Labor force (15+ years), female (% of total labor force) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population. Source: International Labour Organization.
Labor force (15+ years), female (% of total labor force) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Mozambique56.13
2Rwanda53.07
3Lesotho52.48
4Burundi51.59
5Sierra Leone51.20
6Malawi50.10
7Swaziland49.79
8Tanzania49.73
9Ghana49.03
10Chad48.65
11Madagascar48.62
12Uganda47.75
13Ethiopia47.36
14Burkina Faso47.13
15Guinea47.06
16Angola46.64
17Namibia46.61
18Gambia46.44
19Kenya46.32
20Zimbabwe45.40
21South Africa45.07
22Central African Republic45.03
23Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria44.73
24Gabon44.18
25Botswana43.63
26Sub-Saharan Africa43.45
27Comoros43.38
28Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa43.35
29Djibouti43.22
30Zambia43.11
31Mauritania42.81
32Senegal42.61
33Cape Verde41.61
34Cameroon41.34
35Eritrea41
36Africa40.94
37Republic of the Congo40.75
38Benin40.57
39Liberia40.34
40Somalia38.88
41Sao Tome and Principe38.67
42Democratic Republic of the Congo38.65
43Togo38.26
44Guinea-Bissau38.23
45Mali37.54
46Mauritius36.19
47Nigeria35.77
48Equatorial Guinea32.55
49Algeria32.05
50Niger31.55
51Sudan30.41
52Ivory Coast30.35
53North Africa26.83
54Tunisia26.66
55Egypt25.21
56Morocco24.77
57Libya23.56
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