Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Angola
Angola: Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 12,867 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Angola, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Angola stood at 12,867. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
That places Angola 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8,763 | — |
| 2020 | 8,679 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 9,751 | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 10,388 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 10,928 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 11,717 | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 12,867 | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,763 | 8,763 | 8,763 | 1 |
| 2020s | 10,722 | 8,679 | 12,867 | 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 employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Angola?
- Employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Angola was 12,867 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 12,867 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,679 in 2020.
- How does Angola rank for employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Angola ranks 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.