Total employment, female (ages 15+) in Algeria

Algeria: Total employment, female (ages 15+) was 1.53 million ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
1.53 million ages 15+
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
28th
of 50 countries
All-time high
1.53 million ages 15+
in 2011
All-time low
484,996 ages 15+
in 1991
Years of data
21
1991–2011

Total employment, female in Algeria, 1991–2011

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1991200120111991: 485.0k ages 15+1992: 486.0k ages 15+1993: 510.4k ages 15+1994: 527.8k ages 15+1995: 503.1k ages 15+1996: 511.3k ages 15+1997: 610.5k ages 15+1998: 621.3k ages 15+1999: 651.1k ages 15+2000: 591.3k ages 15+2001: 671.2k ages 15+2002: 754.5k ages 15+2003: 852.1k ages 15+2004: 1.1M ages 15+2005: 1.1M ages 15+2006: 1.3M ages 15+2007: 1.3M ages 15+2008: 1.4M ages 15+2009: 1.5M ages 15+2010: 1.5M ages 15+2011: 1.5M ages 15+

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 1.53 million ages 15+ for total employment, female in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 128.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total employment, female in Algeria peaked at 1.53 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 484,996 ages 15+, in 1991.

That places Algeria 28th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Total employment, female (ages 15+) in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Total employment, female (ages 15+) in Algeria, 1991 to 2011.
Year ages 15+ Change
1991 484,996 ages 15+ —
1992 485,984 ages 15+ +0.2%
1993 510,449 ages 15+ +5.0%
1994 527,790 ages 15+ +3.4%
1995 503,069 ages 15+ -4.7%
1996 511,287 ages 15+ +1.6%
1997 610,492 ages 15+ +19.4%
1998 621,315 ages 15+ +1.8%
1999 651,131 ages 15+ +4.8%
2000 591,349 ages 15+ -9.2%
2001 671,173 ages 15+ +13.5%
2002 754,473 ages 15+ +12.4%
2003 852,109 ages 15+ +12.9%
2004 1.11 million ages 15+ +30.4%
2005 1.13 million ages 15+ +1.6%
2006 1.26 million ages 15+ +11.9%
2007 1.29 million ages 15+ +2.4%
2008 1.42 million ages 15+ +10.0%
2009 1.50 million ages 15+ +5.7%
2010 1.51 million ages 15+ +0.2%
2011 1.53 million ages 15+ +1.8%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 1.53 million ages 15+ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 315,835 ages 15+, 4.9× the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 1.53 million ages 15+ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.53 million ages 15+, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 545,168 ages 15+ 484,996 ages 15+ 651,131 ages 15+ 9
2000s 1.06 million ages 15+ 591,349 ages 15+ 1.50 million ages 15+ 10
2010s 1.52 million ages 15+ 1.51 million ages 15+ 1.53 million ages 15+ 2

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 25 Guinea 1.86 million ages 15+ compare
  2. 26 Benin 1.77 million ages 15+ compare
  3. 27 Niger 1.60 million ages 15+ compare
  4. 29 Mali 1.46 million ages 15+ compare
  5. 30 Togo 1.43 million ages 15+ compare
  6. 31 Eritrea 1.22 million ages 15+ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total employment, female in Algeria?
Total employment, female in Algeria was 1.53 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 million ages 15+ in 2011.
What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 484,996 ages 15+ in 1991.
How does Algeria rank for total employment, female?
Algeria ranks 28th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is total employment, female rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 128.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total employment, female (ages 15+)
Unit
ages 15+
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 1,176 data points, 1991–2011
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.