Labor force, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.187 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.187 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.1911 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1805 units per person, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1837 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1845 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1855 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1858 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1871 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1883 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1886 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1888 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.189 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1896 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.19 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1903 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1907 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1909 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1911 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1911 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1909 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1905 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.19 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1892 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1884 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1888 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1873 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1886 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1869 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1862 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1855 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1844 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1838 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1833 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1805 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1823 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1846 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1867 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.186 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.187 units per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1871 units per person | 0.1837 units per person | 0.1896 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1905 units per person | 0.1892 units per person | 0.1911 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1863 units per person | 0.1833 units per person | 0.1888 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1845 units per person | 0.1805 units per person | 0.187 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 18 Australia 0.2612 units per person compare
- 19 Norway 0.2598 units per person compare
- 20 Denmark 0.2597 units per person compare
- 21 Belarus 0.2594 units per person compare
- 22 Canada 0.2591 units per person compare
- 23 Hong Kong, China 0.2587 units per person compare
- 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2583 units per person compare
More gender data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 552,879 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 29.77 (2027)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female 247.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0208 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.12 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.187 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1911 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1805 units per person in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.