Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total employment, male

Ethiopia
21.58 million ages 15+
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
175.14 million ages 15+
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Total employment, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199120012011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 175.14 million ages 15+ against 21.58 million ages 15+ in Ethiopia, a difference of 153.56 million ages 15+.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 50 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 13.25 million ages 15+ 114.38 million ages 15+ 101.13 million ages 15+ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 17.72 million ages 15+ 146.34 million ages 15+ 128.62 million ages 15+ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 21.27 million ages 15+ 172.56 million ages 15+ 151.28 million ages 15+ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total employment, male, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 175.14 million ages 15+ against 21.58 million ages 15+ in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in total employment, male between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
153.56 million ages 15+, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total employment, male?
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Total employment, male (ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total employment, male (ages 15+)
Unit
ages 15+
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

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