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Labour force participation rates among people aged 15 or older
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Women aged 15 and older
Shared scale · 0% to 87.31%
Men aged 15 and older
Shared scale · 0% to 87.31%
Switch between women’s and men’s rates. Both use the same percentage scale.
Labour force participation rates among people aged 15 or older
Both series are ILO modelled estimates. Each share uses its own sex and age group as the denominator. The gap is the men’s rate minus the women’s rate.
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| Burundi | 2000 | 83.35 | 81.92 | -1.43 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2001 | 82.48 | 81.2 | -1.28 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2002 | 81.56 | 80.49 | -1.07 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2003 | 80.58 | 79.8 | -0.77 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2004 | 79.53 | 79.16 | -0.37 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2005 | 78.36 | 78.51 | 0.15 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2006 | 77.06 | 77.86 | 0.8 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2007 | 77.67 | 77.68 | 0.0 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2008 | 78.22 | 77.52 | -0.69 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2009 | 78.77 | 77.52 | -1.25 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2010 | 79.27 | 77.54 | -1.72 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2011 | 79.63 | 77.46 | -2.17 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2012 | 79.95 | 77.4 | -2.55 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2013 | 80.23 | 77.39 | -2.85 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2014 | 80.46 | 77.36 | -3.1 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2015 | 80.78 | 78.15 | -2.63 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2016 | 81.0 | 78.81 | -2.2 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2017 | 81.09 | 79.06 | -2.03 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2018 | 81.07 | 78.98 | -2.09 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2019 | 80.89 | 78.55 | -2.34 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2020 | 78.56 | 78.53 | -0.02 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2021 | 80.49 | 77.65 | -2.84 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2022 | 80.25 | 77.92 | -2.33 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2023 | 79.98 | 77.58 | -2.4 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2024 | 79.73 | 77.22 | -2.51 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2025 | 79.5 | 76.97 | -2.53 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2000 | 74.58 | 89.86 | 15.28 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2001 | 74.55 | 89.88 | 15.32 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2002 | 74.55 | 89.86 | 15.31 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2003 | 74.55 | 89.8 | 15.25 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2004 | 74.56 | 89.73 | 15.17 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2005 | 74.57 | 89.64 | 15.07 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2006 | 74.53 | 89.48 | 14.96 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2007 | 74.48 | 89.32 | 14.84 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2008 | 74.44 | 89.16 | 14.72 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2009 | 74.4 | 89.0 | 14.6 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2010 | 74.36 | 88.83 | 14.47 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2011 | 74.32 | 88.67 | 14.34 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2012 | 74.29 | 88.5 | 14.21 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2013 | 74.25 | 88.33 | 14.08 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2014 | 72.22 | 87.11 | 14.89 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2015 | 70.19 | 85.9 | 15.72 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2016 | 68.15 | 84.71 | 16.56 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2017 | 66.11 | 83.54 | 17.43 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2018 | 64.06 | 82.4 | 18.34 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2019 | 62.0 | 81.3 | 19.3 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2020 | 59.3 | 79.65 | 20.36 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2021 | 57.55 | 79.13 | 21.58 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2022 | 58.0 | 79.12 | 21.12 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2023 | 58.14 | 78.96 | 20.82 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2024 | 58.39 | 78.72 | 20.33 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2025 | 58.46 | 78.64 | 20.19 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2000 | 70.47 | 74.6 | 4.13 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2001 | 70.53 | 74.78 | 4.25 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2002 | 70.59 | 74.97 | 4.38 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2003 | 70.65 | 75.15 | 4.5 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2004 | 70.7 | 75.33 | 4.62 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2005 | 70.76 | 75.51 | 4.75 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2006 | 70.82 | 75.69 | 4.87 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2007 | 70.88 | 75.87 | 4.99 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2008 | 70.94 | 76.05 | 5.11 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2009 | 71.0 | 76.22 | 5.23 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2010 | 71.06 | 76.4 | 5.34 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2011 | 71.11 | 76.58 | 5.46 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2012 | 71.17 | 76.75 | 5.58 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2013 | 71.23 | 76.93 | 5.7 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2014 | 71.3 | 77.11 | 5.81 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2015 | 71.36 | 77.28 | 5.92 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2016 | 71.42 | 77.45 | 6.04 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2017 | 68.69 | 76.0 | 7.32 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2018 | 65.81 | 74.49 | 8.67 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2019 | 62.82 | 72.9 | 10.09 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2020 | 62.17 | 72.11 | 9.94 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2021 | 62.67 | 72.38 | 9.71 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2022 | 62.83 | 72.3 | 9.46 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2023 | 62.95 | 72.1 | 9.15 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2024 | 63.01 | 71.94 | 8.93 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2025 | 63.04 | 71.85 | 8.81 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2000 | 53.09 | 72.65 | 19.56 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2001 | 53.42 | 71.52 | 18.1 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2002 | 53.67 | 70.65 | 16.98 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2003 | 53.84 | 70.08 | 16.24 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2004 | 53.94 | 69.68 | 15.75 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2005 | 54.0 | 69.42 | 15.42 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2006 | 54.03 | 69.26 | 15.24 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2007 | 54.04 | 69.17 | 15.13 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2008 | 54.05 | 69.07 | 15.02 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2009 | 54.09 | 68.92 | 14.84 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2010 | 54.14 | 68.7 | 14.56 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2011 | 54.21 | 68.45 | 14.24 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2012 | 54.28 | 68.19 | 13.9 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2013 | 54.36 | 67.94 | 13.58 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2014 | 54.43 | 67.69 | 13.26 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2015 | 54.52 | 67.43 | 12.91 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2016 | 54.61 | 67.14 | 12.52 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2017 | 54.72 | 66.8 | 12.08 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2018 | 54.16 | 67.24 | 13.09 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2019 | 51.87 | 65.69 | 13.82 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2020 | 56.65 | 69.26 | 12.61 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2021 | 52.58 | 64.35 | 11.77 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2022 | 54.7 | 66.14 | 11.45 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2023 | 58.04 | 69.79 | 11.75 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2024 | 57.1 | 70.51 | 13.41 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2025 | 57.3 | 70.61 | 13.3 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2000 | 21.08 | 47.53 | 26.45 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2001 | 21.04 | 47.6 | 26.56 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2002 | 21 | 47.68 | 26.68 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2003 | 20.95 | 47.78 | 26.82 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2004 | 20.89 | 47.92 | 27.03 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2005 | 20.79 | 48.17 | 27.38 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2006 | 20.66 | 48.5 | 27.84 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2007 | 20.57 | 48.74 | 28.18 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2008 | 20.55 | 48.77 | 28.22 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2009 | 20.57 | 48.68 | 28.11 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2010 | 20.61 | 48.56 | 27.95 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2011 | 20.73 | 48.23 | 27.5 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2012 | 20.86 | 47.9 | 27.04 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2013 | 20.89 | 47.79 | 26.89 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2014 | 20.92 | 47.71 | 26.79 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2015 | 20.94 | 47.63 | 26.69 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2016 | 20.97 | 47.56 | 26.6 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2017 | 21.01 | 47.45 | 26.45 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2018 | 21.06 | 47.32 | 26.27 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2019 | 21.09 | 47.21 | 26.12 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2020 | 20.89 | 46.76 | 25.87 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2021 | 20.93 | 46.77 | 25.83 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2022 | 20.67 | 47.42 | 26.75 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2023 | 20.71 | 47.35 | 26.65 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2024 | 20.72 | 47.32 | 26.6 | Source 1 |
| Somalia | 2025 | 20.7 | 47.24 | 26.54 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2011 | 72.1 | 75.23 | 3.13 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2012 | 72.18 | 75.02 | 2.84 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2013 | 72.2 | 74.97 | 2.78 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2014 | 72.0 | 75.47 | 3.47 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2015 | 71.81 | 75.97 | 4.16 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2016 | 71.61 | 76.5 | 4.89 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2017 | 71.24 | 77.53 | 6.3 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2018 | 71.29 | 77.44 | 6.15 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2019 | 71.68 | 76.37 | 4.69 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2020 | 71.0 | 75.64 | 4.65 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2021 | 71.34 | 75.82 | 4.48 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2022 | 70.63 | 76.66 | 6.03 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2023 | 70.39 | 76.64 | 6.25 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2000 | 84.34 | 88.61 | 4.26 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2001 | 84.35 | 88.6 | 4.25 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2002 | 84.94 | 88.81 | 3.87 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2003 | 85.51 | 89.02 | 3.51 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2004 | 86.06 | 89.23 | 3.17 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2005 | 86.6 | 89.43 | 2.83 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2006 | 87.12 | 89.64 | 2.52 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2007 | 86.36 | 89.44 | 3.08 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2008 | 85.57 | 89.25 | 3.67 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2009 | 84.75 | 89.05 | 4.3 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2010 | 83.9 | 88.86 | 4.97 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2011 | 83.0 | 88.67 | 5.67 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2012 | 82.07 | 88.47 | 6.4 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2013 | 81.1 | 88.27 | 7.18 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2014 | 80.09 | 88.08 | 7.99 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2015 | 80.12 | 87.96 | 7.84 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2016 | 80.16 | 87.81 | 7.65 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2017 | 80.2 | 87.69 | 7.49 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2018 | 80.23 | 87.6 | 7.36 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2019 | 80.27 | 87.52 | 7.26 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2020 | 79.34 | 86.49 | 7.15 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2021 | 80.42 | 87.2 | 6.77 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2022 | 80.27 | 87.43 | 7.16 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2023 | 80.33 | 87.36 | 7.03 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2024 | 80.29 | 87.37 | 7.08 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2025 | 80.28 | 87.31 | 7.02 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2000 | 71.25 | 77.55 | 6.31 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2001 | 71.23 | 77.58 | 6.35 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2002 | 71.19 | 77.49 | 6.3 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2003 | 71.14 | 77.38 | 6.24 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2004 | 71.08 | 77.3 | 6.22 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2005 | 71.03 | 77.22 | 6.19 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2006 | 70.96 | 77.05 | 6.09 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2007 | 70.9 | 76.87 | 5.97 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2008 | 70.84 | 76.65 | 5.81 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2009 | 70.77 | 76.4 | 5.64 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2010 | 70.7 | 76.15 | 5.45 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2011 | 77.92 | 82.51 | 4.58 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2012 | 65.5 | 74.56 | 9.06 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2013 | 81.91 | 87.27 | 5.36 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2014 | 75.64 | 78.85 | 3.21 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2015 | 73.72 | 77.54 | 3.82 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2016 | 71.59 | 76.07 | 4.48 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2017 | 69.22 | 74.42 | 5.2 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2018 | 71.69 | 78.04 | 6.36 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2019 | 73.85 | 80.79 | 6.94 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2020 | 73.98 | 82.22 | 8.25 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2021 | 74.67 | 84.13 | 9.46 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2022 | 75.36 | 84.9 | 9.53 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2023 | 75.44 | 84.75 | 9.3 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2024 | 75.56 | 84.57 | 9.02 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2025 | 75.59 | 84.64 | 9.05 | Source 1 |