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The labor force participation rate in the youth of Africa

Africa (% in 2023)

Madagascar is the top country by the labor force participation rate in the youth among 53 countries. As of 2023, the labor force participation rate in the youth in Madagascar was 71.43 %. The top 5 countries also includes Eritrea, Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania, and South Sudan.

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Madagascar 71.43 WB
Eritrea 69.35 WB
Ethiopia 69.15 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 66.05 WB
South Sudan 61.2 WB
Mozambique 60.39 WB
Niger 60.16 WB
Malawi 57.49 WB
Burundi 56.22 WB
Liberia 55.55 WB
Angola 53.11 WB
Uganda 53.05 WB
Seychelles 52.62 in 2020 WB
Central African Republic 51 WB
Mali 50.97 WB
Burkina Faso 49.8 WB
Zimbabwe 49 WB
Cameroon 46.54 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 42.6 WB
Congo 42.38 WB
Lesotho 41.64 WB
Kenya 41.25 WB
Ghana 41.05 WB
Rwanda 40.58 WB
Chad 39.68 WB
Botswana 38.83 WB
Guinea Bissau 35.03 WB
Zambia 34.83 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 34.59 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 34.12 WB
Mauritius 33.84 WB
Benin 31.86 WB
South Africa 31.21 WB
Sierra Leone 31.19 WB
Gambia 30.91 WB
Senegal 29.54 WB
Cabo Verde 28.93 WB
Equatorial Guinea 28.59 WB
Tunisia 28.47 WB
Namibia 28.13 WB
Morocco 26.53 WB
Sudan 26.39 WB
Guinea 26.08 WB
Nigeria 24.61 WB
Togo 24.43 WB
Eswatini 24.04 WB
Egypt 24.02 WB
Algeria 23.26 WB
Mauritania 19.77 WB
Gabon 18.3 WB
Libya 17.12 WB
Somalia 16 WB
Djibouti 14.08 WB
Comoros 13.4 WB
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