Africa | Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 25-54)
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 25-54 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. The participation rates are harmonized to account for differences in national data collection and tabulation methodologies as well as for other country-specific factors such as military service requirements. The series includes both nationally reported and imputed data and only estimates that are national, meaning there are no geographic limitations in coverage.
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| 1990 | 58.25906323 |
| 1991 | 58.22151463 |
| 1992 | 58.80072209 |
| 1993 | 59.10782878 |
| 1994 | 59.64031731 |
| 1995 | 59.75395263 |
| 1996 | 59.95440135 |
| 1997 | 60.18859467 |
| 1998 | 60.47823609 |
| 1999 | 60.71673618 |
| 2000 | 60.83952707 |
| 2001 | 61.34306711 |
| 2002 | 61.30830977 |
| 2003 | 61.77312724 |
| 2004 | 62.10266914 |
| 2005 | 62.27703635 |
| 2006 | 62.5280993 |
| 2007 | 62.95706303 |
| 2008 | 63.22673386 |
| 2009 | 63.28767733 |
| 2010 | 63.40685768 |
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Africa | Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 25-54)
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 25-54 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. The participation rates are harmonized to account for differences in national data collection and tabulation methodologies as well as for other country-specific factors such as military service requirements. The series includes both nationally reported and imputed data and only estimates that are national, meaning there are no geographic limitations in coverage.