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Labour · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Angola: the labour market

Labour force is 16.3m (2025), 41st of 187 in the world and 9th of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Participation rate is 74.8% (2025), 18th of 187 in the world and 11th of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Women's participation is 72.2% (2025), 15th of 187 in the world and 10th of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Labour force16.3m2025 · world 41/187 · region 9/47Participation rate74.8%2025 · world 18/187 · region 11/47Women's participation72.2%2025 · world 15/187 · region 10/47Employment rate64.2%2025 · world 42/187 · region 17/47
Labour force
Angola
05.0m10.0m15.0m20.0m1995200020052010201520202025Angola16.3m
Participation rate
AngolaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
50%60%70%80%1995200020052010201520202025Angola74.8%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
13 indicators

Labour: Angola in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Labour forceLabour force, total16.3m202541/1879/476.8m9.9m13.5m+39%since 2015527m1.2bn3.7bn
Participation rateLabour force participation, % of 15+74.8%202518/18711/4777.4%77.3%73.3%−1.4 ppsince 201570.3%58.2%61.0%
Women's participationFemale labour force participation, % of women 15+72.2%202515/18710/4775.5%75.6%71.3%−1.7 ppsince 201565.2%39.2%48.9%
Employment rateEmployment to population ratio, 15+ (ILO)64.2%202542/18717/4764.5%64.4%61.1%+0.6 ppsince 201566.3%55.6%58.1%
UnemploymentUnemployment, % of labour force (ILO)14.1%202518/1879/4716.6%16.6%16.7%−2.4 ppsince 20155.7%4.5%4.8%
Female unemploymentFemale unemployment, % of female labour force (ILO)14.3%202525/18710/4718.6%18.6%16.6%−3.3 ppsince 20156.3%4.9%4.9%
Youth unemploymentYouth unemployment, ages 15–24 (ILO)27.2%202525/1879/4739.0%38.7%33.1%−7.9 ppsince 201510.1%13.1%13.4%
Youth NEET rateYouth not in education, employment or training, %24.9%202549/17022/44·10.0%201127.3%−5.7 ppsince 2014—21.8%—
Wage workersWage and salaried workers, % of total employment24.1%2025162/18727/4711.7%16.7%24.6%−1.3 ppsince 201522.3%29.6%53.6%
Vulnerable employmentVulnerable employment, % of total employment (ILO)66.3%202534/18726/4781.6%75.5%65.9%+1.0 ppsince 201571.0%65.5%42.4%
Jobs in agricultureEmployment in agriculture, % of total employment51.9%202521/18719/4730.9%44.1%55.6%−0.8 ppsince 201549.3%39.8%25.8%
Jobs in industryEmployment in industry, % of total employment7.2%2025181/18743/478.2%7.0%6.2%+0.2 ppsince 201512.2%22.4%23.7%
Jobs in servicesEmployment in services, % of total employment40.9%2025154/18725/4760.9%48.9%38.2%+0.5 ppsince 201538.5%37.8%50.6%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Angola and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Angola. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorAngolaDemocratic Republic of the CongoZambiaRepublic of the CongoNamibiaGabon
Labour force16.3m202539.2m20258.0m20252.6m20251.2m2025844,1452025
Participation rate74.8%202564.3%202561.9%202567.8%202558.8%202551.1%2025
Women's participation72.2%202561.8%202556.4%202565.6%202554.9%202541.6%2025
Employment rate64.2%202561.5%202558.3%202554.3%202547.5%202540.8%2025
Unemployment14.1%20254.4%20255.9%202519.9%202519.3%202520.2%2025
Female unemployment14.3%20253.5%20256.2%202521.1%202518.4%202528.6%2025
Youth unemployment27.2%20257.8%202510.5%202540.5%202538.0%202536.3%2025
Youth NEET rate24.9%202531.4%202026.7%202422.3%200931.6%202320.2%2024
Wage workers24.1%202514.9%202528.3%202523.2%202563.5%202567.6%2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo: labourZambia: labourRepublic of the Congo: labourNamibia: labourGabon: labour
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