Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Equatorial Guinea

Labor force participation rate in Equatorial Guinea in 2025 — 60.51%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.36 pp.

2025 60.51% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 100of 182
Period maximum 61.93%1999
Period minimum 57%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Equatorial Guinea, 1990–20255658606219901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 60.15%1991: 60.49%1992: 60.8%1993: 61.07%1994: 61.32%1995: 61.53%1996: 61.69%1997: 61.82%1998: 61.91%1999: 61.93%2000: 61.7%2001: 61.22%2002: 60.65%2003: 60.03%2004: 59.42%2005: 59.04%2006: 58.89%2007: 58.85%2008: 58.9%2009: 59.05%2010: 59.28%2011: 59.62%2012: 60.01%2013: 60.39%2014: 60.73%2015: 61.01%2016: 61.2%2017: 61.31%2018: 61.31%2019: 61.2%2020: 57%2021: 57.68%2022: 61.13%2023: 61.14%2024: 60.91%2025: 60.51%
Change over the period: +0.36 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 60.51%
World 60.98%
Middle Africa computed 65.92%
Labor force participation rate — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 60.51 −0.4 pp
2024 60.91 −0.23 pp
2023 61.14 +0.01 pp
2022 61.13 +3.45 pp
2021 57.68 +0.68 pp
2020 57 −4.2 pp
2019 61.2 −0.11 pp
2018 61.31 +0 pp
2017 61.31 +0.1 pp
2016 61.2 +0.19 pp
2015 61.01 +0.28 pp
2014 60.73 +0.34 pp
2013 60.39 +0.38 pp
2012 60.01 +0.39 pp
2011 59.62 +0.33 pp
2010 59.28 +0.24 pp
2009 59.05 +0.15 pp
2008 58.9 +0.05 pp
2007 58.85 −0.04 pp
2006 58.89 −0.15 pp
2005 59.04 −0.39 pp
2004 59.42 −0.61 pp
2003 60.03 −0.62 pp
2002 60.65 −0.57 pp
2001 61.22 −0.48 pp
2000 61.7 −0.23 pp
1999 61.93 +0.02 pp
1998 61.91 +0.09 pp
1997 61.82 +0.13 pp
1996 61.69 +0.16 pp
1995 61.53 +0.21 pp
1994 61.32 +0.25 pp
1993 61.07 +0.27 pp
1992 60.8 +0.31 pp
1991 60.49 +0.34 pp
1990 60.15

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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