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Labor force, male (% of total labor force)

Male labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which men are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

wb-indicators:SL.TLF.TOTL.MA.ZS

Labor force, male (% of total labor force)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
58 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:SL.TLF.TOTL.MA.ZS
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Labor force, male (% of total labor force) carries observations for 58 countries and areas:

Africa · Angola · Burundi · Benin · Burkina Faso · Botswana · Central African Republic · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Comoros · Cape Verde · Djibouti · Algeria · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Equatorial Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Libya · Lesotho · Morocco · Madagascar · Mali · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · North Africa · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · Sudan · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Somalia · Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) · Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) · Sao Tome and Principe · Swaziland · Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa · Chad · Togo · Tunisia · Tanzania · Uganda · Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe