LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Angola
Angola: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 12.13 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Angola, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Angola recorded 12.13 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
That places Angola 18th out of 58 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24.39 | — |
| 2020 | 22.35 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 20.17 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 17.57 | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 16.05 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 15.74 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 12.13 | -22.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 12.13 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.05, 40% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.39 | 24.39 | 24.39 | 1 |
| 2020s | 17.33 | 12.13 | 22.35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Angola?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Angola was 12.13 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 24.39 in 2019.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.13 in 2025.
- How does Angola rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Angola ranks 18th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (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. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.