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Labor force — Angola

Labor force in Angola in 2025 — 16,321,277 people. Ranked 40 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 231.4%.

2025 16.32M people +3.38% vs 2024
World rank 40of 182
Period maximum 16.32M people2025
Period minimum 4.92M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Angola, 1990–202505M10M15M20M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 4,924,638 people1991: 5,078,829 people1992: 5,234,382 people1993: 5,391,763 people1994: 5,558,037 people1995: 5,741,253 people1996: 5,938,382 people1997: 6,147,010 people1998: 6,362,468 people1999: 6,582,797 people2000: 6,813,281 people2001: 7,055,911 people2002: 7,311,174 people2003: 7,582,160 people2004: 7,870,095 people2005: 8,170,696 people2006: 8,483,347 people2007: 8,810,729 people2008: 9,150,465 people2009: 9,502,781 people2010: 9,873,442 people2011: 10,270,426 people2012: 10,636,117 people2013: 11,009,075 people2014: 11,376,942 people2015: 11,740,075 people2016: 12,119,717 people2017: 12,515,803 people2018: 12,917,977 people2019: 13,331,298 people2020: 13,484,525 people2021: 14,529,142 people2022: 14,812,783 people2023: 15,255,232 people2024: 15,787,244 people2025: 16,321,277 people
Change over the period: +11.4M (+231.42%) Average annual rate: 3.48 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Angola

Angola 16.32M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Middle Africa computed 80.09M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Angola, by year Angola All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 16.32M +534,033 +3.38%
2024 15.79M +532,012 +3.49%
2023 15.26M +442,449 +2.99%
2022 14.81M +283,641 +1.95%
2021 14.53M +1.04M +7.75%
2020 13.48M +153,227 +1.15%
2019 13.33M +413,321 +3.2%
2018 12.92M +402,174 +3.21%
2017 12.52M +396,086 +3.27%
2016 12.12M +379,642 +3.23%
2015 11.74M +363,133 +3.19%
2014 11.38M +367,867 +3.34%
2013 11.01M +372,958 +3.51%
2012 10.64M +365,691 +3.56%
2011 10.27M +396,984 +4.02%
2010 9.87M +370,661 +3.9%
2009 9.5M +352,316 +3.85%
2008 9.15M +339,736 +3.86%
2007 8.81M +327,382 +3.86%
2006 8.48M +312,651 +3.83%
2005 8.17M +300,601 +3.82%
2004 7.87M +287,935 +3.8%
2003 7.58M +270,986 +3.71%
2002 7.31M +255,263 +3.62%
2001 7.06M +242,630 +3.56%
2000 6.81M +230,484 +3.5%
1999 6.58M +220,329 +3.46%
1998 6.36M +215,458 +3.51%
1997 6.15M +208,628 +3.51%
1996 5.94M +197,129 +3.43%
1995 5.74M +183,216 +3.3%
1994 5.56M +166,274 +3.08%
1993 5.39M +157,381 +3.01%
1992 5.23M +155,553 +3.06%
1991 5.08M +154,191 +3.13%
1990 4.92M — —

Middle Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 39.22M AO Angola 16.32M CM Cameroon 11.47M TD Chad 6.75M CG Republic of the Congo 2.64M CF Central African Republic 2.08M GA Gabon 844,145 GQ Equatorial Guinea 737,977 ST Sao Tome and Principe 35,075
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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