What is total employment, male in Africa?

Total employment, male in Africa was 214.84 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

What is the highest total employment, male recorded in Africa?

The highest recorded value was 214.84 million ages 15+ in 2011.

What is the lowest total employment, male recorded in Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 127.07 million ages 15+ in 1991.

How does Africa rank for total employment, male?

Africa ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2011.

Is total employment, male rising or falling in Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Africa data come from?

The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, male (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Total employment, male in Africa

Name: Total employment, male in Africa
Creator: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Africa: Total employment, male was 214.84 million ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

214.84 million ages 15+

Change on year

up 2.5%

Rank

1st

of 6 groups

All-time high

214.84 million ages 15+

in 2011

All-time low

127.07 million ages 15+

in 1991

Years of data

1991–2011

Total employment, male in Africa, 1991–2011

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

Analysis

In 2011, total employment, male in Africa stood at 214.84 million ages 15+. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total employment, male in Africa peaked at 214.84 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 127.07 million ages 15+, in 1991.

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

Total employment, male in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Total employment, male (ages 15+) in Africa, 1991 to 2011.
Year	ages 15+	Change
1991	127.07 million ages 15+	—
1992	130.01 million ages 15+	+2.3%
1993	133.43 million ages 15+	+2.6%
1994	137.67 million ages 15+	+3.2%
1995	141.25 million ages 15+	+2.6%
1996	144.71 million ages 15+	+2.4%
1997	148.62 million ages 15+	+2.7%
1998	152.26 million ages 15+	+2.4%
1999	156.28 million ages 15+	+2.6%
2000	159.53 million ages 15+	+2.1%
2001	163.35 million ages 15+	+2.4%
2002	167.72 million ages 15+	+2.7%
2003	172.47 million ages 15+	+2.8%
2004	177.76 million ages 15+	+3.1%
2005	183.46 million ages 15+	+3.2%
2006	188.28 million ages 15+	+2.6%
2007	193.64 million ages 15+	+2.9%
2008	199.31 million ages 15+	+2.9%
2009	204.32 million ages 15+	+2.5%
2010	209.54 million ages 15+	+2.6%
2011	214.84 million ages 15+	+2.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	141.26 million ages 15+	127.07 million ages 15+	156.28 million ages 15+	9
2000s	180.98 million ages 15+	159.53 million ages 15+	204.32 million ages 15+	10
2010s	212.19 million ages 15+	209.54 million ages 15+	214.84 million ages 15+	2

Countries ranked near Africa

1 Nigeria 27.71 million ages 15+ compare
2 Ethiopia 21.58 million ages 15+ compare
3 Egypt 19.46 million ages 15+ compare
4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.31 million ages 15+ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

More work & labour data for Africa

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3661 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3537 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3.81 million 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1.89 million 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1.93 million 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1.04 million 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1.49 million 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3781 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4458 % change on previous year (2050)

All data for Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is total employment, male in Africa?: Total employment, male in Africa was 214.84 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
What is the highest total employment, male recorded in Africa?: The highest recorded value was 214.84 million ages 15+ in 2011.
What is the lowest total employment, male recorded in Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 127.07 million ages 15+ in 1991.
How does Africa rank for total employment, male?: Africa ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
Is total employment, male rising or falling in Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?: The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, male (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Total employment, male (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
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.