Labor force (15-64 years), female in Angola
Angola: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 45.8% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Angola, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-64 years), female in Angola stood at 45.8%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Angola peaked at 49.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2008.
Angola ranks 25th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.6% | — |
| 1991 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 48.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 48.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 47.6% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 45.2% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), female in Angola?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Angola was 45.8% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2008.
- How does Angola rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Angola ranks 25th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 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.