Angola: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 10.8 percentage points from 27.78% in 2020. Since 2004 it is down 40.36 percentage points from 57.34% in 2004. The World Bank has no value for 10 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15.31 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.48 percentage points in 2025. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Angola had the 29th highest value of the 81 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Angola in the 2025 ranking

• Estonia — 26th of 81: 18.8%
• Croatia — 27th of 81: 18.48%
• Dominican Republic — 28th of 81: 17.81%
• Zimbabwe — 30th of 81: 16.56%
• Brazil — 31st of 81: 15.8%
• Belgium — 32nd of 81: 15.73%

What this measures

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 12 values

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in nearby economies

• Botswana — 48.98% (2024)
• Ghana — 5.71% (2025)
• Mali — 14.65% (2024)
• Mauritius — 20% (2024)
• Rwanda — 9.37% (2025)
• Senegal — 8.34% (2025)
• Seychelles — 8.93% (2025)
• South Africa — 63.78% (2024)

More social protection & labor data for Angola

• Net migration — -3,524 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 13,433 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 25,396 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 52.89% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 55.29% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 54.09% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 73.33% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is Angola's unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)?

16.98% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is down 40.36 percentage points from 57.34% in 2004. The highest value was 57.34% in 2004 and the lowest 6.81% in 2009.

How does Angola rank?

29th highest of 81 economies with data for 2025.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.1524.FE.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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