Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 1997
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 1997, the 3 African countries with the top 3 highest Female Percent of Labor Force were:

  1. Mozambique: 54.02%
  2. Burundi: 52.14%
  3. South Sudan: 51.44%

On the other hand, the 3 African countries with the 3 lowest Female Percent of Labor Force in 1997 were:

  1. Algeria: 13.1%
  2. Djibouti: 21.71%
  3. Egypt: 21.89%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each African country for the year 1997. You can also see links at the bottom of this page to see the historical Female Percent of Labor Force information for each African country.

The World Bank defines Female Percent of Labor Force as "the percentage of the total Labor Force that are females" .

See also: Labor Force of Africa in 1997.

Data Source: World Bank.
Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 1997
See also the Female Percent of Labor Force of Africa for other years:
Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 1997
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Country Female % of Labor Force Male % of Labor Force
Algeria 13.1 86.90
Angola 50.38 49.62
Benin 43.62 56.38
Botswana 43.07 56.93
Burkina Faso 47.62 52.38
Burundi 52.14 47.86
Cape Verde 38.27 61.73
Cameroon 48.11 51.89
Republic of Congo 50.01 49.99
Ivory Coast 36.57 63.43
Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.18 49.82
Djibouti 21.71 78.29
Central African Republic 44.68 55.32
Chad 44.92 55.08
Egypt 21.89 78.11
Equatorial Guinea 43.88 56.12
Eritrea 45.6 54.40
Eswatini 44.93 55.07
Ethiopia 44.17 55.83
Gabon 38.77 61.23
Gambia 40.87 59.13
Ghana 50.1 49.90
Guinea 50.49 49.51
Guinea-Bissau 44.02 55.98
Kenya 49.38 50.62
Lesotho 47.53 52.47
Liberia 47.77 52.23
Libya 29.88 70.12
Madagascar 48.57 51.43
Malawi 50.56 49.44
Mali 42.8 57.20
Mauritania 29.8 70.20
Mauritius 32.85 67.15
Morocco 24.13 75.87
Mozambique 54.02 45.98
Zambia 46.94 53.06
Zimbabwe 48.97 51.03
Tanzania 49.87 50.13
Uganda 47.28 52.72
Tunisia 24.62 75.38
Togo 46.96 53.04
Sudan 28.54 71.46
Somalia 31.75 68.25
South Africa 45.33 54.67
South Sudan 51.44 48.56
Sierra Leone 50.8 49.20
Senegal 33.24 66.76
Rwanda 46.79 53.21
Niger 43.86 56.14
Nigeria 47.09 52.91
Namibia 45.85 54.15
Comoros 38.38 61.62
Sao Tome and Principe 34.32 65.68

Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries

Use the links below to see the historical Female Percent of Labor Force for each African country.