Work & Labour in World 164 indicators covering work & labour for World. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 30.8% 2025 up 0.4% 29th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 43.4% 2025 down 2.3% 21st Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 37.3% 2025 down 1.2% 26th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 46.5% 2025 up 2.0% 33rd Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 69.6% 2025 down 1.0% 24th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 58.1% 2025 up 0.2% 24th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 43.1% 2025 down 0.6% 23rd Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 41.9% 2025 down 2.4% 22nd Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 42.4% 2025 down 1.7% 24th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 511,364 2027 down 1.2% 1st Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 134,974 Persons 2022 up 30.4% 1st Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 147,851 Persons 2022 up 11.9% 1st Jobs gap 411,622 2027 down 3.0% 1st Jobs gap rate 10.1 2027 down 12.9% 54th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 224,727 2027 up 1.7% 1st Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 5.5 2027 down 8.3% 53rd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0019 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.5% 2nd Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0013 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.0% 2nd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.11 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.7% 1st Employment 3.60 million 2025 up 13.3% 1st SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 4.83 2024 up 6.4% 19th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 57.8% 2019 down 1.9% 14th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 13.7% 2025 down 4.7% 11th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 4.9% 2025 down 18.8% 21st Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 224,727 2027 up 1.7% 1st Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 5.5 2027 down 8.6% 55th Potential labour force 145,084 2027 down 0.4% 1st Potential labour force rate 3.62 2027 down 10.5% 48th Potential labour force rate 3.62 2027 down 10.5% 48th Informal employment 2.12 million 2027 up 14.6% 1st Informal employment rate 57.84 2027 up 1.3% 32nd LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 8.29 2027 down 14.6% 51st Jobs gap 411,622 2027 down 3.0% 1st Jobs gap rate 10.08 2027 down 12.8% 54th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 511,364 2027 down 1.2% 1st LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 12.77 2027 down 11.3% 50th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 4.83 2024 up 6.4% 10th Own-account workers, total 32.0% 2016 down 1.9% 10th Labour force ages 25 to 54 2.52 million 2023 up 11.4% 1st Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 78.07 2023 up 0.4% 59th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 57.9% 2025 up 0.9% 17th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 79.6% 2024 up 16.5% 21st Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 66.6% 2024 up 36.7% 19th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 16.7% 2023 up 8.4% 14th ← Previous Page 3 of 3