Total employment in Africa 2020, by region and area of residence

The majority of the people employed in Africa are from rural areas. In 2020, the rural population in employment amounted to around 291 million, against 160 million living in urban areas. At a regional level, Southern Africa represented the only exception, with the prevalence of people from urban areas. In Eastern Africa, the region counting the highest number of individuals in employment, there were only 36 working people from rural areas in every 100 workers living in urban agglomerations. A total of over 529 million people were employed in Africa in 2024.

非洲就业人口中，绝大多数源于农村地区。截至2020年，农村地区就业人口约为2.91亿，而城市地区居住人口为1.6亿。在区域层面，南非地区是唯一例外，城市地区人口占主导地位。在东部非洲地区，该地区就业人口数量最多，但在城市聚集区生活的每100名工作者中，仅有36名来自农村地区。到2024年，非洲共有超过5.29亿人就业。