Work & Labour in Angola

449 indicators covering work & labour for Angola.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 66.6% 2025 up 69.1% 35th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 43.2% 2025 up 100.1% 46th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 41.9% 2025 up 76.3% 67th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 44.4% 2025 up 126.9% 31st
Part time employment, female 22.6% 2025 down 11.3% 66th
Part time employment, male 19.5% 2025 down 6.2% 38th
Part time employment, total 21.1% 2025 down 9.0% 53rd
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 44.9% 2020 down 5.9% 110th
Annual working hours per worker 2,114 hours per worker 2023 up 0.7% 47th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,114 hours per worker 2023 up 0.7% 47th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 3.3% 2024 up 166.4% 152nd
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 12.9% 2023 up 34.4% 19th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,114 hours per worker 2023 up 0.7% 47th
Incidence of part-time employment 26.46 2025 down 21.4% 55th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 2,517 2025 up 12.1% 16th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 24.36 2025 down 29.5% 29th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,915 2025 up 36.1% 15th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 24.9 2025 down 18.7% 19th
Employees 3,788 2025 up 99.3% 51st
Unemployment of previously employed persons 655.15 2025 up 165.9% 22nd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 43.45 2025 up 4.5% 19th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 49.3 2025 up 5.4% 8th
Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,126 2025 up 158.1% 8th
Youth employees 1,085 2025 up 69.1% 35th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 44.73 2025 up 0.4% 12th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 50.15 2025 up 3.6% 3rd
Average monthly earnings of employees 111,867 2024 up 36.0% 20th
Average monthly earnings of employees 111,867 2024 up 36.0% 18th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.515 2024 down 3.9% 11th
Median monthly earnings of employees 60,000 2024 up 33.3% 19th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 3.3% 2024 up 166.4% 141st
Female share of employment in senior and middle management 16.2% 2025 down 10.9% 95th
Median monthly earnings of employees 60,000 2024 up 33.3% 18th
Median monthly earnings of employees 60,000 2024 up 33.3% 18th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 2.27 2024 up 8.6% 77th
Own-account workers, total 56.2% 2016 down 1.4% 23rd
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,045 2025 up 35.6% 29th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 11.14 2025 down 48.3% 28th
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 117.02 2025 down 81.4% 49th
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 0.837 2025 down 86.4% 75th
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,910 2025 up 701.6% 4th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 26.84 2025 up 8.4% 6th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,508 2025 up 197.4% 4th
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 66.62 2025 up 6.0% 9th
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 15,607 2025 up 27.2% 16th
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,386 2025 up 33.4% 22nd
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 84.48 2025 up 65.6% 26th
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 91.85 2025 up 65.3% 9th
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 8.02 2025 down 2.2% 10th
Informal employment 13,214 2025 up 130.8% 14th
Informal employment rate 94.49 2025 up 12.1% 1st
Employment outside the formal sector 11,270 2025 up 118.5% 13th
Share of employment outside the formal sector 80.59 2025 up 6.1% 5th
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 10.39 2025 down 36.8% 12th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,622 2025 down 19.5% 10th
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 73.48 2025 down 75.9% 33rd
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 1.4 2025 down 83.5% 66th
Average hourly earnings of employees 634.28 2024 up 1.4% 18th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 1,915 2025 up 42.9% 5th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 24.9 2025 up 8.6% 8th