Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 39.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea is 39.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 42.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 1991.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.6% | — |
| 1992 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 30.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 30.9% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 31.5% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 33.9% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 35.8% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 39.2% | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 39.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 53% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 39.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 29.6% | 35.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 37.2% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 38.8% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 38.8% | 39.3% | 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea was 39.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).