Labour force, female - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Total female labor force comprises females 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.
Labour force, female - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Africa153,369,445
2Sub-Saharan Africa138,172,657
3Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa130,231,221
4Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria113,738,209
5Ethiopia17,730,647
6Nigeria16,493,013
7North Africa15,196,788
8Tanzania10,070,838
9Democratic Republic of the Congo9,113,654
10Kenya8,046,968
11South Africa7,941,435
12Egypt6,428,077
13Uganda6,393,344
14Mozambique5,559,068
15Ghana4,957,183
16Algeria4,457,952
17Madagascar4,343,658
18Sudan3,802,896
19Angola3,636,843
20Burkina Faso3,133,012
21Malawi2,896,680
22Cameroon2,870,076
23Morocco2,780,190
24Zimbabwe2,343,496
25Rwanda2,321,131
26Ivory Coast2,249,696
27Burundi2,192,336
28Guinea2,165,612
29Chad2,099,621
30Senegal2,091,876
31Zambia2,001,340
32Niger1,437,908
33Benin1,390,196
34Somalia1,326,994
35Mali1,291,740
36Sierra Leone1,043,935
37Tunisia996,837
38Togo986,556
39Central African Republic884,102
40Eritrea812,307
41Republic of the Congo591,438
42Liberia581,551
43Mauritania561,682
44Libya533,732
45Lesotho451,660
46Gambia330,967
47Namibia323,851
48Botswana301,039
49Gabon278,911
50Guinea-Bissau241,282
51Swaziland221,665
52Mauritius207,010
53Djibouti152,060
54Comoros123,107
55Equatorial Guinea81,404
56Cape Verde76,570
57Sao Tome and Principe20,300
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