Cote d'Ivoire — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Cote d'Ivoire, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Cote d'Ivoire was 67.09% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 67.27% in 2012. The lowest was 64.68% in 2019 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.06% per year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 44 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 24%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Cote d'Ivoire sits above it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 20 of 47 economies; Mali (67.04%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 63rd of 187 in 1990 → 63rd of 187 in 2000 → 49th of 187 in 2010 → 55th of 187 in 2020 → 43rd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 67.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 67.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 67.15% | +0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 66.23% | +1.3 pp |
| 2020 | 64.89% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 64.68% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 65.41% | -0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 66.12% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 66.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 66.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 67.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 67.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 67.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 67.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 66.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 66.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 66.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 66.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 66.38% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 66.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 66.08% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 65.93% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 65.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 65.63% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 65.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 65.32% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 65.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 65.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 65.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 65.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 65.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 65.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 65.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 65.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 65.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cote d'Ivoire’s Labor participation in 1991?
65.55% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cote d'Ivoire’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +2.3% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 67.09%; 2024: 67.11%; 2023: 67.13%; 2022: 67.15%; 2021: 66.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.