Labour Force (Total) rose 4.50% to 56.7 mil in Ethiopia in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Ethiopia reached an all time high of 56.7 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 20.0 mil in 1990. When compared to Ethiopia's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Eritrea amounted to 1.68 mil, 23.9 mil in Kenya, 3.04 mil in Somalia and 12.9 mil in Sudan in 2021.
Ethiopia has been ranked 11th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Chad | mil | 4.49 | 4.60 | 4.72 | 4.85 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | mil | 0.216 | 0.221 | 0.226 | 0.231 | 0.235 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 30.5 | 31.0 | 30.5 | 29.9 | 29.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | mil | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 47.7 | 49.4 | 51.2 | 52.9 | 54.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 2.46 | 2.55 | 2.66 | 2.75 | 2.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 4.67 | 4.54 | 4.24 | 4.07 | 4.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 24.3 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | mil | 6.08 | 6.30 | 6.53 | 6.75 | 6.97 |
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