Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Gabon
Gabon: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 53.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Gabon, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Gabon stood at 53.1%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Gabon peaked at 53.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2020.
That places Gabon 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.3% | — |
| 1991 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 53.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.9% | 50.5% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.2% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 51.0% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 49.8% | 53.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Gabon?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Gabon was 53.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2020.
- How does Gabon rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Gabon ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total 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.