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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Congo, Dem. Rep.'s labour force participation stands at 64.31% as of 2025-12-31, down from 64.41% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s labour force participation was 64.31%, down from 64.41% in 2024.
In 2024, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s labour force participation was 64.41%, up from 64.4% in 2023.
In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s labour force participation was 64.4%, up from 64.36% in 2022.
In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s labour force participation was 64.36%, up from 63.62% in 2021.
In 2021, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s labour force participation was 63.62%, up from 63.44% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.31% | -0.105% |
| 2024 | 64.41% | +0.015% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.033% |
| 2022 | 64.36% | +0.74% |
| 2021 | 63.62% | +0.183% |
| 2020 | 63.44% | -0.856% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | -0.223% |
| 2018 | 64.52% | -0.237% |
| 2017 | 64.76% | -0.269% |
| 2016 | 65.03% | -0.265% |
| 2015 | 65.29% | -0.243% |
| 2014 | 65.53% | -0.245% |
| 2013 | 65.78% | -0.247% |
| 2012 | 66.03% | -0.984% |
| 2011 | 67.01% | -0.968% |
| 2010 | 67.98% | -0.954% |
| 2009 | 68.93% | -0.937% |
| 2008 | 69.87% | -0.921% |
| 2007 | 70.79% | -0.905% |
| 2006 | 71.69% | -0.887% |
| 2005 | 72.58% | +0.002% |
| 2004 | 72.58% | +0.013% |
| 2003 | 72.57% | +0.018% |
| 2002 | 72.55% | +0.012% |
| 2001 | 72.54% | +0.009% |
| 2000 | 72.53% | +0.011% |
| 1999 | 72.52% | -0.004% |
| 1998 | 72.52% | +0.061% |
| 1997 | 72.46% | +0.183% |
| 1996 | 72.28% | +0.177% |
| 1995 | 72.1% | -0.025% |
| 1994 | 72.12% | -0.095% |
| 1993 | 72.22% | +0.003% |
| 1992 | 72.22% | +0.013% |
| 1991 | 72.2% | +0.012% |
| 1990 | 72.19% | — |
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Congo, Dem. Rep.'s labour force participation is 64.31% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 64.41% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 72.58% (2005); the lowest is 63.44% (2020), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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