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Congo, Dem. Rep. — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Congo, Dem. Rep., 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
64.31%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · -10.9% since 1990
Labor participation for Congo, Dem. Rep. was 64.31% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 72.58% in 2005. The lowest was 63.44% in 2020 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.33% per year.
Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks 73 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 39%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Congo, Dem. Rep. sits level with it. It peaked in 2005 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
64.31%
First (1990)
72.19%
Change
-10.9%
Highest
72.58%
in 2005
Lowest
63.44%
in 2020
Average
68.89%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.33%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.31% |
| 2024 | 64.41% |
| 2023 | 64.4% |
| 2022 | 64.36% |
| 2021 | 63.62% |
| 2020 | 63.44% |
| 2019 | 64.3% |
| 2018 | 64.52% |
| 2017 | 64.76% |
| 2016 | 65.03% |
| 2015 | 65.29% |
| 2014 | 65.53% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.