Central African Republic Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 51.00%, a 0.13% increase from 2022.
  • Central African Republic labor force participation rate for 2022 was 50.87%, a 0.74% increase from 2021.
  • Central African Republic labor force participation rate for 2021 was 50.13%, a 0.21% decline from 2020.
  • Central African Republic labor force participation rate for 2020 was 50.34%, a 0.48% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.43%
Eritrea 69.35%
Ethiopia 69.15%
North Korea 67.04%
Tanzania 66.05%
South Sudan 61.20%
Mozambique 60.39%
Niger 60.16%
Malawi 57.49%
Burundi 56.22%
Liberia 55.55%
Uganda 53.05%
Central African Republic 51.00%
Mali 50.97%
Burkina Faso 49.80%
Zimbabwe 49.00%
Rwanda 40.58%
Gambia 40.25%
Chad 39.68%
Guinea-Bissau 35.03%
Haiti 34.69%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.59%
Afghanistan 33.99%
Benin 31.86%
Sierra Leone 31.19%
Nepal 29.65%
Senegal 29.54%
Guinea 26.08%
Tajikistan 24.99%
Togo 24.43%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 16.00%
Comoros 13.40%
Central African Republic Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 51.00% 0.13%
2022 50.87% 0.74%
2021 50.13% -0.21%
2020 50.34% -0.48%
2019 50.82% -0.61%
2018 51.43% -0.57%
2017 52.00% -0.50%
2016 52.50% -0.41%
2015 52.91% 0.16%
2014 52.74% 0.25%
2013 52.49% 0.38%
2012 52.11% 0.48%
2011 51.63% 0.59%
2010 51.04% -0.03%
2009 51.07% 0.10%
2008 50.97% 0.21%
2007 50.75% 0.28%
2006 50.47% 0.33%
2005 50.15% -0.02%
2004 50.17% 0.00%
2003 50.17% 0.04%
2002 50.13% 0.12%
2001 50.02% 0.23%
2000 49.79% -0.19%
1999 49.98% -0.13%
1998 50.10% -0.06%
1997 50.16% 0.00%
1996 50.17% 0.05%
1995 50.12% -0.25%
1994 50.36% -0.18%
1993 50.55% -0.12%
1992 50.66% -0.05%
1991 50.71% -0.05%