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Sub-Saharan Africa Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 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 for 2019 was 44.34%, a 0.31% decline from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North America 51.84%
Latin America & Caribbean 47.35%
OECD members 46.23%
East Asia & Pacific 46.22%
Sub-Saharan Africa 43.61%
Euro Area 41.16%
World 39.99%
European Union 39.60%
South Asia 31.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
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% 53.34%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%