Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Angola
Angola: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 42.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in services, 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 services, female (% of female employment) in Angola is 42.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Angola peaked at 65.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2020.
That places Angola 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.9% | — |
| 1992 | 65.1% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 64.6% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 63.9% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 64.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 63.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 42.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.6%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 42.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.5% | 63.9% | 65.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 56.4% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 38.4% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 37.7% | 42.4% | 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 in services, female (% of female employment) in Angola?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Angola was 42.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2020.
- How does Angola rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Angola ranks 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 services, 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).