Total employment, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total employment, female was 18.15 million ages 15+ in 2011. β² Rising
Total employment, female in Ethiopia, 1991β2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
In 2011, total employment, female in Ethiopia stood at 18.15 million ages 15+. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Ethiopia peaked at 18.15 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.94 million ages 15+, in 1991.
Ethiopia ranks 2nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.90 million ages 15+ | 8.94 million ages 15+ | 10.88 million ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.40 million ages 15+ | 11.46 million ages 15+ | 17.07 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.88 million ages 15+ | 17.62 million ages 15+ | 18.15 million ages 15+ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Ethiopia?
- Total employment, female in Ethiopia was 18.15 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.15 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.94 million ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total employment, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 2nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.