Statizoid

Labor force (15-24 years), male by country

Total labor force comprises people ages 15 to 24 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices...

Countries reporting
52
Highest
7.23 million
Ethiopia
Lowest
9,678
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
618,378
Years covered
22
1990–2011
Data points
1,276

What the numbers show

Labor force (15-24 years), male is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 7.23 million in Ethiopia; the lowest is 9,678 in Sao Tome and Principe.

The median across all reporting countries is 618,378, and the mean is 1.09 million.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 747.

Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 72.5%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 21.6%).

Labor force (15-24 years), male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ethiopia 7.23 million 2011 up 37.6% rising
2 Nigeria 6.45 million 2011 up 23.4% rising
3 Egypt 3.85 million 2011 up 32.8% rising
4 Tanzania 3.67 million 2011 up 26.0% rising
5 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.89 million 2011 up 43.4% rising
6 Uganda 2.06 million 2011 up 31.1% rising
7 Sudan 1.93 million 2011 up 23.3% rising
8 Kenya 1.87 million 2011 up 12.8% rising
9 Algeria 1.69 million 2011 down 20.7% rising
10 Morocco 1.64 million 2011 down 15.9% flat
11 Madagascar 1.56 million 2011 up 39.8% rising
12 South Africa 1.47 million 2011 up 1.7% rising
13 Mozambique 1.43 million 2011 up 24.0% rising
14 Burkina Faso 1.40 million 2011 up 27.7% rising
15 Zimbabwe 1.28 million 2011 up 23.7% rising
16 Cote d'Ivoire 1.26 million 2011 up 17.9% rising
17 Niger 1.15 million 2011 up 64.8% rising
18 Angola 1.09 million 2011 up 43.7% rising
19 Cameroon 1.06 million 2011 up 24.0% rising
20 Senegal 1.05 million 2011 up 27.4% rising
21 Ghana 979,001 2011 down 6.2% rising
22 Zambia 941,046 2011 up 22.8% rising
23 Malawi 857,480 2011 up 26.9% rising
24 Mali 796,437 2011 up 31.6% rising
25 Rwanda 789,068 2011 up 18.9% rising
26 Chad 650,197 2011 up 38.0% rising
27 Guinea 586,558 2011 up 24.1% rising
28 Burundi 586,085 2011 up 29.6% rising
29 Somalia 514,003 2011 up 16.9% rising
30 Benin 499,858 2011 up 29.6% rising
31 Tunisia 435,103 2011 down 7.5% flat
32 Eritrea 430,514 2011 up 16.7% rising
33 Togo 408,476 2011 up 22.3% rising
34 Central African Republic 311,986 2011 up 20.5% rising
35 Libya 277,580 2011 down 13.9% rising
36 Sierra Leone 226,147 2011 up 51.2% rising
37 Mauritania 203,688 2011 up 27.0% rising
38 Congo 180,651 2011 up 23.2% rising
39 Liberia 143,917 2011 up 33.1% rising
40 Botswana 137,392 2011 up 8.6% rising
41 Lesotho 134,527 2011 down 10.5% rising
42 Gambia 115,617 2011 up 27.3% rising
43 Namibia 103,102 2011 up 50.4% rising
44 Guinea-Bissau 87,313 2011 up 26.2% rising
45 Eswatini 77,538 2011 up 27.3% rising
46 Equatorial Guinea 61,946 2011 up 72.5% rising
47 Mauritius 52,208 2011 down 21.6% falling
48 Djibouti 46,634 2011 up 22.3% rising
49 Gabon 44,298 2011 up 17.2% rising
50 Cape Verde 42,033 2011 up 19.8% rising
51 Comoros 36,761 2011 up 3.7% rising
52 Sao Tome and Principe 9,678 2011 up 1.1% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Labor force (15-24 years), male
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,276 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

Total labor force comprises people ages 15 to 24 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.