Labor force participation rate in Gabon
Gabon: Labor force participation rate was 51.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Gabon, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Gabon stood at 51.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Gabon peaked at 51.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 2020.
Gabon ranks 158th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 48.1% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 48.1% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 49.1% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 47.9% | 51.6% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 60.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 41.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 53.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 43.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Gabon?
- Labor force participation rate in Gabon was 51.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 2020.
- How does Gabon rank for labor force participation rate?
- Gabon ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).