Algeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Labor force, male

Algeria
82.9%
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
54.3%
in 2011
Algeria rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

Labor force, male over time

  • Algeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 82.9% against 54.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 28.6%.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 52 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 87.2% 56.0% 31.2% Algeria
2000s 85.0% 54.4% 30.6% Algeria
2010s 83.0% 54.3% 28.7% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, male, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Algeria, at 82.9% against 54.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
What is the difference in labor force, male between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
28.6%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for labor force, male?
Algeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, using World Bank population estimates, published as Labor force, male (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force, male (% of total labor force)
Unit
% of total labor force
Source
International Labour Organization, using World Bank population estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,276 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

Male labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which men are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.