As of 2022, the labor force participation rate in Africa was estimated at 62.3 percent. This slightly increased from the previous year, continuing an upward trend started in 2020. By 2023, the rate is expected to reach 62.6 percent.
Labor force participation rate in Africa from 2019 to 2023
Data are ILO Modelled Estimates as of November 2021.
The source defines labor force as comprising "all persons of working age who furnish the supply of labor 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). Labor force participation rate in Africa from 2019 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316923/labor-force-participation-rate-in-africa/
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ILO. (2022). Labor force participation rate in Africa from 2019 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316923/labor-force-participation-rate-in-africa/
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Labor force participation rate in Africa from 2019 to 2023 [Graph], ILO, January 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316923/labor-force-participation-rate-in-africa/
