Congo - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Congo was 49.43 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 50.39 in 2000, while its lowest value was 49.20 in 2020.

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 49.67
1991 49.78
1992 49.89
1993 50.01
1994 50.12
1995 50.22
1996 50.28
1997 50.32
1998 50.36
1999 50.38
2000 50.39
2001 50.35
2002 50.32
2003 50.28
2004 50.23
2005 50.17
2006 50.12
2007 50.07
2008 50.02
2009 49.97
2010 49.95
2011 49.81
2012 49.70
2013 49.62
2014 49.56
2015 49.52
2016 49.54
2017 49.58
2018 49.65
2019 49.74
2020 49.20
2021 49.43

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Congo was 2,215,222 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,215,222 in 2021 and a minimum value of 895,459 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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 895,459
1991 923,876
1992 953,723
1993 984,888
1994 1,017,094
1995 1,050,184
1996 1,084,112
1997 1,119,164
1998 1,155,196
1999 1,192,141
2000 1,229,930
2001 1,266,724
2002 1,304,575
2003 1,344,079
2004 1,386,007
2005 1,430,845
2006 1,480,403
2007 1,532,907
2008 1,586,919
2009 1,640,604
2010 1,692,836
2011 1,735,808
2012 1,777,719
2013 1,819,718
2014 1,863,400
2015 1,910,047
2016 1,961,279
2017 2,015,938
2018 2,073,695
2019 2,134,000
2020 2,129,699
2021 2,215,222

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure