Labor force (15-24 years), male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Labor force (15-24 years), male was 53.1% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Labor force (15-24 years), male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2011
Source: ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM). Measured in % of total labor force 15-24 years.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 53.1% for labor force (15-24 years), male in 2011.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 55.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-24 years), male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-24 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.9% | — |
| 1991 | 55.7% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 55.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 55.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 55.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 54.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 54.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 53.9% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 53.0% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 49.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 71.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-24 years), male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Labor force (15-24 years), male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 53.1% in 2011, according to ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM).
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2004.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for labor force (15-24 years), male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), male (% of total labor force 15-24 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-24)