Female unemployment — all countries

Female unemployment — Gabon

Female unemployment in Gabon in 2025 — 28.58%. Ranked 177 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 13.05 pp.

2025 28.58% −0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 177of 182
Period maximum 30.08%2020
Period minimum 15.53%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of female labor force

Female unemployment — Gabon, 1991–2025152025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 15.53%1992: 15.96%1993: 16.02%1994: 16.66%1995: 16.9%1996: 17.47%1997: 17.94%1998: 18.56%1999: 19.7%2000: 20.65%2001: 21.32%2002: 21.47%2003: 21.85%2004: 22.51%2005: 22.94%2006: 24.41%2007: 25.27%2008: 26.83%2009: 27.83%2010: 28.94%2011: 28.27%2012: 27.96%2013: 28.08%2014: 28.29%2015: 28.4%2016: 28.65%2017: 28.93%2018: 29.15%2019: 29.02%2020: 30.08%2021: 29.93%2022: 29.02%2023: 28.78%2024: 28.65%2025: 28.58%
Change over the period: +13.05 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gabon 28.58%
World 4.94%
Middle Africa computed 6.56%
Female unemployment — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.58 −0.07 pp
2024 28.65 −0.13 pp
2023 28.78 −0.24 pp
2022 29.02 −0.91 pp
2021 29.93 −0.15 pp
2020 30.08 +1.05 pp
2019 29.02 −0.13 pp
2018 29.15 +0.22 pp
2017 28.93 +0.28 pp
2016 28.65 +0.25 pp
2015 28.4 +0.11 pp
2014 28.29 +0.21 pp
2013 28.08 +0.12 pp
2012 27.96 −0.31 pp
2011 28.27 −0.68 pp
2010 28.94 +1.11 pp
2009 27.83 +1.01 pp
2008 26.83 +1.56 pp
2007 25.27 +0.86 pp
2006 24.41 +1.47 pp
2005 22.94 +0.43 pp
2004 22.51 +0.67 pp
2003 21.85 +0.38 pp
2002 21.47 +0.15 pp
2001 21.32 +0.66 pp
2000 20.65 +0.95 pp
1999 19.7 +1.14 pp
1998 18.56 +0.62 pp
1997 17.94 +0.47 pp
1996 17.47 +0.57 pp
1995 16.9 +0.24 pp
1994 16.66 +0.65 pp
1993 16.02 +0.05 pp
1992 15.96 +0.43 pp
1991 15.53

About the indicator

The share of the female labor force that is unemployed. The gap with male unemployment reflects both the structure of labor demand and the barriers women face in reaching employment. In some countries the indicator looks favorable only because many women are outside the labor force altogether — it should be read alongside female labor force participation.

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