Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Labor > Labor force, total
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DEFINITION:
Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Nigeria | 52.64 million | 2012 | ||
2 | Ethiopia | 43.59 million | 2012 | ||
3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.93 million | 2012 | ||
4 | Tanzania | 23.51 million | 2012 | ||
5 | South Africa | 18.69 million | 2012 | ||
6 | Kenya | 16.7 million | 2012 | ||
7 | Uganda | 14.51 million | 2012 | ||
8 | Sudan | 11.65 million | 2012 | ||
9 | Madagascar | 11.33 million | 2012 | ||
10 | Ghana | 10.78 million | 2012 | ||
11 | Cameroon | 8.66 million | 2012 | ||
12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.81 million | 2012 | ||
13 | Angola | 7.63 million | 2012 | ||
14 | Burkina Faso | 7.47 million | 2012 | ||
15 | Malawi | 7.2 million | 2012 | ||
16 | Zimbabwe | 7.09 million | 2012 | ||
17 | Mozambique | 6.92 million | 2012 | ||
18 | Zambia | 5.95 million | 2012 | ||
19 | Senegal | 5.93 million | 2012 | ||
20 | Rwanda | 5.56 million | 2012 | ||
21 | Niger | 5.55 million | 2012 | ||
22 | Mali | 5.17 million | 2012 | ||
23 | Guinea | 4.74 million | 2012 | ||
24 | Chad | 4.59 million | 2012 | ||
25 | Burundi | 4.53 million | 2012 | ||
26 | Benin | 4.17 million | 2012 | ||
27 | Togo | 3.12 million | 2012 | ||
28 | Somalia | 3.01 million | 2012 | ||
29 | Eritrea | 2.95 million | 2012 | ||
30 | Sierra Leone | 2.34 million | 2012 | ||
31 | Central African Republic | 2.13 million | 2012 | ||
32 | Republic of the Congo | 1.77 million | 2012 | ||
33 | Liberia | 1.47 million | 2012 | ||
34 | Mauritania | 1.22 million | 2012 | ||
35 | Namibia | 1.13 million | 2012 | ||
36 | Botswana | 1.02 million | 2012 | ||
37 | Lesotho | 855,109.85 | 2012 | ||
38 | The Gambia | 751,037.77 | 2012 | ||
39 | Guinea-Bissau | 711,710.39 | 2012 | ||
40 | Gabon | 608,561.54 | 2012 | ||
41 | Mauritius | 604,130.69 | 2012 | ||
42 | Swaziland | 435,474.86 | 2012 | ||
43 | Equatorial Guinea | 389,259.21 | 2012 | ||
44 | Djibouti | 294,585.57 | 2012 | ||
45 | Comoros | 239,019.26 | 2012 | ||
46 | Cape Verde | 232,008.67 | 2012 | ||
47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66,674.7 | 2012 |