Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Angola
Angola: Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 was 65.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Angola, 2004–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 65.8% for female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in 2025.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Angola peaked at 69.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2014.
Angola ranks 20th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 46.3% | — |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | -51.6% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | +82.1% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 65.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 46.3% | 59.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 33.7% | 69.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 61.3% | 65.8% | 6 |
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- 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 female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Angola?
- Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Angola was 65.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2014.
- How does Angola rank for female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024?
- Angola ranks 20th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.