Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Angola
Angola: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 74.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Angola, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Angola recorded 74.8% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Angola peaked at 77.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2020.
Angola ranks 18th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.3% | — |
| 1991 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 77.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 77.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 77.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 77.4% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 77.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 77.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.4% | 77.3% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 75.0% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 73.3% | 76.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Angola?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Angola was 74.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2020.
- How does Angola rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Angola ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.