Labor Force of African Countries in 1991
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 1991, the 3 African countries with the top 3 highest Labor Force were:

  1. Nigeria: NaN
  2. Ethiopia: NaN
  3. Egypt: NaN

On the other hand, the 3 African countries with the 3 lowest Labor Force in 1991 were:

  1. Sao Tome and Principe: NaN
  2. Comoros: NaN
  3. Cape Verde: NaN

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each African country for the year 1991. You can also see links at the bottom of this page to see the historical Labor Force information for each African country.

The World Bank defines Labor Force as "people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period; it includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers" .

See also: Female Percent of Labor Force in 1991.

Data Source: World Bank.
Total Labor Force of African Countries in 1991
Male Labor Force of African Countries in 1991
Female Labor Force of African Countries in 1991
See also the Labor Force of Africa for other years:
Labor Force of African Countries in 1991
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Country Total Labor Force Male Labor Force Female Labor Force
Algeria 6625804 5812818 812986
Angola 5044501 2520233 2524268
Benin 2076803 1226560 850243
Botswana 449531 260818 188713
Burkina Faso 4162241 2110672 2051569
Burundi 2568641 1235516 1333125
Cape Verde 119861 75608 44253
Cameroon 5197703 2696568 2501135
Republic of Congo 940585 472644 467941
Ivory Coast 4311020 2773279 1537741
Democratic Republic of the Congo 14886289 7382111 7504178
Djibouti 131343 104378 26965
Central African Republic 1108097 617432 490665
Chad 2309555 1248314 1061241
Egypt 16171285 12301496 3869789
Equatorial Guinea 161560 89908 71652
Eritrea 900469 482922 417547
Eswatini 255227 144203 111024
Ethiopia 20763894 11704607 9059287
Gabon 291990 178172 113818
Gambia 338182 201590 136592
Ghana 6558143 3226606 3331537
Guinea 2386500 1161748 1224752
Guinea-Bissau 303299 169756 133543
Kenya 8920637 4586099 4334538
Lesotho 782416 420549 361867
Liberia 845752 448418 397334
Libya 1205228 871500 333728
Madagascar 5775353 2980660 2794693
Malawi 4256981 2080387 2176594
Mali 3405777 1942315 1463462
Mauritania 526003 380195 145808
Mauritius 451124 306539 144585
Morocco 7612360 5836396 1775964
Mozambique 6379268 2949136 3430132
Zambia 2397339 1285933 1111406
Zimbabwe 3648635 1933047 1715588
Tanzania 12541597 6290865 6250732
Uganda 6492431 3459816 3032615
Tunisia 2607281 2002131 605150
Togo 1306140 702050 604090
Sudan 5653114 4279973 1373141
Somalia 1199228 802883 396345
South Africa 15795955 9221679 6574276
South Sudan 1886615 923121 963494
Sierra Leone 1609915 787892 822023
Senegal 2125312 1439261 686051
Rwanda 2438025 1435997 1002028
Niger 3620186 2015358 1604828
Nigeria 32839293 17539466 15299827
Namibia 452129 246049 206080
Comoros 100430 62708 37722
Sao Tome and Principe 37474 25048 12426

Labor Force of African Countries

Use the links below to see the historical Labor Force for each African country.