Angola - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Angola was 49.52 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 49.76 in 2010, while its lowest value was 48.33 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 48.33
1991 48.38
1992 48.44
1993 48.51
1994 48.59
1995 48.68
1996 48.75
1997 48.83
1998 48.92
1999 49.02
2000 49.12
2001 49.19
2002 49.26
2003 49.34
2004 49.43
2005 49.51
2006 49.55
2007 49.61
2008 49.66
2009 49.71
2010 49.76
2011 49.26
2012 49.29
2013 49.32
2014 49.36
2015 49.41
2016 49.47
2017 49.54
2018 49.61
2019 49.69
2020 49.47
2021 49.52

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Angola was 13,971,350 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,971,350 in 2021 and a minimum value of 4,806,741 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 4,806,741
1991 4,960,706
1992 5,121,984
1993 5,290,801
1994 5,468,248
1995 5,655,486
1996 5,838,598
1997 6,033,482
1998 6,240,408
1999 6,459,622
2000 6,691,044
2001 6,917,424
2002 7,158,186
2003 7,414,108
2004 7,685,303
2005 7,971,743
2006 8,257,189
2007 8,560,730
2008 8,879,695
2009 9,211,974
2010 9,556,361
2011 9,898,462
2012 10,252,530
2013 10,621,490
2014 11,004,720
2015 11,402,380
2016 11,804,730
2017 12,223,460
2018 12,659,940
2019 13,116,710
2020 13,415,460
2021 13,971,350

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure