Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Equatorial Guinea

Employment-to-population ratio in Equatorial Guinea in 2025 — 55.47%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.98 pp.

2025 55.47% −0.39 pp vs 2024
World rank 109of 182
Period maximum 57.37%1998
Period minimum 52.09%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Equatorial Guinea, 1991–20255254565819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 56.45%1992: 56.62%1993: 56.78%1994: 56.95%1995: 57.12%1996: 57.24%1997: 57.33%1998: 57.37%1999: 57.34%2000: 57.11%2001: 56.6%2002: 56.01%2003: 55.41%2004: 54.87%2005: 54.51%2006: 54.41%2007: 54.38%2008: 54.44%2009: 54.5%2010: 54.63%2011: 54.95%2012: 55.35%2013: 55.75%2014: 56.08%2015: 56.27%2016: 56.43%2017: 56.5%2018: 56.51%2019: 56.35%2020: 52.09%2021: 52.59%2022: 56.04%2023: 56.12%2024: 55.86%2025: 55.47%
Change over the period: −0.98 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea 55.47%
World 58.06%
Middle Africa computed 61.52%
Employment-to-population ratio — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55.47 −0.39 pp
2024 55.86 −0.26 pp
2023 56.12 +0.08 pp
2022 56.04 +3.45 pp
2021 52.59 +0.5 pp
2020 52.09 −4.27 pp
2019 56.35 −0.16 pp
2018 56.51 +0.02 pp
2017 56.5 +0.07 pp
2016 56.43 +0.16 pp
2015 56.27 +0.19 pp
2014 56.08 +0.32 pp
2013 55.75 +0.4 pp
2012 55.35 +0.41 pp
2011 54.95 +0.31 pp
2010 54.63 +0.13 pp
2009 54.5 +0.06 pp
2008 54.44 +0.06 pp
2007 54.38 −0.03 pp
2006 54.41 −0.1 pp
2005 54.51 −0.37 pp
2004 54.87 −0.53 pp
2003 55.41 −0.6 pp
2002 56.01 −0.59 pp
2001 56.6 −0.51 pp
2000 57.11 −0.23 pp
1999 57.34 −0.03 pp
1998 57.37 +0.04 pp
1997 57.33 +0.09 pp
1996 57.24 +0.12 pp
1995 57.12 +0.17 pp
1994 56.95 +0.17 pp
1993 56.78 +0.16 pp
1992 56.62 +0.17 pp
1991 56.45

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.