Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2005
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2005, the 3 African countries with the top 3 highest Female Percent of Labor Force were:

  1. Mozambique: 53.34%
  2. Burundi: 52.17%
  3. South Sudan: 50.92%

On the other hand, the 3 African countries with the 3 lowest Female Percent of Labor Force in 2005 were:

  1. Algeria: 15.18%
  2. Egypt: 22.11%
  3. Djibouti: 23.7%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each African country for the year 2005. 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 2005.

Data Source: World Bank.
Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2005
See also the Female Percent of Labor Force of Africa for other years:
Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2005
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Country Female % of Labor Force Male % of Labor Force
Algeria 15.18 84.82
Angola 50.54 49.46
Benin 47.55 52.45
Botswana 46.03 53.97
Burkina Faso 43.33 56.67
Burundi 52.17 47.83
Cape Verde 39.77 60.23
Cameroon 48.42 51.58
Republic of Congo 49.92 50.08
Ivory Coast 38.66 61.34
Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.14 49.86
Djibouti 23.7 76.30
Central African Republic 44.96 55.04
Chad 43.27 56.73
Egypt 22.11 77.89
Equatorial Guinea 42.91 57.09
Eritrea 48.22 51.78
Eswatini 46.95 53.05
Ethiopia 45.66 54.34
Gabon 39.44 60.56
Gambia 42.67 57.33
Ghana 48.97 51.03
Guinea 49.81 50.19
Guinea-Bissau 44.73 55.27
Kenya 49.07 50.93
Lesotho 46.91 53.09
Liberia 47.85 52.15
Libya 34.26 65.74
Madagascar 48.61 51.39
Malawi 50.68 49.32
Mali 42.58 57.42
Mauritania 31.62 68.38
Mauritius 35.18 64.82
Morocco 25.48 74.52
Mozambique 53.34 46.66
Zambia 45.82 54.18
Zimbabwe 50.59 49.41
Tanzania 50.43 49.57
Uganda 47.86 52.14
Tunisia 26.35 73.65
Togo 47.68 52.32
Sudan 28.99 71.01
Somalia 30.31 69.69
South Africa 46.68 53.32
South Sudan 50.92 49.08
Sierra Leone 50.61 49.39
Senegal 34.63 65.37
Rwanda 46.84 53.16
Niger 43.14 56.86
Nigeria 47.25 52.75
Namibia 46.73 53.27
Comoros 40.34 59.66
Sao Tome and Principe 34.74 65.26

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.