Labor force (15-64 years), female in North Africa
North Africa: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 24.5% in 2011. ▬ Flat
Labor force (15-64 years), female in North Africa, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.
Analysis
North Africa recorded 24.5% for labor force (15-64 years), female in 2011.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in North Africa peaked at 24.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2002.
Labor force (15-64 years), female in North Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.5% | — |
| 1991 | 22.9% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 23.4% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 23.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.2% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 22.3% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 24.3% | 24.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
- 3 Burundi 51.5% compare
- 4 Malawi 51.1% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 51.1% compare
- 6 Togo 50.4% compare
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 49.7% compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 49.5% compare
- 9 Uganda 49.1% compare
More work & labour data for North Africa
- Labor force (15-64 years), male 76.2% (2011)
- Labor participation rate, female 6.5% (2011)
- Labor force, male 43.65 million (2011)
- Labor force (15-64 years), male 50.21 million (2011)
- Labor force (15-64 years), total 66.03 million (2011)
- Labor force (15-64 years), female 15.82 million (2011)
- Labor force (15-24 years), male 7.94 million (2011)
- Labor force (15-24 years), female 2.84 million (2011)
- Labor participation rate, total 12.7% (2011)
- Labor participation rate, male 20.1% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), female in North Africa?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in North Africa was 24.5% 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 North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2002.
- How does North Africa rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- North Africa ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 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.