Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Central African Republic

Employment-to-population ratio in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 68.8%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.43 pp.

2025 68.8% −0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 23of 182
Period maximum 69.18%2015
Period minimum 67.76%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Central African Republic, 1991–202567.56868.56969.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 68.37%1992: 68.34%1993: 68.33%1994: 68.33%1995: 68.39%1996: 68.44%1997: 68.47%1998: 68.48%1999: 68.46%2000: 68.47%2001: 68.43%2002: 68.38%2003: 68.35%2004: 68.39%2005: 68.41%2006: 68.48%2007: 68.54%2008: 68.6%2009: 68.61%2010: 68.62%2011: 68.71%2012: 68.88%2013: 69.04%2014: 69.17%2015: 69.18%2016: 69.17%2017: 69.14%2018: 69.15%2019: 69.08%2020: 67.99%2021: 67.76%2022: 68.81%2023: 68.89%2024: 68.83%2025: 68.8%
Change over the period: +0.43 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 68.8%
World 58.06%
Middle Africa computed 61.52%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 68.8 −0.03 pp
2024 68.83 −0.06 pp
2023 68.89 +0.08 pp
2022 68.81 +1.05 pp
2021 67.76 −0.23 pp
2020 67.99 −1.09 pp
2019 69.08 −0.07 pp
2018 69.15 +0.01 pp
2017 69.14 −0.03 pp
2016 69.17 −0.02 pp
2015 69.18 +0.01 pp
2014 69.17 +0.13 pp
2013 69.04 +0.15 pp
2012 68.88 +0.17 pp
2011 68.71 +0.09 pp
2010 68.62 +0.01 pp
2009 68.61 +0.01 pp
2008 68.6 +0.06 pp
2007 68.54 +0.06 pp
2006 68.48 +0.07 pp
2005 68.41 +0.01 pp
2004 68.39 +0.05 pp
2003 68.35 −0.03 pp
2002 68.38 −0.05 pp
2001 68.43 −0.04 pp
2000 68.47 +0 pp
1999 68.46 −0.02 pp
1998 68.48 +0.01 pp
1997 68.47 +0.03 pp
1996 68.44 +0.05 pp
1995 68.39 +0.06 pp
1994 68.33 +0 pp
1993 68.33 −0.02 pp
1992 68.34 −0.03 pp
1991 68.37

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.