Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2009
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2009, the 3 African countries with the top 3 highest Female Percent of Labor Force were:

  1. Mozambique: 52.79%
  2. Burundi: 52.03%
  3. Zimbabwe: 50.91%

On the other hand, the 3 African countries with the 3 lowest Female Percent of Labor Force in 2009 were:

  1. Algeria: 16.38%
  2. Egypt: 23.75%
  3. Morocco: 26.02%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each African country for the year 2009. 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 2009.

Data Source: World Bank.
Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2009
See also the Female Percent of Labor Force of Africa for other years:
Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2009
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Country Female % of Labor Force Male % of Labor Force
Algeria 16.38 83.62
Angola 50.38 49.62
Benin 48.65 51.35
Botswana 46.22 53.78
Burkina Faso 43.36 56.64
Burundi 52.03 47.97
Cape Verde 40.73 59.27
Cameroon 47.4 52.60
Republic of Congo 49.78 50.22
Ivory Coast 39.68 60.32
Democratic Republic of the Congo 49.06 50.94
Djibouti 26.16 73.84
Central African Republic 44.85 55.15
Chad 42.47 57.53
Egypt 23.75 76.25
Equatorial Guinea 42.76 57.24
Eritrea 47.88 52.12
Eswatini 47.17 52.83
Ethiopia 45.7 54.30
Gabon 39.85 60.15
Gambia 43.22 56.78
Ghana 48.38 51.62
Guinea 47.82 52.18
Guinea-Bissau 44.93 55.07
Kenya 48.86 51.14
Lesotho 46 54.00
Liberia 47.67 52.33
Libya 34.87 65.13
Madagascar 48.55 51.45
Malawi 49.84 50.16
Mali 42.38 57.62
Mauritania 32.13 67.87
Mauritius 36.32 63.68
Morocco 26.02 73.98
Mozambique 52.79 47.21
Zambia 44.98 55.02
Zimbabwe 50.91 49.09
Tanzania 50.21 49.79
Uganda 48.08 51.92
Tunisia 27.14 72.86
Togo 47.5 52.50
Sudan 29.03 70.97
Somalia 29.97 70.03
South Africa 46.83 53.17
South Sudan 50.56 49.44
Sierra Leone 50.24 49.76
Senegal 36.08 63.92
Rwanda 46.92 53.08
Niger 42.8 57.20
Nigeria 46.98 53.02
Namibia 47.63 52.37
Comoros 38.66 61.34
Sao Tome and Principe 34.76 65.24

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.