Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) - 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, female (%) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Uganda74.50
2Mozambique73.90
3Burundi73.30
4Guinea71
5Burkina Faso70.60
6Tanzania69.70
7Madagascar68.90
8Ethiopia68
9Rwanda65.90
10Angola62.60
11Kenya55
12Gambia53.40
13Chad53.10
14Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria52.55
15Malawi52
16Guinea-Bissau50.80
17Liberia50.80
18Democratic Republic of the Congo50.10
19Central African Republic50
20Benin48.70
21Sierra Leone47.50
22Somalia46
23Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa45.56
24Zimbabwe45.40
25Sub-Saharan Africa43.57
26Senegal43.50
27Eritrea42.90
28Equatorial Guinea42.50
29Comoros42.40
30Ghana42.10
31Togo40.80
32Zambia40.10
33Africa38.73
34Lesotho35.40
35Republic of the Congo34.90
36Niger33.50
37Gabon30.80
38Cape Verde30.30
39Mauritania30.10
40Mauritius29
41Mali28.40
42Cameroon27.40
43Ivory Coast27.40
44Swaziland25.10
45Botswana23.50
46Algeria22.70
47Sudan18.40
48Morocco18.30
49Nigeria16.70
50North Africa15.64
51Tunisia15.40
52Libya13.20
53Namibia12.70
54South Africa12.30
55Egypt11.80
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