Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Angola
Angola: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 73.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Angola, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Angola is 73.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Angola peaked at 85.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1960.
Angola ranks 14th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.6% | — |
| 2004 | 62.7% | +725.6% |
| 2009 | 60.9% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -56.7% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +98.1% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 73.6% | -1.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 73.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.6%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Angola's 73.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.6%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 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 | +725.6% | 7.6% | 62.7% |
| 2019 | +98.1% | 37.0% | 73.3% |
| 2014 | -56.7% | 85.6% | 37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 60.9% | 62.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 37.0% | 85.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 72.2% | 74.4% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,914 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Angola?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Angola was 73.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1960.
- How does Angola rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Angola ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.8%. 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 labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.