Labor force (15-64 years), male in Africa
Africa: Labor force (15-64 years), male was 59.1% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Africa, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force (15-64 years), male in Africa is 59.1%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), male in Africa peaked at 61.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.9% | — |
| 1991 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 61.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 61.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 60.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 60.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 60.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 60.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 59.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 60.5% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 59.2% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), male in Africa?
- Labor force (15-64 years), male in Africa was 59.1% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2011.
- How does Africa rank for labor force (15-64 years), male?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), male rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (15-64 years), male (% 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.