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Labor force participation rate — Côte d'Ivoire

Labor force participation rate in Côte d'Ivoire in 2025 — 67.09%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.49 pp.

2025 67.09% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 43of 182
Period maximum 67.27%2012
Period minimum 64.68%2019

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Côte d'Ivoire, 1990–2025646566676819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 65.6%1991: 65.55%1992: 65.5%1993: 65.44%1994: 65.38%1995: 65.32%1996: 65.27%1997: 65.21%1998: 65.17%1999: 65.32%2000: 65.47%2001: 65.63%2002: 65.78%2003: 65.93%2004: 66.08%2005: 66.23%2006: 66.38%2007: 66.53%2008: 66.68%2009: 66.83%2010: 66.97%2011: 67.12%2012: 67.27%2013: 67.16%2014: 67.05%2015: 66.94%2016: 66.83%2017: 66.12%2018: 65.41%2019: 64.68%2020: 64.89%2021: 66.23%2022: 67.15%2023: 67.13%2024: 67.11%2025: 67.09%
Change over the period: +1.49 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire 67.09%
World 60.98%
Sub-Saharan Africa 70.32%
Western Africa computed 73.68%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 58.73%
Labor force participation rate — Côte d'Ivoire, by year Côte d'Ivoire All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 67.09 −0.02 pp
2024 67.11 −0.02 pp
2023 67.13 −0.02 pp
2022 67.15 +0.92 pp
2021 66.23 +1.34 pp
2020 64.89 +0.21 pp
2019 64.68 −0.72 pp
2018 65.41 −0.71 pp
2017 66.12 −0.71 pp
2016 66.83 −0.11 pp
2015 66.94 −0.11 pp
2014 67.05 −0.11 pp
2013 67.16 −0.11 pp
2012 67.27 +0.15 pp
2011 67.12 +0.15 pp
2010 66.97 +0.15 pp
2009 66.83 +0.15 pp
2008 66.68 +0.15 pp
2007 66.53 +0.15 pp
2006 66.38 +0.15 pp
2005 66.23 +0.15 pp
2004 66.08 +0.15 pp
2003 65.93 +0.15 pp
2002 65.78 +0.15 pp
2001 65.63 +0.15 pp
2000 65.47 +0.15 pp
1999 65.32 +0.15 pp
1998 65.17 −0.04 pp
1997 65.21 −0.05 pp
1996 65.27 −0.06 pp
1995 65.32 −0.06 pp
1994 65.38 −0.06 pp
1993 65.44 −0.06 pp
1992 65.5 −0.06 pp
1991 65.55 −0.05 pp
1990 65.6 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 82.52 NE Niger 79.74 LR Liberia 76.58 BJ Benin 76.36 BF Burkina Faso 70.01 CI Côte d'Ivoire 67.09 ML Mali 67.04 GW Guinea-Bissau 64.81 GH Ghana 58.52 TG Togo 57.85 CV Cabo Verde 57.03 SL Sierra Leone 53.37 GN Guinea 52.61 SN Senegal 52.02 GM Gambia 47.46 MR Mauritania 40.77
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About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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

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