Country or area Percentage distribution of labour force
Agriculture Industry Services
w m w m w m
Algeria 57.2 17.8 7.2 37.7 35.6 44.5
Angola 85.5 65.0 1.5 13.7 12.9 21.3
Benin 65.3 61.9 4.4 11.5 30.3 26.6
Botswana 55.0 38.8 9.1 30.3 35.9 30.9
Burkina Faso 93.5 91.4 1.6 2.0 4.9 6.6
Burundi 97.7 85.8 1.1 4.3 1.2 10.0
Cameroon 83.0 61.9 2.9 12.3 14.1 25.8
Cape Verde 31.6 29.9 17.4 37.5 50.9 32.5
Central African Republic 87.2 74.0 0.3 6.3 12.5 19.7
Chad 91.0 77.1 0.8 6.9 8.2 16.0
Comoros 90.5 67.5 4.4 13.0 5.1 19.5
Congo 69.0 33.3 3.6 23.1 27.4 43.6
Côte d'Ivoire 72.0 54.2 5.6 11.5 22.4 34.4
Dem. Rep. of the Congo 81.0 57.5 5.2 19.8 13.8 22.7
Djibouti ... ... ... ... ... ...
Egypt 60.5 32.8 10.2 25.7 29.3 41.5
Equatorial Guinea 91.2 65.9 0.9 7.7 7.9 26.4
Eritrea 84.8 76.6 2.2 7.5 13.1 15.9
Ethiopia 85.9 86.4 1.8 2.3 12.3 11.3
Gabon 58.5 46.0 9.6 21.0 31.9 33.1
Gambia 91.7 74.0 2.7 11.5 5.6 14.5
Ghana 54.8 64.0 14.4 11.5 30.9 24.5
Guinea 91.8 83.0 1.2 2.5 7.0 14.5
Guinea-Bissau 96.4 77.9 0.3 2.9 3.3 19.2
Kenya 85.3 74.6 3.0 10.9 11.8 14.5
Lesotho 59.3 29.0 5.0 41.0 35.7 30.0
Liberia 83.6 65.0 0.7 8.7 15.7 26.3
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 27.5 7.2 4.5 27.1 68.0 65.8
Madagascar 88.2 70.0 3.1 9.8 8.8 20.2
Malawi 95.5 78.0 1.2 8.6 3.4 13.4
Mali 89.0 83.0 1.6 2.3 9.4 14.7
Mauritania 62.5 49.4 3.7 15.7 33.8 34.9
Mauritius 14.3 17.8 50.2 40.1 35.5 42.1
Morocco 63.1 35.0 18.8 28.0 18.2 37.1
Mozambique 95.9 70.3 1.2 14.5 2.9 15.2
Namibia 53.5 46.1 7.6 20.7 38.9 33.2
Niger 97.4 84.0 1.3 6.1 1.3 10.0
Nigeria 44.0 42.5 3.3 8.9 52.7 48.7
Reunion 1.8 10.3 5.1 27.6 93.1 62.1
Rwanda 97.6 86.1 0.8 5.9 1.7 8.0
Sao Tome and Principe ... ... ... ... ... ...
Senegal 85.9 70.0 3.7 10.4 10.5 19.7
Seychelles ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sierra Leone 80.6 60.2 3.9 21.6 15.5 18.2
Somalia 87.5 66.0 2.0 13.0 10.5 21.0
South Africa 10.0 15.6 14.5 42.2 75.6 42.2
Sudan 84.1 64.1 5.3 9.6 10.7 26.3
Swaziland 53.6 31.2 7.9 30.8 38.6 38.0
Togo 64.6 66.2 6.9 12.2 28.5 21.6
Tunisia 42.0 22.5 31.6 33.3 26.5 44.2
Uganda 88.4 81.0 1.8 7.4 9.8 11.6
United Rep. of Tanzania 91.1 77.9 1.8 7.9 7.1 14.2
Western Sahara ... ... ... ... ... ...
Zambia 82.8 67.9 3.2 12.8 14.1 19.3
Zimbabwe 81.0 58.0 2.4 13.0 16.7 29.0
Source:
International Labour Office, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010,
fourth edition, STAT Working Papers Nos. 1996-1, 1996-2, 1996-3, 1996-4 and
1996-5 (Geneva, 1996).
Technical notes:
The percentage distributions of women and men employed in
agriculture, industry, and services are estimated and projected
for each country by the International Labour Office (ILO) based
on trends as determined by ILO. These estimates and projections
indicate significant changes over time in the pattern of
participation of women in the labour force, as well as greater
emphasis in data collection and methodology on more accurate and
comprehensive measurement of unpaid family work, including
production for own or household consumption, and own-account
workers.
"Agriculture" also covers hunting, forestry and fishing.
"Industry" covers mining and quarrying (including oil
production); manufacturing; electricity, gas and water; and
construction. "Services" covers wholesale and retail trade and
restaurants and hotels; transport, storage and communication;
financing, insurance, real estate and business services; and
community, social and personal services (including public
administration and defence).
Statistical symbols and conventions used in the tables
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