Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 4.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea is 4.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 190.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 24.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 90th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.6% | — |
| 1992 | 23.9% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 22.8% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -25.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -29.3% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -34.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -41.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -61.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +49.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +136.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +76.9% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +52.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +37.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +11.0% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +9.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 12.6% | 24.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 0.2% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More work & labour data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4489 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,356 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 489.2 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,448 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,556 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,003 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea was 4.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.