Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Gabon

Youth unemployment in Gabon in 2025 — 36.28%. Ranked 170 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.28 pp.

2025 36.28% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 170of 182
Period maximum 42.48%1993
Period minimum 32.22%2005

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Gabon, 1991–20253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 41.56%1992: 42.46%1993: 42.48%1994: 41.56%1995: 39.86%1996: 38.93%1997: 37.86%1998: 37.11%1999: 37.24%2000: 36.99%2001: 36.26%2002: 34.85%2003: 33.8%2004: 33.15%2005: 32.22%2006: 33.34%2007: 33.73%2008: 34.87%2009: 35.36%2010: 35.94%2011: 35.34%2012: 35.12%2013: 35.35%2014: 35.66%2015: 35.86%2016: 36.19%2017: 36.53%2018: 36.8%2019: 36.71%2020: 39.7%2021: 38.24%2022: 36.64%2023: 36.41%2024: 36.28%2025: 36.28%
Change over the period: −5.28 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gabon 36.28%
World 13.41%
Middle Africa computed 12.58%
Youth unemployment — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.28 −0 pp
2024 36.28 −0.12 pp
2023 36.41 −0.23 pp
2022 36.64 −1.6 pp
2021 38.24 −1.46 pp
2020 39.7 +2.99 pp
2019 36.71 −0.09 pp
2018 36.8 +0.27 pp
2017 36.53 +0.34 pp
2016 36.19 +0.33 pp
2015 35.86 +0.2 pp
2014 35.66 +0.31 pp
2013 35.35 +0.23 pp
2012 35.12 −0.22 pp
2011 35.34 −0.6 pp
2010 35.94 +0.58 pp
2009 35.36 +0.49 pp
2008 34.87 +1.14 pp
2007 33.73 +0.39 pp
2006 33.34 +1.11 pp
2005 32.22 −0.93 pp
2004 33.15 −0.65 pp
2003 33.8 −1.05 pp
2002 34.85 −1.42 pp
2001 36.26 −0.72 pp
2000 36.99 −0.25 pp
1999 37.24 +0.13 pp
1998 37.11 −0.75 pp
1997 37.86 −1.07 pp
1996 38.93 −0.93 pp
1995 39.86 −1.71 pp
1994 41.56 −0.91 pp
1993 42.48 +0.02 pp
1992 42.46 +0.9 pp
1991 41.56

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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