Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2015
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2015, the 3 African countries with the top 3 highest Female Percent of Labor Force were:

  1. Burundi: 51.87%
  2. Mozambique: 51.44%
  3. South Sudan: 50.76%

On the other hand, the 3 African countries with the 3 lowest Female Percent of Labor Force in 2015 were:

  1. Algeria: 19.05%
  2. Egypt: 24.08%
  3. Morocco: 25.72%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each African country for the year 2015. 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 2015.

Data Source: World Bank.
Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2015
See also the Female Percent of Labor Force of Africa for other years:
Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2015
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Country Female % of Labor Force Male % of Labor Force
Algeria 19.05 80.95
Angola 49.74 50.26
Benin 47.12 52.88
Botswana 46.65 53.35
Burkina Faso 45.03 54.97
Burundi 51.87 48.13
Cape Verde 43.6 56.40
Cameroon 47 53.00
Republic of Congo 49.47 50.53
Ivory Coast 41.59 58.41
Democratic Republic of the Congo 48.08 51.92
Djibouti 28.08 71.92
Central African Republic 44.69 55.31
Chad 41.28 58.72
Egypt 24.08 75.92
Equatorial Guinea 42.22 57.78
Eritrea 46.92 53.08
Eswatini 46.83 53.17
Ethiopia 46.06 53.94
Gabon 39.87 60.13
Gambia 45.27 54.73
Ghana 47.53 52.47
Guinea 44.19 55.81
Guinea-Bissau 44.98 55.02
Kenya 48.69 51.31
Lesotho 45.05 54.95
Liberia 47.69 52.31
Libya 35.19 64.81
Madagascar 48.47 51.53
Malawi 49.19 50.81
Mali 42.99 57.01
Mauritania 33.12 66.88
Mauritius 38.97 61.03
Morocco 25.72 74.28
Mozambique 51.44 48.56
Zambia 45.15 54.85
Zimbabwe 50.55 49.45
Tanzania 49.32 50.68
Uganda 48.81 51.19
Tunisia 28.26 71.74
Togo 47.69 52.31
Sudan 29.46 70.54
Somalia 30.68 69.32
South Africa 46.23 53.77
South Sudan 50.76 49.24
Sierra Leone 49.33 50.67
Senegal 39.25 60.75
Rwanda 47.22 52.78
Niger 41.73 58.27
Nigeria 45.61 54.39
Namibia 48.74 51.26
Comoros 37.18 62.82
Sao Tome and Principe 34.61 65.39

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.