Labor force (15-64 years), total in North Africa
North Africa: Labor force (15-64 years), total was 66.03 million in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), total in North Africa, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force (15-64 years), total in North Africa is 66.03 million, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), total in North Africa peaked at 66.03 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33.61 million, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-64 years), total in North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.61 million | — |
| 1991 | 33.76 million | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 34.46 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 35.80 million | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 37.17 million | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 37.89 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 38.85 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 39.78 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 40.67 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 42.45 million | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 50.09 million | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 51.14 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 52.23 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 54.33 million | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 56.30 million | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 57.98 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 58.66 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 60.57 million | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 62.05 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 63.39 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 64.66 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 66.03 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.44 million | 33.61 million | 42.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.67 million | 50.09 million | 63.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.34 million | 64.66 million | 66.03 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
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), female 24.5% (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), total in North Africa?
- Labor force (15-64 years), total in North Africa was 66.03 million in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), total recorded in North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 66.03 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), total recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.61 million in 1990.
- How does North Africa rank for labor force (15-64 years), total?
- North Africa ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), total rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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), total. 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.