Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Labor force (15-64 years), male

Egypt
24.21 million
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
212.93 million
in 2011
Egypt rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Labor force (15-64 years), male over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199020002011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 212.93 million against 24.21 million in Egypt, a difference of 188.72 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 8.8 times Egypt's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 52 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 13.19 million 118.95 million 105.76 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 20.49 million 177.99 million 157.50 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 23.93 million 209.87 million 185.95 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force (15-64 years), male, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 212.93 million against 24.21 million in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in labor force (15-64 years), male between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
188.72 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for labor force (15-64 years), male?
Egypt ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Labor force (15-64 years), male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force (15-64 years), male
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,276 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.