What is the difference in number of people employed between Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo?

346.87 million, with Africa ahead.

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

21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Number of people employed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of people employed

Africa

371.39 million

in 2011

Democratic Republic of Congo

24.52 million

in 2011

Africa rank

1st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Number of people employed over time

Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Africa currently reports 371.39 million against 24.52 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 346.87 million.

That makes Africa's figure about 15.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	236.84 million	15.31 million	221.54 million	Africa
2000s	310.88 million	19.99 million	290.90 million	Africa
2010s	366.84 million	24.11 million	342.73 million	Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people employed, Africa or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Africa, at 371.39 million against 24.52 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in number of people employed between Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 346.87 million, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number of people employed?: Africa ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Number of people employed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people employed
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 56 places, 1,176 data points, 1991–2011
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.