Labor force, female in Angola
Angola: Labor force, female 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 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Labor force, female 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Angola
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 47,539 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 48,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 170,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 172,255 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0989 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 186 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.