Which has higher labor force (15-24 years), female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 53.6% against 47.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.

What is the difference in labor force (15-24 years), female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?

5.8%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), published as Labor force (15-24 years), female (% of total labor force 15-24 years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Labor force (15-24 years), female (% of total labor force 15-24 years)

Democratic Republic of Congo

53.6%

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

47.8%

in 2011

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Labor force (15-24 years), female (% of total labor force 15-24 years) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 53.6% against 47.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.8%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 52 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	55.1%	47.1%	8.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	54.8%	47.8%	7.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	53.8%	47.9%	5.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force (15-24 years), female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 53.6% against 47.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in labor force (15-24 years), female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 5.8%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for labor force (15-24 years), female?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), published as Labor force (15-24 years), female (% of total labor force 15-24 years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force (15-24 years), female (% of total labor force 15-24 years)
Unit: % of total labor force 15-24 years
Source: ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 1,276 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-24)