11%
Rwanda 40.85%
Chad 38.16%
Democratic Republic of Congo 35.52%
Haiti 34.96%
Guinea-Bissau 34.89%
Benin 32.83%
Sierra Leone 31.45%
Senegal 30.47%
Nepal 29.05%
Syrian Arab Republic 27.26%
Yemen 26.52%
Guinea 26.46%
Tajikistan 25.51%
Togo 24.47%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.69%
Central African Republic Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 50.83% 0.45%
2021 50.38% 0.08%
2020 50.29% -0.48%
2019 50.77% -0.61%
2018 51.39% -0.58%
2017 51.96% -0.50%
2016 52.47% -0.41%
2015 52.88% 0.17%
2014 52.71% 0.26%
2013 52.45% 0.36%
2012 52.09% 0.49%
2011 51.60% 0.60%
2010 51.00% -0.03%
2009 51.03% 0.11%
2008 50.92% 0.22%
2007 50.70% 0.29%
2006 50.42% 0.33%
2005 50.09% -0.02%
2004 50.11% 0.00%
2003 50.11% 0.04%
2002 50.08% 0.12%
2001 49.96% 0.23%
2000 49.72% -0.19%
1999 49.91% -0.12%
1998 50.04% -0.06%
1997 50.09% 0.00%
1996 50.09% 0.05%
1995 50.04% -0.24%
1994 50.29% -0.18%
1993 50.46% -0.12%
1992 50.58% -0.05%
1991 50.63% 0.04%
1990 50.59% 0.04%