Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Angola
Angola: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) was 75.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Angola, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Angola recorded 75.1% for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Angola peaked at 89.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2014.
Angola ranks 59th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89.4% | — |
| 2004 | 74.5% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -42.1% |
| 2019 | 77.3% | +52.3% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 75.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.7%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Angola's 75.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.2%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +52.3% | 50.8% | 77.3% |
| 2014 | -42.1% | 87.8% | 50.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 73.8% | 74.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 50.8% | 87.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 72.3% | 77.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 56 Saint Lucia 75.4% compare
- 57 Georgia 75.4% compare
- 58 Republic of Moldova 75.3% compare
- 60 Kazakhstan 74.6% compare
- 61 New Zealand 74.6% compare
- 62 Malta 74.5% 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, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Angola?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Angola was 75.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2014.
- How does Angola rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)?
- Angola ranks 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.