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Congo, Rep. — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Congo, Rep., 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
67.83%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · -1.2% since 1990
Labor participation for Congo, Rep. was 67.83% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 68.68% in 1990. The lowest was 64.94% in 2020 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.04% per year.
Congo, Rep. ranks 39 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 21%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Congo, Rep. sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
67.83%
First (1990)
68.68%
Change
-1.2%
Highest
68.68%
in 1990
Lowest
64.94%
in 2020
Average
67.97%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.04%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.83% |
| 2024 | 67.85% |
| 2023 | 67.9% |
| 2022 | 67.95% |
| 2021 | 65.54% |
| 2020 | 64.94% |
| 2019 | 68.12% |
| 2018 | 68.15% |
| 2017 | 68.16% |
| 2016 | 68.15% |
| 2015 | 68.11% |
| 2014 | 68.05% |
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.