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.
Female labor force participation rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.4% | — |
| 1991 | 37.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 37.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 37.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 37.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 41.6% | -0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 41.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.1%, 82% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 41.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.3%, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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).