Number of people employed in Angola
Angola: Number of people employed was 6.90 million in 2011. β² Rising
Number of people employed in Angola, 1991β2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
Angola recorded 6.90 million for number of people employed in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in Angola peaked at 6.90 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.71 million, in 1991.
Angola ranks 18th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.24 million | 3.71 million | 4.73 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.60 million | 4.86 million | 6.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.77 million | 6.65 million | 6.90 million | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Angola
- 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 Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0.0003 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in Angola?
- Number of people employed in Angola was 6.90 million in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest number of people employed recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 6.90 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of people employed recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 million in 1991.
- How does Angola rank for number of people employed?
- Angola ranks 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is number of people employed rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Number of people employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.