Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-24) - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 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 15-24) - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2006)

Rank

Country

Value
1Niger91.62
2Equatorial Guinea88.59
3Somalia87.82
4Sierra Leone86.79
5Burundi86.77
6Angola86.02
7Guinea-Bissau84.85
8Zambia83.45
9Democratic Republic of the Congo81.90
10Ethiopia81.39
11Burkina Faso80.88
12Tanzania80.29
13Togo80.20
14Malawi79.97
15Eritrea79.83
16Kenya79.62
17Uganda78.22
18Central African Republic77.41
19Guinea77.19
20Ivory Coast75.91
21Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria73.66
22Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa73.17
23Mali73.08
24Benin72.66
25Rwanda72.37
26Sub-Saharan Africa72.17
27Zimbabwe71.96
28Gambia71.93
29Nigeria71.16
30Republic of the Congo69.10
31Madagascar68.56
32Africa68.50
33Mauritania67.96
34Senegal66.75
35Gabon66.51
36Algeria66.16
37Djibouti65.40
38Liberia64.43
39Morocco63.03
40Mozambique61.32
41Cameroon60.16
42Cape Verde59.91
43Libya59.85
44Mauritius57.13
45South Africa56.98
46Lesotho55.67
47Swaziland55.66
48Sao Tome and Principe54.45
49Chad54.17
50North Africa51.62
51Ghana50.38
52Tunisia49.20
53Sudan45.58
54Egypt40.77
55Botswana39.59
56Namibia35.05
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