Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Gabon
Gabon: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 43.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Gabon, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Gabon recorded 43.4% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Gabon peaked at 43.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1994.
That places Gabon 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.8% | — |
| 1991 | 39.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 39.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 39.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 39.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 39.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 43.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 39.5% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 39.8% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 41.7% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 40.7% | 43.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Gabon?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Gabon was 43.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1994.
- How does Gabon rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Gabon ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.