Employers, female (% of female employment) in Angola
Angola: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 4.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Angola recorded 4.1% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Angola peaked at 4.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1991.
That places Angola 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.1% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 4.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 4.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More work & labour data for Angola
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.7608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7449 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 61,132 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,914 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 76,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 73,759 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 150,046 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Angola?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Angola was 4.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1991.
- How does Angola rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Angola ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).