Employers, female (% of female employment) in Gabon
Gabon: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Gabon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Gabon is 1.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Gabon peaked at 1.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1991.
Gabon ranks 115th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +31.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 73% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More work & labour data for Gabon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6403 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4321 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,339 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 176.73 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,488 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,415 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,903 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Gabon?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Gabon was 1.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1991.
- How does Gabon rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Gabon ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).