Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Angola
Angola: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 74.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Angola, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Angola recorded 74.3% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Angola peaked at 86.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2014.
Angola ranks 20th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.8% | — |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +39.7% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | -49.7% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | +72.7% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 74.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 67.0% | 68.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 43.6% | 86.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 72.2% | 75.4% | 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 74.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 86.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2014.
- How does Angola rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Angola ranks 20th out of 199 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 up 70.7%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national 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.