Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Gabon

Employment-to-population ratio in Gabon in 2025 — 40.77%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.63 pp.

2025 40.77% −0.24 pp vs 2024
World rank 161of 182
Period maximum 41.12%2023
Period minimum 37.69%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Gabon, 1991–202537383940414219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 40.14%1992: 39.96%1993: 39.89%1994: 39.84%1995: 39.97%1996: 39.93%1997: 39.91%1998: 39.84%1999: 39.68%2000: 39.54%2001: 39.51%2002: 39.72%2003: 39.83%2004: 39.87%2005: 40%2006: 39.7%2007: 39.55%2008: 39.28%2009: 39.21%2010: 39.07%2011: 39.51%2012: 39.86%2013: 40.05%2014: 40.22%2015: 40.41%2016: 40.55%2017: 40.68%2018: 40.79%2019: 40.95%2020: 37.69%2021: 38.22%2022: 41.1%2023: 41.12%2024: 41.01%2025: 40.77%
Change over the period: +0.63 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gabon 40.77%
World 58.06%
Middle Africa computed 61.52%
Employment-to-population ratio — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.77 −0.24 pp
2024 41.01 −0.11 pp
2023 41.12 +0.02 pp
2022 41.1 +2.88 pp
2021 38.22 +0.53 pp
2020 37.69 −3.25 pp
2019 40.95 +0.16 pp
2018 40.79 +0.11 pp
2017 40.68 +0.13 pp
2016 40.55 +0.14 pp
2015 40.41 +0.19 pp
2014 40.22 +0.17 pp
2013 40.05 +0.19 pp
2012 39.86 +0.35 pp
2011 39.51 +0.44 pp
2010 39.07 −0.14 pp
2009 39.21 −0.07 pp
2008 39.28 −0.27 pp
2007 39.55 −0.15 pp
2006 39.7 −0.31 pp
2005 40 +0.13 pp
2004 39.87 +0.04 pp
2003 39.83 +0.11 pp
2002 39.72 +0.21 pp
2001 39.51 −0.03 pp
2000 39.54 −0.13 pp
1999 39.68 −0.16 pp
1998 39.84 −0.07 pp
1997 39.91 −0.02 pp
1996 39.93 −0.04 pp
1995 39.97 +0.13 pp
1994 39.84 −0.06 pp
1993 39.89 −0.06 pp
1992 39.96 −0.19 pp
1991 40.14

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.