Total employment, male in Congo
Congo: Total employment, male was 838,184 ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, male in Congo, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
Congo recorded 838,184 ages 15+ for total employment, male in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, male in Congo peaked at 838,184 ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 467,223 ages 15+, in 1991.
Congo ranks 37th 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 | 525,857 ages 15+ | 467,223 ages 15+ | 590,685 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 690,575 ages 15+ | 608,706 ages 15+ | 791,262 ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 827,068 ages 15+ | 815,952 ages 15+ | 838,184 ages 15+ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 34 Eritrea 1.28 million ages 15+ compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 1.09 million ages 15+ compare
- 36 Central African Republic 1.05 million ages 15+ compare
- 38 Liberia 721,573 ages 15+ compare
- 39 Mauritania 561,644 ages 15+ compare
- 40 Botswana 480,482 ages 15+ compare
More work & labour data for Congo
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (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, male in Congo?
- Total employment, male in Congo was 838,184 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 838,184 ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 467,223 ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Congo rank for total employment, male?
- Congo ranks 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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, male (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.