Labor force (15-64 years), female in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 187,052 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 187,052 for labor force (15-64 years), female in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 187,052 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 85,000, in 1990.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th 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 (15-64 years), female in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85,000 | — |
| 1991 | 87,000 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 89,000 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 91,000 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 93,000 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 95,000 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 97,000 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 100,000 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 103,000 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 106,000 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 125,311 | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 128,872 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 133,012 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 137,714 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 142,952 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 148,702 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 154,076 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 159,980 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 166,364 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 173,174 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 180,341 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 187,052 | +3.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 187,052 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 436,548, 43% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 187,052 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.04 million, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94,600 | 85,000 | 106,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,016 | 125,311 | 173,174 | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,696 | 180,341 | 187,052 | 2 |
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 labor force (15-64 years), female in Equatorial Guinea?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Equatorial Guinea was 187,052 in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 187,052 in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,000 in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 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.