Female labor force participation rate in Gabon
Gabon: Female labor force participation rate was 41.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate in Gabon, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate in Gabon is 41.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Gabon peaked at 42.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1993.
Gabon ranks 145th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.5% | 37.4% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 37.9% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 40.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 39.1% | 41.9% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Gabon
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 43.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 15.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 20.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 17.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 53.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate in Gabon?
- Female labor force participation rate in Gabon was 41.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1993.
- How does Gabon rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Gabon ranks 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).