Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Source: International Labour Organization, Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population database.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Equatorial Guinea93.80
2Ethiopia91.80
3Guinea-Bissau91.30
4Tanzania91.20
5Burundi90.90
6Uganda90.80
7Democratic Republic of the Congo90.80
8Burkina Faso90.70
9Angola89.90
10Somalia89.80
11Guinea89.60
12Madagascar89.20
13Senegal88.40
14Niger88.30
15Kenya88.10
16Central African Republic87.50
17Togo87.40
18Eritrea86.90
19Benin86
20Ivory Coast85.70
21Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria84.91
22Liberia84.70
23Republic of the Congo83.70
24Gambia83.70
25Comoros83.40
26Morocco82.80
27Mauritius82.50
28Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa82.23
29Gabon81.50
30Mauritania81.30
31Zimbabwe80.90
32Zambia80.80
33Sub-Saharan Africa80.77
34Algeria80.70
35Rwanda80.20
36Africa80.19
37Libya80
38Djibouti79.80
39Malawi78.60
40North Africa77.78
41Cape Verde76.90
42Chad76.80
43Mozambique76.80
44Cameroon76.10
45Lesotho75.80
46Egypt74.80
47Tunisia74.30
48Ghana74
49Sao Tome and Principe73.50
50Sudan71.70
51Nigeria71.60
52Swaziland69.20
53Sierra Leone68.10
54Mali67
55Botswana64.40
56South Africa61.80
57Namibia60.30
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