Labor force (15-24 years), total in Gabon
Gabon: Labor force (15-24 years), total was 81,948 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-24 years), total in Gabon, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 81,948 for labor force (15-24 years), total in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), total in Gabon peaked at 81,948 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55,000, in 1990.
Gabon ranks 49th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-24 years), total in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55,000 | — |
| 1991 | 58,000 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 60,000 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 63,000 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 65,000 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 67,000 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 67,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 69,000 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 69,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 69,545 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 69,907 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 70,133 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 70,288 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 70,455 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 70,649 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 72,415 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 74,238 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 76,111 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 78,024 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 79,959 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 81,948 | +2.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 81,948 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 184,822, 44% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 81,948 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,800 | 55,000 | 69,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,176 | 69,545 | 78,024 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,954 | 79,959 | 81,948 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 106,257 compare
- 47 Mauritius 88,970 compare
- 48 Djibouti 85,514 compare
- 50 Cape Verde 68,058 compare
- 51 Comoros 53,191 compare
- 52 Sao Tome and Principe 14,369 compare
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 labor force (15-24 years), total in Gabon?
- Labor force (15-24 years), total in Gabon was 81,948 in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), total recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 81,948 in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), total recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,000 in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for labor force (15-24 years), total?
- Gabon ranks 49th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), total rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total labor force comprises people ages 15-24 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.