ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Angola

Angola: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 77.78 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
77.78 %
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
20th
of 79 countries
All-time high
85.6 %
in 2020
All-time low
77.78 %
in 2024
Years of data
6
2019–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Angola, 2019–2024

0204060802019202120242019: 82.4 %2020: 85.6 %2021: 84.2 %2022: 84 %2023: 80.9 %2024: 77.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Angola stood at 77.78 %. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Angola ranks 20th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Angola, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Angola, 2019 to 2024.
Year % Change
2019 82.41 %
2020 85.6 % +3.9%
2021 84.17 % -1.7%
2022 83.98 % -0.2%
2023 80.94 % -3.6%
2024 77.78 % -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 82.41 % 82.41 % 82.41 % 1
2020s 82.49 % 77.78 % 85.6 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Angola?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Angola was 77.78 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 85.6 % in 2020.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 77.78 % in 2024.
How does Angola rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Angola ranks 20th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.