Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country’s population that is employed. Ages 15–24 are generally considered the youth population. Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Uganda75.70
2Burkina Faso74.30
3Ethiopia73.60
4Guinea72.90
5Burundi72
6Madagascar70.30
7Tanzania70
8Angola67.70
9Mozambique64.40
10Rwanda64.30
11Guinea-Bissau61.50
12Democratic Republic of the Congo60.70
13Equatorial Guinea60.50
14Benin59.40
15Kenya59.20
16Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria57.29
17Central African Republic56.70
18Somalia56.70
19Liberia56.70
20Senegal53.90
21Gambia53.90
22Eritrea52.70
23Togo51.70
24Niger51.30
25Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa50.78
26Zimbabwe50.50
27Malawi49.30
28Chad49.10
29Sub-Saharan Africa48.59
30Comoros47.30
31Zambia46.50
32Ivory Coast45.40
33Africa44.80
34Republic of the Congo44.60
35Lesotho43.20
36Sierra Leone41.50
37Ghana40.40
38Cape Verde38.80
39Mauritius36.80
40Cameroon34.70
41Mali34.40
42Morocco34.10
43Algeria34
44Gabon33.90
45Mauritania30.50
46Libya28.10
47North Africa26.90
48Swaziland26.10
49Botswana25.60
50Nigeria24.10
51Sudan24
52Tunisia22.60
53Egypt21.60
54South Africa14.30
55Namibia14.10
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