Work & Labour in Algeria

67 indicators covering work & labour for Algeria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 7.9% 2025 down 10.0% 182nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.3% 2025 down 1.7% 119th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 40.8% 2025 down 3.9% 175th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.4% 2025 down 2.9% 127th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 21.3% 2025 down 4.6% 181st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.5% 2025 down 3.8% 170th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 15.7% 2025 down 4.9% 180th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.4% 2025 down 0.6% 136th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 44.8% 2025 down 1.6% 174th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 14.1% 2025 down 7.3% 181st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 69.8% 2025 up 1.8% 85th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 55.8% 2025 down 2.4% 75th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 76.6% 2025 up 3.3% 76th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 68.6% 2025 up 1.6% 88th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 71.6% 2025 down 3.4% 97th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.5% 2025 down 42.7% 119th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 1.2% 2025 down 37.4% 112th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.2% 2025 down 38.7% 116th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 24.6% 2025 up 7.3% 8th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 33.6% 2025 up 2.7% 36th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 32.3% 2025 up 3.6% 11th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 58.3% 2025 down 2.9% 98th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 30.2% 2025 down 3.8% 102nd
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 31.4% 2025 down 3.3% 99th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 23.4% 2025 down 9.6% 111th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.6% 2025 up 6.6% 47th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.1% 2025 up 5.6% 73rd
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.1% 2025 up 8.3% 86th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 45.0% 2025 down 0.5% 10th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 26.5% 2025 down 3.2% 24th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 29.4% 2025 down 3.1% 21st
GDP per person employed 62,892 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 10.4% 66th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 11.7% 2017 down 15.1% 19th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 9.4% 2017 down 26.8% 33rd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 20.7% 2017 up 12.9% 11th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 17.0% 2017 up 22.2% 189th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.3% 2017 down 3.5% 137th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 41.8% 2017 up 0.3% 189th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 8.0% 2016 down 4.3% 169th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.6% 2016 down 15.1% 109th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.6% 2017 up 26.7% 188th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.6% 2016 down 12.9% 162nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 29.0% 2017 up 5.8% 17th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 25.7% 2017 up 35.2% 15th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 45.5% 2017 up 31.5% 5th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 19.7% 2025 down 7.1% 84th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 9.6% 2025 down 11.3% 143rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 30.2% 2025 down 6.3% 55th
Productivity: output per hour worked 25.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 0.4% 67th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 59.9% 2025 down 2.6% 138th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 25.6% 2025 down 5.5% 100th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 26.3% 2025 down 4.8% 93rd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 21.2% 2025 down 11.0% 110th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 36.0% 2025 down 4.4% 173rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 4.4% 2025 down 9.7% 180th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 11.2% 2025 down 11.7% 182nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 29.6% 2025 down 0.5% 136th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 17.3% 2025 down 2.5% 174th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 20.9% 2017 down 17.7% 35th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 31.7% 2017 down 20.6% 17th