Labor force (15-24 years), total - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Labor force comprises people 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.
Labor force (15-24 years), total - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2006)

Rank

Country

Value

1Africa114,385,360
2Sub-Saharan Africa102,052,490
3Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa97,273,900
4Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria82,291,150
5Nigeria14,982,750
6Ethiopia12,394,590
7North Africa12,332,870
8Democratic Republic of the Congo8,487,740
9Tanzania6,780,730
10Kenya5,613,070
11South Africa4,778,590
12Egypt4,581,260
13Uganda4,570,980
14Algeria3,600,960
15Morocco2,771,720
16Mozambique2,759,030
17Angola2,630,760
18Madagascar2,551,990
19Ghana2,426,030
20Sudan2,396,000
21Ivory Coast2,265,580
22Niger2,241,620
23Burkina Faso2,171,660
24Malawi2,105,070
25Zambia2,024,010
26Zimbabwe1,997,040
27Mali1,992,830
28Cameroon1,853,670
29Rwanda1,558,510
30Burundi1,552,360
31Senegal1,493,880
32Guinea1,392,710
33Somalia1,225,550
34Chad1,100,030
35Benin1,072,680
36Tunisia854,680
37Togo831,810
38Sierra Leone799,810
39Eritrea641,610
40Central African Republic611,080
41Libya524,250
42Republic of the Congo475,860
43Liberia391,850
44Mauritania345,000
45Guinea-Bissau229,740
46Lesotho210,520
47Gambia184,130
48Gabon177,290
49Botswana156,410
50Namibia145,760
51Swaziland115,330
52Mauritius90,560
53Djibouti89,690
54Equatorial Guinea69,350
55Cape Verde53,550
56Sao Tome and Principe13,680
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