Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Algeria
Algeria: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 25.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Algeria, 1966–2017
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2017, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Algeria stood at 25.6%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Algeria peaked at 25.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1966.
That places Algeria 190th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 3.5% | — |
| 1975 | 4.1% | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | +29.0% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | +36.9% |
| 1984 | 8.7% | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | +41.9% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | -17.2% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | +49.9% |
| 1997 | 15.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +0.6% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 25.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 37% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 25.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.6%, 74% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 7.2% | 12.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.2% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 20.6% | 25.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 187 Afghanistan 30.3% compare
- 188 Jordan 28.6% compare
- 189 Morocco 28.4% compare
- 191 Palestine, State of 25.3% compare
- 192 Sudan 23.3% compare
- 193 Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.9% compare
More work & labour data for Algeria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1871 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.17 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9922 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,532 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,905 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31,777 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 32,710 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,488 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Algeria?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Algeria was 25.6% in 2017, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1966.
- How does Algeria rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Algeria ranks 190th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.