Labour force, male - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Total male labor force comprises males who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Source: International Labour Organization, using World Bank population estimates.
Labour force, male - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Africa221,283,959
2Sub-Saharan Africa179,844,352
3Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa170,165,547
4Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria140,544,729
5North Africa41,439,607
6Nigeria29,620,819
7Ethiopia19,704,398
8Egypt19,070,769
9Democratic Republic of the Congo14,465,829
10Tanzania10,179,088
11South Africa9,678,805
12Algeria9,449,374
13Kenya9,325,793
14Sudan8,701,248
15Morocco8,444,914
16Uganda6,994,776
17Ivory Coast5,164,029
18Ghana5,153,865
19Madagascar4,590,490
20Mozambique4,345,586
21Angola4,161,180
22Cameroon4,072,472
23Burkina Faso3,514,973
24Niger3,120,190
25Malawi2,884,810
26Zimbabwe2,818,000
27Senegal2,817,519
28Tunisia2,742,870
29Zambia2,641,480
30Guinea2,435,825
31Chad2,216,319
32Mali2,149,022
33Somalia2,086,294
34Burundi2,056,952
35Rwanda2,052,614
36Benin2,036,387
37Libya1,731,680
38Togo1,592,075
39Eritrea1,168,744
40Central African Republic1,079,055
41Sierra Leone995,009
42Liberia860,179
43Republic of the Congo860,098
44Mauritania750,255
45Lesotho408,986
46Guinea-Bissau389,916
47Botswana388,927
48Gambia381,762
49Namibia370,902
50Mauritius365,019
51Gabon352,350
52Swaziland223,514
53Djibouti199,795
54Equatorial Guinea168,698
55Comoros160,654
56Cape Verde107,460
57Sao Tome and Principe32,191
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