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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Gabon

Female labor force participation rate in Gabon in 2025 — 41.63%. Ranked 144 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.22 pp.

2025 41.63% −0.18 pp vs 2024
World rank 144of 182
Period maximum 41.99%2019
Period minimum 37.36%1993

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Gabon, 1990–20253638404219901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 37.41%1991: 37.39%1992: 37.36%1993: 37.36%1994: 37.38%1995: 37.42%1996: 37.48%1997: 37.57%1998: 37.66%1999: 37.75%2000: 37.87%2001: 38%2002: 38.14%2003: 38.31%2004: 38.5%2005: 38.71%2006: 38.93%2007: 39.19%2008: 39.46%2009: 39.73%2010: 40.03%2011: 40.32%2012: 40.62%2013: 40.93%2014: 41.21%2015: 41.45%2016: 41.65%2017: 41.8%2018: 41.91%2019: 41.99%2020: 39.06%2021: 39.76%2022: 41.9%2023: 41.88%2024: 41.81%2025: 41.63%
Change over the period: +4.22 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gabon 41.63%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Middle Africa computed 61.42%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 54.16%
Female labor force participation rate — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.63 −0.18 pp
2024 41.81 −0.07 pp
2023 41.88 −0.03 pp
2022 41.9 +2.14 pp
2021 39.76 +0.7 pp
2020 39.06 −2.93 pp
2019 41.99 +0.09 pp
2018 41.91 +0.11 pp
2017 41.8 +0.15 pp
2016 41.65 +0.2 pp
2015 41.45 +0.25 pp
2014 41.21 +0.28 pp
2013 40.93 +0.3 pp
2012 40.62 +0.3 pp
2011 40.32 +0.3 pp
2010 40.03 +0.29 pp
2009 39.73 +0.28 pp
2008 39.46 +0.26 pp
2007 39.19 +0.26 pp
2006 38.93 +0.22 pp
2005 38.71 +0.21 pp
2004 38.5 +0.19 pp
2003 38.31 +0.17 pp
2002 38.14 +0.14 pp
2001 38 +0.13 pp
2000 37.87 +0.11 pp
1999 37.75 +0.09 pp
1998 37.66 +0.09 pp
1997 37.57 +0.09 pp
1996 37.48 +0.06 pp
1995 37.42 +0.04 pp
1994 37.38 +0.02 pp
1993 37.36 −0 pp
1992 37.36 −0.02 pp
1991 37.39 −0.03 pp
1990 37.41 —

Middle Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AO Angola 72.22 CG Republic of the Congo 65.58 CF Central African Republic 65.46 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 61.85 CM Cameroon 56.6 GQ Equatorial Guinea 52.62 TD Chad 47.3 GA Gabon 41.63 ST Sao Tome and Principe 22.75
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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.

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