Labor force (15-24 years), total in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Labor force (15-24 years), total was 92.79 million in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-24 years), total in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force (15-24 years), total in Sub-Saharan Africa is 92.79 million, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), total in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 92.79 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 52.73 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.73 million | — |
| 1991 | 54.30 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 55.95 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 57.68 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 59.43 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 61.20 million | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 62.98 million | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 64.83 million | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 66.67 million | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 68.61 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 70.79 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 72.78 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 74.87 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 76.98 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 79.21 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 81.25 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 82.95 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 84.85 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 86.94 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 88.80 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 90.74 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 92.79 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.44 million | 52.73 million | 68.61 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.94 million | 70.79 million | 88.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.76 million | 90.74 million | 92.79 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 239,462 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 70.23 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 564,978 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.5 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,723 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 4,279 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.21 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.04 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-24 years), total in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Labor force (15-24 years), total in Sub-Saharan Africa was 92.79 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 92.79 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.73 million in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for labor force (15-24 years), total?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.