Labor force (15-24 years), total in Africa
Africa: Labor force (15-24 years), total was 103.57 million in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-24 years), total in Africa, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-24 years), total in Africa stood at 103.57 million. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), total in Africa peaked at 103.57 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.49 million, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.28 million | 61.49 million | 79.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.31 million | 81.80 million | 99.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.61 million | 101.64 million | 103.57 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More work & labour data for Africa
- Labor force (15-64 years), female 193.43 million (2011)
- Labor participation rate, female 33.7% (2011)
- Labor force, male 232.45 million (2011)
- Labor force (15-64 years), male 263.14 million (2011)
- Labor force (15-64 years), total 456.58 million (2011)
- Labor force (15-64 years), female 44.3% (2011)
- Labor force (15-64 years), male 59.1% (2011)
- Labor force (15-24 years), male 56.80 million (2011)
- Labor participation rate, male 53.4% (2011)
- Labor participation rate, total 42.5% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-24 years), total in Africa?
- Labor force (15-24 years), total in Africa was 103.57 million in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), total recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 103.57 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), total recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.49 million in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for labor force (15-24 years), total?
- Africa ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), total rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total labor force comprises people ages 15-24 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.