Sub-Saharan Africa Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Sub-Saharan Africa labor force participation rate for 2022 was 44.52%, a 0.52% increase from 2021.
- Sub-Saharan Africa labor force participation rate for 2021 was 43.99%, a 0.18% increase from 2020.
- Sub-Saharan Africa labor force participation rate for 2020 was 43.82%, a 0.74% decline from 2019.
- Sub-Saharan Africa labor force participation rate for 2019 was 44.56%, a 0.17% decline from 2018.
| Sub-Saharan Africa Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
44.52% |
0.52% |
| 2021 |
43.99% |
0.18% |
| 2020 |
43.82% |
-0.74% |
| 2019 |
44.56% |
-0.17% |
| 2018 |
44.73% |
-0.40% |
| 2017 |
45.14% |
-0.30% |
| 2016 |
45.43% |
-0.03% |
| 2015 |
45.47% |
-0.03% |
| 2014 |
45.50% |
-0.41% |
| 2013 |
45.91% |
-0.85% |
| 2012 |
46.76% |
-1.04% |
| 2011 |
47.80% |
-0.16% |
| 2010 |
47.96% |
-0.66% |
| 2009 |
48.62% |
-0.53% |
| 2008 |
49.15% |
-0.36% |
| 2007 |
49.51% |
-0.29% |
| 2006 |
49.80% |
-0.21% |
| 2005 |
50.01% |
-0.16% |
| 2004 |
50.17% |
-0.16% |
| 2003 |
50.33% |
-0.19% |
| 2002 |
50.52% |
-0.16% |
| 2001 |
50.68% |
-0.16% |
| 2000 |
50.84% |
-0.30% |
| 1999 |
51.14% |
-0.30% |
| 1998 |
51.43% |
-0.28% |
| 1997 |
51.71% |
-0.25% |
| 1996 |
51.96% |
-0.19% |
| 1995 |
52.14% |
-0.34% |
| 1994 |
52.49% |
-0.37% |
| 1993 |
52.86% |
-0.32% |
| 1992 |
53.18% |
-0.19% |
| 1991 |
53.37% |
-0.07% |
| 1990 |
53.44% |
-0.07% |
