Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2018
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2018, the 3 African countries with the top 3 highest Female Percent of Labor Force were:

  1. Burundi: 51.8%
  2. Mozambique: 51.45%
  3. South Sudan: 51.24%

On the other hand, the 3 African countries with the 3 lowest Female Percent of Labor Force in 2018 were:

  1. Algeria: 19.46%
  2. Egypt: 21.1%
  3. Morocco: 25.23%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each African country for the year 2018. 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 2018.

Data Source: World Bank.
Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2018
See also the Female Percent of Labor Force of Africa for other years:
Female Percent of Labor Force of African Countries in 2018
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Country Female % of Labor Force Male % of Labor Force
Algeria 19.46 80.54
Angola 49.78 50.22
Benin 45.26 54.74
Botswana 46.96 53.04
Burkina Faso 45.06 54.94
Burundi 51.8 48.20
Cape Verde 44.43 55.57
Cameroon 47.15 52.85
Republic of Congo 49.63 50.37
Ivory Coast 42.58 57.42
Democratic Republic of the Congo 48.13 51.87
Djibouti 28.78 71.22
Central African Republic 45.09 54.91
Chad 40.67 59.33
Egypt 21.1 78.90
Equatorial Guinea 42.01 57.99
Eritrea 46.92 53.08
Eswatini 47.03 52.97
Ethiopia 46.41 53.59
Gabon 39.49 60.51
Gambia 46.91 53.09
Ghana 47.75 52.25
Guinea 42.11 57.89
Guinea-Bissau 45.01 54.99
Kenya 49.17 50.83
Lesotho 45.23 54.77
Liberia 47.85 52.15
Libya 35.55 64.45
Madagascar 48.66 51.34
Malawi 49.34 50.66
Mali 41.52 58.48
Mauritania 33.42 66.58
Mauritius 39.09 60.91
Morocco 25.23 74.77
Mozambique 51.45 48.55
Zambia 45.69 54.31
Zimbabwe 50.51 49.49
Tanzania 49.27 50.73
Uganda 49.28 50.72
Tunisia 28.9 71.10
Togo 48.09 51.91
Sudan 29.93 70.07
Somalia 31.09 68.91
South Africa 46.61 53.39
South Sudan 51.24 48.76
Sierra Leone 47.9 52.10
Senegal 39.19 60.81
Rwanda 46.35 53.65
Niger 41.73 58.27
Nigeria 44.31 55.69
Namibia 49.43 50.57
Comoros 37.39 62.61
Sao Tome and Principe 34.98 65.02

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.