Libya - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Libya was 35.77 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 35.77 in 2021, while its lowest value was 28.44 in 1990.

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 28.44
1991 28.78
1992 29.15
1993 29.52
1994 29.90
1995 30.26
1996 30.65
1997 31.02
1998 31.37
1999 31.72
2000 32.08
2001 32.42
2002 32.75
2003 33.07
2004 33.37
2005 33.65
2006 33.91
2007 34.15
2008 34.35
2009 34.55
2010 34.74
2011 34.88
2012 35.01
2013 35.14
2014 35.25
2015 35.35
2016 35.45
2017 35.55
2018 35.64
2019 35.74
2020 35.76
2021 35.77

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Libya was 2,403,691 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,403,691 in 2021 and a minimum value of 1,213,473 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.

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Year Value
1990 1,213,473
1991 1,258,953
1992 1,308,116
1993 1,359,398
1994 1,410,388
1995 1,459,646
1996 1,506,946
1997 1,551,340
1998 1,594,497
1999 1,638,969
2000 1,686,229
2001 1,735,599
2002 1,787,325
2003 1,839,822
2004 1,890,725
2005 1,938,331
2006 1,980,895
2007 2,020,092
2008 2,055,340
2009 2,086,174
2010 2,112,536
2011 2,127,174
2012 2,137,675
2013 2,146,672
2014 2,157,704
2015 2,173,488
2016 2,201,903
2017 2,236,944
2018 2,276,671
2019 2,318,129
2020 2,337,057
2021 2,403,691

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure