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.
Total employment, female in Congo, year by year
| Year | ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 396,164 ages 15+ | — |
| 1992 | 412,012 ages 15+ | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 429,252 ages 15+ | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 447,297 ages 15+ | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 465,413 ages 15+ | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 484,486 ages 15+ | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 504,443 ages 15+ | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 524,883 ages 15+ | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 546,137 ages 15+ | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 565,124 ages 15+ | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 584,252 ages 15+ | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 602,824 ages 15+ | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 621,584 ages 15+ | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 640,584 ages 15+ | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 661,552 ages 15+ | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 682,729 ages 15+ | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 704,722 ages 15+ | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 728,908 ages 15+ | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 751,878 ages 15+ | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 775,116 ages 15+ | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 794,759 ages 15+ | +2.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 794,759 ages 15+ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.21 million ages 15+, 36% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Congo's 794,759 ages 15+ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.86 million ages 15+, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More work & labour data for Congo
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6949 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6877 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7017 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2906 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,208 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,302 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,131 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,894 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 20,026 1000 No (2100)
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.