Employers, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 5.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 5.5% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1991.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 60th 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, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.4% | — |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | +0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 5.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 5.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 57 Cape Verde 5.5% compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 5.5% compare
- 59 Malta 5.5% compare
- 61 Trinidad and Tobago 5.5% compare
- 62 Hungary 5.4% compare
- 63 Germany 5.4% compare
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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea was 5.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employers, male (% of male 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).