Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Republic of the Congo

Labor force in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 2,641,346 people. Ranked 117 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 189.4%.

2025 2.64M people +3.22% vs 2024
World rank 117of 182
Period maximum 2.64M people2025
Period minimum 912,788 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Republic of the Congo, 1990–202501M2M3M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 912,788 people1991: 941,577 people1992: 971,096 people1993: 1,003,287 people1994: 1,036,044 people1995: 1,067,350 people1996: 1,099,192 people1997: 1,121,663 people1998: 1,146,125 people1999: 1,180,982 people2000: 1,237,677 people2001: 1,294,826 people2002: 1,326,298 people2003: 1,366,485 people2004: 1,419,604 people2005: 1,477,494 people2006: 1,539,544 people2007: 1,601,048 people2008: 1,654,680 people2009: 1,725,290 people2010: 1,800,569 people2011: 1,854,917 people2012: 1,899,642 people2013: 1,936,631 people2014: 1,975,476 people2015: 2,016,975 people2016: 2,062,331 people2017: 2,112,071 people2018: 2,165,299 people2019: 2,221,302 people2020: 2,175,569 people2021: 2,257,465 people2022: 2,408,846 people2023: 2,481,698 people2024: 2,558,880 people2025: 2,641,346 people
Change over the period: +1.73M (+189.37%) Average annual rate: 3.08 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 2.64M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Middle Africa computed 80.09M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.64M +82,466 +3.22%
2024 2.56M +77,182 +3.11%
2023 2.48M +72,852 +3.02%
2022 2.41M +151,381 +6.71%
2021 2.26M +81,896 +3.76%
2020 2.18M −45,733 −2.06%
2019 2.22M +56,003 +2.59%
2018 2.17M +53,228 +2.52%
2017 2.11M +49,740 +2.41%
2016 2.06M +45,356 +2.25%
2015 2.02M +41,499 +2.1%
2014 1.98M +38,845 +2.01%
2013 1.94M +36,989 +1.95%
2012 1.9M +44,725 +2.41%
2011 1.85M +54,348 +3.02%
2010 1.8M +75,279 +4.36%
2009 1.73M +70,610 +4.27%
2008 1.65M +53,632 +3.35%
2007 1.6M +61,504 +3.99%
2006 1.54M +62,050 +4.2%
2005 1.48M +57,890 +4.08%
2004 1.42M +53,119 +3.89%
2003 1.37M +40,187 +3.03%
2002 1.33M +31,472 +2.43%
2001 1.29M +57,149 +4.62%
2000 1.24M +56,695 +4.8%
1999 1.18M +34,857 +3.04%
1998 1.15M +24,462 +2.18%
1997 1.12M +22,471 +2.04%
1996 1.1M +31,842 +2.98%
1995 1.07M +31,306 +3.02%
1994 1.04M +32,757 +3.26%
1993 1M +32,191 +3.31%
1992 971,096 +29,519 +3.14%
1991 941,577 +28,789 +3.15%
1990 912,788

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.