Labor force (15-64 years), male in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Labor force (15-64 years), male was 229,617 in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
229,617
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
48th
of 52 countries
All-time high
229,617
in 2011
All-time low
106,000
in 1990
Years of data
22
1990–2011

Labor force (15-64 years), male in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2011

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1990200020111990: 106.0k1991: 109.0k1992: 111.0k1993: 114.0k1994: 117.0k1995: 120.0k1996: 123.0k1997: 127.0k1998: 130.0k1999: 135.0k2000: 157.7k2001: 162.1k2002: 167.1k2003: 172.8k2004: 179.1k2005: 186.0k2006: 192.2k2007: 199.1k2008: 206.4k2009: 214.1k2010: 222.2k2011: 229.6k

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

Analysis

In 2011, labor force (15-64 years), male in Equatorial Guinea stood at 229,617. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 229,617 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 106,000, 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), male in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Labor force (15-64 years), male in Equatorial Guinea, 1990 to 2011.
Year Value Change
1990 106,000 —
1991 109,000 +2.8%
1992 111,000 +1.8%
1993 114,000 +2.7%
1994 117,000 +2.6%
1995 120,000 +2.6%
1996 123,000 +2.5%
1997 127,000 +3.3%
1998 130,000 +2.4%
1999 135,000 +3.8%
2000 157,668 +16.8%
2001 162,058 +2.8%
2002 167,119 +3.1%
2003 172,824 +3.4%
2004 179,124 +3.6%
2005 185,955 +3.8%
2006 192,220 +3.4%
2007 199,050 +3.6%
2008 206,369 +3.7%
2009 214,105 +3.7%
2010 222,171 +3.8%
2011 229,617 +3.4%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 229,617 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 533,930, 43% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 229,617 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.67 million, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 119,200 106,000 135,000 10
2000s 183,649 157,668 214,105 10
2010s 225,894 222,171 229,617 2

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 45 Guinea-Bissau 393,500 compare
  2. 46 Gabon 364,796 compare
  3. 47 Eswatini 297,582 compare
  4. 49 Djibouti 226,375 compare
  5. 50 Comoros 197,260 compare
  6. 51 Cape Verde 160,314 compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force (15-64 years), male in Equatorial Guinea?
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Equatorial Guinea was 229,617 in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 229,617 in 2011.
What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 106,000 in 1990.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for labor force (15-64 years), male?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is labor force (15-64 years), male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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), male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force (15-64 years), male
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,276 data points, 1990–2011
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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.