Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2011
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2011, the 3 African countries with the top 3 highest Female Percent of Labor Force were:

  1. Mozambique: 52.43%
  2. Burundi: 51.97%
  3. Zimbabwe: 50.94%

On the other hand, the 3 African countries with the 3 lowest Female Percent of Labor Force in 2011 were:

  1. Algeria: 17.43%
  2. Egypt: 22.9%
  3. Morocco: 25.67%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each African country for the year 2011. 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 2011.

Data Source: World Bank.
Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2011
See also the Female Percent of Labor Force of Africa for other years:
Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2011
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Country Female % of Labor Force Male % of Labor Force
Algeria 17.43 82.57
Angola 49.8 50.20
Benin 49.21 50.79
Botswana 46.12 53.88
Burkina Faso 43.95 56.05
Burundi 51.97 48.03
Cape Verde 41.64 58.36
Cameroon 46.82 53.18
Republic of Congo 49.66 50.34
Ivory Coast 40.26 59.74
Democratic Republic of the Congo 48.45 51.55
Djibouti 27.07 72.93
Central African Republic 44.78 55.22
Chad 42.07 57.93
Egypt 22.9 77.10
Equatorial Guinea 42.66 57.34
Eritrea 47.55 52.45
Eswatini 46.98 53.02
Ethiopia 45.75 54.25
Gabon 39.88 60.12
Gambia 43.47 56.53
Ghana 48.09 51.91
Guinea 46.67 53.33
Guinea-Bissau 44.96 55.04
Kenya 48.79 51.21
Lesotho 45.46 54.54
Liberia 47.61 52.39
Libya 34.95 65.05
Madagascar 48.52 51.48
Malawi 49.22 50.78
Mali 42.28 57.72
Mauritania 32.48 67.52
Mauritius 36.96 63.04
Morocco 25.67 74.33
Mozambique 52.43 47.57
Zambia 44.87 55.13
Zimbabwe 50.94 49.06
Tanzania 49.95 50.05
Uganda 48.2 51.80
Tunisia 26.85 73.15
Togo 47.47 52.53
Sudan 28.98 71.02
Somalia 30.05 69.95
South Africa 46.8 53.20
South Sudan 50.47 49.53
Sierra Leone 50.06 49.94
Senegal 37.08 62.92
Rwanda 46.97 53.03
Niger 42.7 57.30
Nigeria 46.86 53.14
Namibia 48.09 51.91
Comoros 37.98 62.02
Sao Tome and Principe 34.73 65.27

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.