Women's labour force participation in Angola
The ILO estimates that 72.2% of women aged 15 and over in Angola were in the labour force in 2025.
Angola, 2025
72.2%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
15th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Angola over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Angola | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.2% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 72.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 73.9%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Angola has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Angola
All statistics for Angola
Labour force participation
74.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
14.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
27.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
64.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
51.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
7.2%
2025 · World Bank