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Labor force, male by country

Male labor force comprises men ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid...

Countries reporting
52
Highest
29.58 million
Nigeria
Lowest
37,902
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
2.55 million
Years covered
22
1990–2011
Data points
1,276

What the numbers show

Labor force, male is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 29.58 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 37,902 in Sao Tome and Principe.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.55 million, and the mean is 4.47 million.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 780.

Labor force, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 29.58 million 2011 up 24.6% rising
2 Ethiopia 22.25 million 2011 up 36.0% rising
3 Egypt 20.98 million 2011 up 31.6% rising
4 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.10 million 2011 up 38.2% rising
5 Tanzania 11.44 million 2011 up 32.3% rising
6 South Africa 10.62 million 2011 up 19.5% rising
7 Algeria 9.51 million 2011 up 22.1% rising
8 Kenya 8.54 million 2011 up 32.2% rising
9 Morocco 8.41 million 2011 up 12.7% rising
10 Sudan 7.90 million 2011 up 28.1% rising
11 Uganda 7.04 million 2011 up 34.6% rising
12 Ghana 5.59 million 2011 up 25.6% rising
13 Madagascar 5.36 million 2011 up 38.7% rising
14 Mozambique 5.29 million 2011 up 30.5% rising
15 Cote d'Ivoire 4.99 million 2011 up 18.3% rising
16 Cameroon 4.58 million 2011 up 31.1% rising
17 Burkina Faso 4.09 million 2011 up 38.8% rising
18 Angola 3.98 million 2011 up 43.7% rising
19 Niger 3.64 million 2011 up 45.4% rising
20 Zimbabwe 3.43 million 2011 up 12.4% rising
21 Malawi 3.37 million 2011 up 33.7% rising
22 Senegal 3.11 million 2011 up 34.5% rising
23 Zambia 3.09 million 2011 up 27.5% rising
24 Mali 2.88 million 2011 up 44.4% rising
25 Tunisia 2.85 million 2011 up 17.3% rising
26 Rwanda 2.60 million 2011 up 36.8% rising
27 Chad 2.50 million 2011 up 37.5% rising
28 Guinea 2.30 million 2011 up 24.0% rising
29 Burundi 2.13 million 2011 up 52.2% rising
30 Somalia 1.99 million 2011 up 22.8% rising
31 Benin 1.95 million 2011 up 40.0% rising
32 Libya 1.71 million 2011 up 24.4% rising
33 Togo 1.50 million 2011 up 32.5% rising
34 Eritrea 1.38 million 2011 up 49.9% rising
35 Sierra Leone 1.15 million 2011 up 49.2% rising
36 Central African Republic 1.12 million 2011 up 22.2% rising
37 Congo 894,635 2011 up 34.0% rising
38 Mauritania 844,064 2011 up 39.4% rising
39 Liberia 748,298 2011 up 47.1% rising
40 Botswana 567,399 2011 up 27.2% rising
41 Namibia 512,849 2011 up 38.9% rising
42 Lesotho 493,426 2011 up 13.2% rising
43 Gambia 403,882 2011 up 35.9% rising
44 Mauritius 373,573 2011 up 6.7% rising
45 Guinea-Bissau 350,474 2011 up 26.2% rising
46 Gabon 324,108 2011 up 31.2% rising
47 Eswatini 227,757 2011 up 19.7% rising
48 Equatorial Guinea 210,164 2011 up 40.0% rising
49 Djibouti 195,643 2011 up 33.6% rising
50 Comoros 173,715 2011 up 30.4% rising
51 Cape Verde 142,032 2011 up 36.6% rising
52 Sao Tome and Principe 37,902 2011 up 26.7% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Labor force, male
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,276 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

Male labor force comprises men ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.