Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Equatorial Guinea

Female labor force participation rate in Equatorial Guinea in 2025 — 52.62%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.24 pp.

2025 52.62% −0.43 pp vs 2024
World rank 99of 182
Period maximum 53.93%2019
Period minimum 50.15%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025505152535419901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 52.38%1991: 52.45%1992: 52.51%1993: 52.56%1994: 52.6%1995: 52.63%1996: 52.64%1997: 52.66%1998: 52.67%1999: 52.68%2000: 52.66%2001: 52.61%2002: 52.56%2003: 52.5%2004: 52.4%2005: 52.31%2006: 52.25%2007: 52.22%2008: 52.24%2009: 52.32%2010: 52.49%2011: 52.7%2012: 52.93%2013: 53.18%2014: 53.4%2015: 53.6%2016: 53.75%2017: 53.85%2018: 53.91%2019: 53.93%2020: 50.15%2021: 50.95%2022: 53.53%2023: 53.27%2024: 53.04%2025: 52.62%
Change over the period: +0.24 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Equatorial Guinea 52.62%
World 48.94%
Middle Africa computed 61.42%
Female labor force participation rate — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 52.62 −0.43 pp
2024 53.04 −0.22 pp
2023 53.27 −0.26 pp
2022 53.53 +2.58 pp
2021 50.95 +0.81 pp
2020 50.15 −3.79 pp
2019 53.93 +0.02 pp
2018 53.91 +0.06 pp
2017 53.85 +0.11 pp
2016 53.75 +0.15 pp
2015 53.6 +0.19 pp
2014 53.4 +0.23 pp
2013 53.18 +0.25 pp
2012 52.93 +0.23 pp
2011 52.7 +0.21 pp
2010 52.49 +0.16 pp
2009 52.32 +0.09 pp
2008 52.24 +0.02 pp
2007 52.22 −0.03 pp
2006 52.25 −0.06 pp
2005 52.31 −0.09 pp
2004 52.4 −0.1 pp
2003 52.5 −0.07 pp
2002 52.56 −0.05 pp
2001 52.61 −0.04 pp
2000 52.66 −0.02 pp
1999 52.68 +0 pp
1998 52.67 +0.01 pp
1997 52.66 +0.02 pp
1996 52.64 +0.02 pp
1995 52.63 +0.03 pp
1994 52.6 +0.04 pp
1993 52.56 +0.05 pp
1992 52.51 +0.06 pp
1991 52.45 +0.07 pp
1990 52.38

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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