Africa | Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 55-64)
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 55-64 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 | 49.87739954 |
| 1991 | 49.88749486 |
| 1992 | 50.8225387 |
| 1993 | 51.03991715 |
| 1994 | 51.38813867 |
| 1995 | 51.4774749 |
| 1996 | 51.52741866 |
| 1997 | 51.75114722 |
| 1998 | 51.9938572 |
| 1999 | 51.99288409 |
| 2000 | 52.37948862 |
| 2001 | 52.64181304 |
| 2002 | 52.76865088 |
| 2003 | 53.37925129 |
| 2004 | 53.89473655 |
| 2005 | 54.17155823 |
| 2006 | 54.28097606 |
| 2007 | 54.81998721 |
| 2008 | 54.9032792 |
| 2009 | 54.73082471 |
| 2010 | 54.41656001 |
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Africa | Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 55-64)
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 55-64 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.