Total employment, female in Congo
Congo: Total employment, female was 794,759 ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, female in Congo, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total employment, female in Congo is 794,759 ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Congo peaked at 794,759 ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 396,164 ages 15+, in 1991.
Congo ranks 36th 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 | 467,787 ages 15+ | 396,164 ages 15+ | 546,137 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 654,416 ages 15+ | 565,124 ages 15+ | 751,878 ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 784,938 ages 15+ | 775,116 ages 15+ | 794,759 ages 15+ | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Congo
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 66.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 43.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 68.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 93.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Congo?
- Total employment, female in Congo was 794,759 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 794,759 ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 396,164 ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Congo rank for total employment, female?
- Congo ranks 36th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.