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.
Labor force (15-24 years), total in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.49 million | — |
| 1991 | 62.99 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 65.00 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 67.09 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 69.17 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 71.33 million | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 73.31 million | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 75.30 million | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 77.23 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 79.91 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 81.80 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 83.32 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 85.89 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 88.53 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 91.24 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 93.56 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 94.52 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 96.22 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 98.20 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 99.84 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 101.64 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 103.57 million | +1.9% |
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 |
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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.