Labor force participation rate, total (% of total 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, total (% of total population ages 15-24) - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2006)

Rank

Country

Value
1Burundi87.70
2Tanzania80.39
3Niger80.39
4Malawi80.25
5Angola79.12
6Burkina Faso77.02
7Zambia76.86
8Somalia76.85
9Ethiopia76.74
10Guinea75.44
11Uganda75.40
12Guinea-Bissau74.47
13Sierra Leone73.86
14Democratic Republic of the Congo71.84
15Rwanda70.86
16Mali70.57
17Kenya70.37
18Central African Republic70.19
19Equatorial Guinea68.76
20Eritrea68.64
21Madagascar68.25
22Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria67.37
23Mozambique66.85
24Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa64.61
25Sub-Saharan Africa63.68
26Togo63.61
27Gambia62.29
28Gabon60.47
29Benin59.99
30Zimbabwe59.90
31Africa58.94
32Republic of the Congo58.38
33Senegal58.32
34Liberia57.89
35Mauritania57.31
36Chad55.87
37Ivory Coast55.75
38Djibouti54.62
39Nigeria53.36
40Cameroon51.73
41Ghana50.27
42South Africa49.33
43Algeria48.33
44Mauritius45.90
45Lesotho45.37
46Cape Verde45.29
47Morocco42.78
48Swaziland41.63
49Tunisia40.66
50Libya40.39
51Sao Tome and Principe37.13
52North Africa37.11
53Botswana36.02
54Namibia32.63
55Sudan32.37
56Egypt29.45
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