Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 0.925% to 66.3% in Congo in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Congo reached an all time high of 68.6% in 1990 and an all time low of 65.7% in 2020. When compared to Congo's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Cameroon amounted to 75.4%, 71.2% in Central African Republic, 48.3% in Gabon and 65.1% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021.
Congo has been ranked 47th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | % | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.0% | 76.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 72.0% | 71.9% | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 61.5% | 61.0% | 60.4% | 59.9% | 59.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 68.0% | 68.0% | 67.9% | 67.9% | 67.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 65.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | % | 55.9% | 55.9% | 55.9% | 55.8% | 55.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 48.4% | 48.5% | 48.6% | 48.6% | 48.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 55.2% | 55.1% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 54.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 74.4% | 74.4% | 74.3% | 74.2% | 74.1% |
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