Liberia - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Liberia was 46.90 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 47.28 in 2019, while its lowest value was 46.69 in 2020.

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 46.77
1991 46.82
1992 46.90
1993 47.01
1994 47.09
1995 47.09
1996 47.12
1997 47.13
1998 47.12
1999 47.13
2000 47.17
2001 47.11
2002 47.07
2003 47.05
2004 47.03
2005 47.00
2006 46.96
2007 46.92
2008 46.89
2009 46.87
2010 46.88
2011 46.88
2012 46.89
2013 46.92
2014 46.96
2015 47.02
2016 47.07
2017 47.13
2018 47.20
2019 47.28
2020 46.69
2021 46.90

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Liberia was 2,321,145 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,321,145 in 2021 and a minimum value of 856,624 in 1993.

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.

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Year Value
1990 887,127
1991 874,218
1992 862,026
1993 856,624
1994 865,357
1995 891,933
1996 945,091
1997 1,020,077
1998 1,105,751
1999 1,188,257
2000 1,258,929
2001 1,303,033
2002 1,333,236
2003 1,356,764
2004 1,383,154
2005 1,418,648
2006 1,465,631
2007 1,522,273
2008 1,584,858
2009 1,648,794
2010 1,711,168
2011 1,768,375
2012 1,823,865
2013 1,878,950
2014 1,935,326
2015 1,994,122
2016 2,053,809
2017 2,115,393
2018 2,178,949
2019 2,244,310
2020 2,230,924
2021 2,321,145

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure