Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Angola
Angola: Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Angola is 1.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Angola peaked at 2.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
Angola ranks 182nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.2% | — |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -29.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +75.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +2.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 15% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.7%, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +75.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| 2021 | -30.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| 2020 | -29.3% | 1.9% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 179 Sudan 2.8% compare
- 180 Papua New Guinea 2.4% compare
- 181 Luxembourg 2.2% compare
- 183 Timor-Leste 1.4% compare
- 184 South Sudan 1.3% compare
- 185 Mozambique 1.2% compare
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 in industry, female (% of female employment) in Angola?
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Angola was 1.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Angola rank for employment in industry, female (% of female employment)?
- Angola ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).