Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Angola
Angola: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 49.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Angola, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Angola is 49.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Angola peaked at 50.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2025.
That places Angola 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.1% | — |
| 1991 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 49.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 49.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 49.7% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.4% | 50.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More education data for Angola
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,250 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 547,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 422,807 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 401,821 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.59 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.38 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 17.64 % change on previous year (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1465 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Angola?
- Labor force, female in Angola was 49.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2025.
- How does Angola rank for labor force, female?
- Angola ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.