Sub-Saharan Africa
Labor force, total

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Nigeria leads Labor force, total in 2025 at 116,581,818.00, while Sao Tome and Principe sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 35,075.00. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.029 M58 M87 M117 MNigeriaNigeria: 116,581,818.00117 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 56,779,061.0057 MCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 39,217,778.0039 MTanzaniaTanzania: 34,052,654.0034 MSouth AfricaSouth Africa: 26,731,522.0027 MKenyaKenya: 24,711,751.0025 MUgandaUganda: 23,393,999.0023 MMadagascarMadagascar: 17,092,352.0017 MAngolaAngola: 16,321,277.0016 MMozambiqueMozambique: 15,658,114.0016 MGhanaGhana: 13,250,486.0013 MCote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire: 13,067,763.0013 M

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Nigeria 116,581,818.00
2 Ethiopia 56,779,061.00
3 Congo, Dem. Rep. 39,217,778.00
4 Tanzania 34,052,654.00
5 South Africa 26,731,522.00
6 Kenya 24,711,751.00
7 Uganda 23,393,999.00
8 Madagascar 17,092,352.00
9 Angola 16,321,277.00
10 Mozambique 15,658,114.00
11 Ghana 13,250,486.00
12 Cote d'Ivoire 13,067,763.00
13 Niger 11,971,064.00
14 Cameroon 11,466,010.00
15 Burkina Faso 9,914,873.00
16 Mali 9,156,646.00
17 Malawi 8,323,726.00
18 Zambia 8,011,366.00
19 Zimbabwe 6,854,692.00
20 Chad 6,746,477.00
21 Benin 6,644,562.00
22 Burundi 6,308,213.00
23 Senegal 6,131,225.00
24 Rwanda 5,843,274.00
25 Guinea 4,722,818.00
26 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 3,555,419.00
27 Togo 2,960,760.00
28 Sierra Leone 2,934,968.00
29 Liberia 2,673,807.00
30 Congo, Rep. 2,641,346.00
31 Central African Republic 2,076,374.00
32 Eritrea 1,763,700.00
33 Mauritania 1,248,560.00
34 Botswana 1,199,393.00
35 Namibia 1,152,801.00
36 Guinea-Bissau 899,220.00
37 Lesotho 889,530.00
38 Gabon 844,145.00
39 Gambia, The 807,275.00
40 Equatorial Guinea 737,977.00
41 Mauritius 622,328.00
42 Eswatini 430,869.00
43 Comoros 310,841.00
44 Cabo Verde 226,448.00
45 Sao Tome and Principe 35,075.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Labor force, total in 2025, Nigeria leads with a gap of 59,802,757.00 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 45 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Sao Tome and Principe at 35,075.00.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.