Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Angola
Angola: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 53.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Angola, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Angola recorded 53.4% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 127.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Angola peaked at 76.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1960.
That places Angola 27th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.3% | — |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +440.0% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +47.3% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -69.1% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +131.0% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 52.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 53.4% | +1.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 53.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Angola's 53.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.8%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +440.0% | 8.3% | 45.0% |
| 2019 | +131.0% | 23.5% | 54.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 39.9% | 45.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 23.5% | 76.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 48.8% | 53.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 24 United Kingdom 53.7% compare
- 25 Laos 53.5% compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 53.5% compare
- 28 Isle of Man 53.1% compare
- 29 Germany 53.0% compare
- 30 Japan 52.8% compare
More work & labour data for Angola
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.7608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7449 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 61,132 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,914 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 76,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 73,759 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 150,046 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Angola?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Angola was 53.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1960.
- How does Angola rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Angola ranks 27th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.