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Labor force — Central African Republic

Labor force in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 2,076,374 people. Ranked 123 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 80%.

2025 2.08M people +4.03% vs 2024
World rank 123of 182
Period maximum 2.08M people2025
Period minimum 1.15M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Central African Republic, 1990–20251M1.25M1.5M1.75M2M2.25M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,153,553 people1991: 1,183,381 people1992: 1,216,479 people1993: 1,252,544 people1994: 1,290,317 people1995: 1,323,404 people1996: 1,355,925 people1997: 1,393,563 people1998: 1,432,785 people1999: 1,474,543 people2000: 1,518,605 people2001: 1,553,600 people2002: 1,590,065 people2003: 1,632,285 people2004: 1,669,525 people2005: 1,709,327 people2006: 1,743,041 people2007: 1,773,114 people2008: 1,808,786 people2009: 1,789,770 people2010: 1,766,478 people2011: 1,784,613 people2012: 1,785,548 people2013: 1,778,738 people2014: 1,746,738 people2015: 1,733,211 people2016: 1,764,993 people2017: 1,794,130 people2018: 1,825,321 people2019: 1,850,874 people2020: 1,867,628 people2021: 1,893,361 people2022: 1,901,019 people2023: 1,923,117 people2024: 1,995,930 people2025: 2,076,374 people
Change over the period: +922,821 (+80%) Average annual rate: 1.69 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Central African Republic 2.08M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Middle Africa computed 80.09M people
Low-income countries computed 275M people
Labor force — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.08M +80,444 +4.03%
2024 2M +72,813 +3.79%
2023 1.92M +22,098 +1.16%
2022 1.9M +7,658 +0.4%
2021 1.89M +25,733 +1.38%
2020 1.87M +16,754 +0.91%
2019 1.85M +25,553 +1.4%
2018 1.83M +31,191 +1.74%
2017 1.79M +29,137 +1.65%
2016 1.76M +31,782 +1.83%
2015 1.73M −13,527 −0.77%
2014 1.75M −32,000 −1.8%
2013 1.78M −6,810 −0.38%
2012 1.79M +935 +0.05%
2011 1.78M +18,135 +1.03%
2010 1.77M −23,292 −1.3%
2009 1.79M −19,016 −1.05%
2008 1.81M +35,672 +2.01%
2007 1.77M +30,073 +1.73%
2006 1.74M +33,714 +1.97%
2005 1.71M +39,802 +2.38%
2004 1.67M +37,240 +2.28%
2003 1.63M +42,220 +2.66%
2002 1.59M +36,465 +2.35%
2001 1.55M +34,995 +2.3%
2000 1.52M +44,062 +2.99%
1999 1.47M +41,758 +2.91%
1998 1.43M +39,222 +2.81%
1997 1.39M +37,638 +2.78%
1996 1.36M +32,521 +2.46%
1995 1.32M +33,087 +2.56%
1994 1.29M +37,773 +3.02%
1993 1.25M +36,065 +2.96%
1992 1.22M +33,098 +2.8%
1991 1.18M +29,828 +2.59%
1990 1.15M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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