Ethiopia - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Ethiopia was 46.43 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 46.73 in 2019, while its lowest value was 43.21 in 1991.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 43.24
1991 43.21
1992 43.21
1993 43.24
1994 43.28
1995 43.60
1996 43.87
1997 44.14
1998 44.40
1999 44.66
2000 44.91
2001 45.17
2002 45.42
2003 45.66
2004 45.89
2005 46.12
2006 46.15
2007 46.19
2008 46.21
2009 46.23
2010 46.24
2011 46.23
2012 46.22
2013 46.20
2014 46.28
2015 46.37
2016 46.45
2017 46.54
2018 46.63
2019 46.73
2020 46.16
2021 46.43

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Ethiopia was 55,899,320 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55,899,320 in 2021 and a minimum value of 20,025,170 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 20,025,170
1991 20,689,450
1992 21,407,690
1993 22,166,300
1994 22,948,930
1995 23,869,810
1996 24,730,400
1997 25,612,120
1998 26,518,790
1999 27,461,850
2000 28,448,680
2001 29,365,210
2002 30,338,930
2003 31,356,570
2004 32,409,760
2005 33,507,110
2006 34,526,170
2007 35,604,860
2008 36,761,940
2009 38,010,280
2010 39,350,690
2011 40,809,840
2012 42,342,360
2013 43,937,090
2014 45,575,210
2015 47,245,850
2016 48,872,200
2017 50,540,490
2018 52,237,700
2019 53,950,180
2020 53,546,650
2021 55,899,320

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure