Angola - Female Labor Participation 2023

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
72.32% −1.70pp from 2022 Global rank: 14th

Angola's female labor participation was 72.32% in 2023, decreased +1.70pp from 74.02% in 2022. This was the 14th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2023
Female Labor Participation by Country - 2023
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Madagascar 82.87% 0.0%
2nd Solomon Islands 82.33% 0.0%
3rd Nigeria 80.69% 4.9%
4th Tanzania 80.33% 0.1%
5th Burundi 79.98% -0.3%
6th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.72% 0.0%
7th Mozambique 77.27% 0.1%
8th Cambodia 77.22% 0.1%
9th Uganda 75.45% 0.1%
10th Benin 74.80% 0.2%
11th Eritrea 72.86% 0.0%
12th Niger 72.50% -0.1%
13th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 72.46% 1.0%
14th Angola 72.32% -2.3%
15th Liberia 71.97% 0.1%
16th Bahamas, The 71.01% 0.2%
17th South Sudan 70.39% -0.3%
18th Iceland 70.37% -0.3%
19th Moldova 70.06% -2.1%
20th Viet Nam 69.22% -0.9%
21st New Zealand 66.92% 0.8%
22nd Congo, Republic of 65.64% -0.1%
23rd Central African Republic 65.61% 0.1%
24th Peru 65.08% -2.5%
25th Kazakhstan 65.03% 0.4%
26th Burkina Faso 64.72% -1.0%
27th Botswana 63.43% 5.8%
28th Qatar 63.31% -0.4%
29th Singapore 63.30% 0.6%
30th Netherlands 63.08% 0.8%
31st Jamaica 63.05% 3.7%
32nd Kenya 62.95% 0.2%
33rd Macao SAR, China 62.63% 4.3%
34th Australia 62.58% 0.1%
35th Cyprus 62.50% 2.1%
36th Switzerland 62.38% 0.7%
37th Norway 62.37% 0.0%
38th Zimbabwe 62.18% 4.0%
39th St. Lucia 62.14% -0.9%
40th Azerbaijan 61.75% -0.7%
41st Congo, Democratic Republic of 61.72% 0.5%
42nd Sweden 61.69% 1.0%
43rd Lao PDR 61.41% 0.1%
44th Israel 61.34% 0.4%
45th Barbados 61.15% 0.1%
46th Canada 61.13% 0.1%
47th Estonia 61.05% 1.5%
48th Timor-Leste 60.77% -0.6%
49th Thailand 60.31% 1.2%
50th China 60.22% 0.2%
51st Ireland 60.16% 1.8%
52nd Guinea-Bissau 60.08% 0.2%
53rd Denmark 59.81% 0.4%
54th Haiti 59.35% -1.0%
55th Côte d'Ivoire 59.26% 0.3%
56th Paraguay 58.99% 0.0%
57th Malawi 58.64% -0.2%
58th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 58.57% 1.7%
59th Rwanda 58.04% 6.1%
60th Albania 57.96% 2.8%
61st Lithuania 57.91% -0.2%
62nd Finland 57.49% 0.4%
63rd Belarus 57.42% -0.8%
64th United Kingdom 57.38% -0.6%
65th Luxembourg 57.20% 0.3%
66th Cameroon 57.10% 0.0%
67th Bhutan 56.62% 7.8%
68th United States 56.60% 1.0%
69th Uruguay 56.52% 1.5%
70th Togo 56.49% 0.4%
71st Guam 56.39% 0.2%
72nd Zambia 56.36% 4.4%
73rd Georgia 56.25% 0.9%
74th Korea 56.04% 1.8%
75th Germany 55.82% 0.5%
76th Austria 55.81% 0.2%
77th Slovak Republic 55.70% 0.0%
78th Ghana 55.53% 0.0%
79th Malta 55.53% 0.4%
80th Latvia 55.44% 0.2%
81st Russian Federation 55.36% 0.1%
82nd Japan 54.85% 1.2%
83rd Namibia 54.83% 0.2%
84th Brunei Darussalam 54.83% 2.1%
85th Portugal 54.72% 1.7%
86th Hungary 54.00% 1.8%
87th Vanuatu 53.60% -0.1%
88th Indonesia 53.49% 1.8%
89th Equatorial Guinea 53.27% -0.5%
90th Czechia 53.24% 2.0%
91st Brazil 53.21% -1.2%
92nd Mali 53.06% 0.1%
93rd Virgin Islands (US) 53.00% 0.2%
94th Slovenia 52.99% -1.7%
95th Argentina 52.96% 2.1%
96th Spain 52.77% 0.9%
97th Panama 52.69% 1.1%
98th Ecuador 52.52% -3.2%
99th Dominican Republic 52.48% 4.0%
100th Mongolia 52.47% -4.0%
101st United Arab Emirates 52.35% -1.3%
102nd Hong Kong SAR, China 52.27% -1.0%
103rd New Caledonia 52.22% -0.7%
104th Poland 52.21% 1.2%
105th France 52.11% 0.5%
106th European Union 51.97% 0.8%
107th Chile 51.96% 3.9%
108th Colombia 51.83% 1.8%
109th Montenegro 51.78% 6.8%
110th Sierra Leone 51.77% 0.3%
111th Malaysia 51.59% 0.0%
112th Armenia 51.52% 2.5%
113th Serbia 51.41% 2.5%
114th Bulgaria 51.03% 0.4%
115th Nicaragua 50.73% 1.2%
116th Papua New Guinea 50.64% 0.0%
117th Philippines 50.45% 0.1%
118th Cabo Verde 50.22% 0.6%
119th Trinidad and Tobago 50.03% 0.0%
120th Channel Islands 50.00% -1.7%
121st Belgium 49.83% -0.4%
122nd South Africa 49.05% 4.1%
123rd El Salvador 48.52% 5.4%
124th Lesotho 48.43% 0.0%
125th Eswatini 48.24% 2.1%
126th Kuwait 48.18% -2.9%
127th Chad 47.82% -0.2%
128th Mauritius 47.64% 12.0%
129th French Polynesia 47.40% -0.9%
130th Mexico 47.32% 2.9%
131st Croatia 47.14% 0.3%
132nd Comoros 47.06% 0.1%
133rd Guyana 46.48% 3.0%
134th Gambia, The 45.24% 0.2%
135th Greece 44.65% 0.5%
136th Suriname 44.35% 0.9%
137th Costa Rica 44.09% -12.3%
138th Belize 44.08% 1.2%
139th Kyrgyz Republic 43.50% -3.9%
140th Guinea 42.74% 0.5%
141st Tonga 42.62% 0.0%
142nd Bahrain 42.38% 0.4%
143rd Romania 42.17% -2.4%
144th North Macedonia 42.16% -0.1%
145th Gabon 41.88% -0.1%
146th Bangladesh 41.87% -4.1%
147th Italy 41.31% 2.0%
148th Uzbekistan 41.24% 0.3%
149th Cuba 41.16% -1.8%
150th Myanmar 41.05% 0.0%
151st Maldives 40.31% 0.3%
152nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.53% 2.6%
153rd Honduras 39.36% -9.7%
154th Fiji 38.42% 0.6%
155th Turkmenistan 38.23% -0.4%
156th Guatemala 38.14% -5.8%
157th Senegal 37.77% 0.2%
158th Puerto Rico (US) 36.29% 1.0%
159th Türkiye 35.76% 2.1%
160th Saudi Arabia 34.28% 0.5%
161st Libya 33.47% -0.5%
162nd Samoa 31.16% 0.0%
163rd India 30.98% 5.6%
164th Oman 30.32% -1.5%
165th Sri Lanka 29.60% -6.3%
166th Nepal 27.30% 0.2%
167th Tunisia 26.78% -2.7%
168th Mauritania 26.20% 0.6%
169th Pakistan 24.00% -0.1%
170th São Tomé and Principe 22.87% -0.6%
171st Lebanon 22.23% -0.5%
172nd Tajikistan 21.67% 1.3%
173rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 20.71% 0.2%
174th Morocco 19.67% 0.4%
175th Djibouti 18.94% 1.4%
176th Egypt, Arab Republic of 18.48% 21.3%
177th Jordan 15.93% 14.4%
178th Algeria 14.34% 0.0%
179th Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.13% 4.9%
180th Syrian Arab Republic 12.88% -1.1%
181st Iraq 10.91% -2.4%
182nd Afghanistan 5.15% -0.3%
183rd Yemen, Republic of 4.75% -1.0%

FAQ

What was Angola's female labor participation in 2023?

Angola's female labor participation in 2023 was 72.32%. This ranked 14th globally.

How did Angola's female labor participation change in 2023?

Angola's female labor participation decreased by 2.3% in 2023 compared to 2022.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2023?

Madagascar had the highest female labor participation in 2023 at 82.87%.

What is the female labor participation of Angola in 2023?

The female labor participation of Angola in 2023 was 72.32%. This ranked 14th globally.

How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Angola's female labor participation?

Angola's female labor participation went from 74.02% in 2022 to 72.32% in 2023, a 2.3% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Angola matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2023. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). View full analysis →