Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Angola
Angola: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Angola, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 3.3% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 166.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Angola peaked at 3.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2014.
Angola ranks 141st of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.0% | — |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -31.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -46.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +103.2% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +25.2% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +8.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 3.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 30% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Angola's 3.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.7%, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 5 |
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 manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Angola?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Angola was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- How does Angola rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Angola ranks 141st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).