The total labor force in Africa was estimated at 526 million in 2022. By 2023, the number it is expected to reach 543 million. According to the source estimates within the period observed, the total of both the employed and other people who are of working age and who qualify to be employed in the continent gradually increased.
Total labor force in Africa from 2019 to 2023
(in millions)
Data are ILO Modelled Estimates as of November 2021.
The source defines labour force as comprising "all persons of working age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of goods and services during a specified time-reference period. It refers to the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed".
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ILO. (January 17, 2022). Total labor force in Africa from 2019 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316857/total-labor-force-in-africa/
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Total labor force in Africa from 2019 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], ILO, January 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316857/total-labor-force-in-africa/
