Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Labor > Labor force > Total

DEFINITION: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation 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
1	NigeriaNigeria	48.62 million	2008
2	EthiopiaEthiopia	38.15 million	2008
3	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	24.03 million	2008
4	TanzaniaTanzania	20.78 million	2008
5	South AfricaSouth Africa	18.68 million	2008
6	KenyaKenya	18.17 million	2008
7	UgandaUganda	13.64 million	2008
8	SudanSudan	13.1 million	2008
9	MozambiqueMozambique	10.76 million	2008
10	GhanaGhana	10.65 million	2008
11	MadagascarMadagascar	9.35 million	2008
12	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	8.12 million	2008
13	CameroonCameroon	7.52 million	2008
14	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	6.91 million	2008
15	MalawiMalawi	6.11 million	2008
16	SenegalSenegal	5.24 million	2008
17	ZimbabweZimbabwe	4.94 million	2008
18	RwandaRwanda	4.82 million	2008
19	GuineaGuinea	4.72 million	2008
20	ZambiaZambia	4.69 million	2008
21	NigerNiger	4.59 million	2008
22	BurundiBurundi	4.41 million	2008
23	ChadChad	4.19 million	2008
24	MaliMali	3.67 million	2008
25	BeninBenin	3.58 million	2008
26	SomaliaSomalia	3.46 million	2008
27	TogoTogo	2.87 million	2008
28	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	2.1 million	2008
29	EritreaEritrea	2.06 million	2008
30	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	2.02 million	2008
31	LiberiaLiberia	1.54 million	2008
32	MauritaniaMauritania	1.35 million	2008
33	BotswanaBotswana	971,808.94	2008
34	LesothoLesotho	918,895.73	2008
35	NamibiaNamibia	760,296.99	2008
36	The GambiaThe Gambia	742,994.67	2008
37	GabonGabon	687,011.17	2008
38	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	645,086.45	2008
39	MauritiusMauritius	572,174.26	2008
40	SwazilandSwaziland	444,595.54	2008
41	DjiboutiDjibouti	376,642.84	2008
42	ComorosComoros	315,470.32	2008
43	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	251,474.67	2008
44	Cape VerdeCape Verde	206,900.2	2008
45	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	56,467.73	2008

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