Employment in Angola
Angola: Employment was 13,985 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Angola, 1992–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in Angola is 13,985, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 164.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Angola peaked at 13,985 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 497.21, in 1992.
Angola ranks 37th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Employment in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 497.21 | — |
| 2004 | 4,471 | +799.3% |
| 2009 | 5,580 | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 6,342 | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 6,769 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 5,292 | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 10,251 | +93.7% |
| 2020 | 10,603 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 11,115 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 11,804 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 12,126 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 12,698 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 13,985 | +10.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 13,985 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,239, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Angola's 13,985 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,931, 2.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +799.3% | 497.21 | 4,471 |
| 2019 | +93.7% | 5,292 | 10,251 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 497.21 | 497.21 | 497.21 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,025 | 4,471 | 5,580 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7,163 | 5,292 | 10,251 | 4 |
| 2020s | 12,055 | 10,603 | 13,985 | 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 Angola?
- Employment in Angola was 13,985 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 13,985 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 497.21 in 1992.
- How does Angola rank for employment?
- Angola ranks 37th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.3%. 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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