Sub-Saharan Africa Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 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.
- Sub-Saharan Africa labor force participation rate for 2023 was 43.76%, a 0.14% increase from 2022.
- Sub-Saharan Africa labor force participation rate for 2022 was 43.61%, a 0.09% decline from 2021.
- Sub-Saharan Africa labor force participation rate for 2021 was 43.71%, a 0.15% decline from 2020.
- Sub-Saharan Africa labor force participation rate for 2020 was 43.86%, a 0.48% decline from 2019.
| Sub-Saharan Africa Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
43.76% |
0.14% |
| 2022 |
43.61% |
-0.09% |
| 2021 |
43.71% |
-0.15% |
| 2020 |
43.86% |
-0.48% |
| 2019 |
44.34% |
-0.31% |
| 2018 |
44.65% |
-0.49% |
| 2017 |
45.14% |
-0.42% |
| 2016 |
45.55% |
-0.15% |
| 2015 |
45.71% |
-0.15% |
| 2014 |
45.86% |
-0.50% |
| 2013 |
46.35% |
-0.65% |
| 2012 |
47.01% |
-0.81% |
| 2011 |
47.82% |
-0.16% |
| 2010 |
47.98% |
-0.66% |
| 2009 |
48.64% |
-0.53% |
| 2008 |
49.18% |
-0.37% |
| 2007 |
49.54% |
-0.30% |
| 2006 |
49.84% |
-0.20% |
| 2005 |
50.05% |
-0.16% |
| 2004 |
50.20% |
-0.15% |
| 2003 |
50.36% |
-0.18% |
| 2002 |
50.54% |
-0.15% |
| 2001 |
50.69% |
-0.16% |
| 2000 |
50.85% |
-0.29% |
| 1999 |
51.14% |
-0.29% |
| 1998 |
51.43% |
-0.28% |
| 1997 |
51.71% |
-0.25% |
| 1996 |
51.96% |
-0.19% |
| 1995 |
52.14% |
-0.34% |
| 1994 |
52.48% |
-0.36% |
| 1993 |
52.84% |
-0.32% |
| 1992 |
53.16% |
-0.19% |
| 1991 |
53.34% |
-0.19% |
