Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Angola
Angola: Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 69.12 in 2025. β² Rising
Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Angola, 2019β2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Angola recorded 69.12 for labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
That places Angola 5th out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.35 | 66.35 | 66.35 | 1 |
| 2020s | 67.35 | 63.62 | 69.79 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 2 United Arab Emirates 81.36 compare
- 3 Iceland 75.62 compare
- 4 New Zealand 70.5 compare
- 6 Netherlands 68.65 compare
- 7 Singapore 67.87 compare
- 8 Viet Nam 67.77 compare
More work & labour data for Angola
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7449 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 61,132 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 14,914 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 76,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 73,759 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 150,046 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Angola?
- Labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Angola was 69.12 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 69.79 in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.62 in 2020.
- How does Angola rank for labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Angola ranks 5th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The labour force participation rate is the labour force as a percent of the working-age population. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.