Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 78.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Equatorial Guinea stood at 78.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 80.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1998.
That places Equatorial Guinea 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.4% | — |
| 1991 | 75.8% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 75.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 74.8% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 74.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 75.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 76.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 78.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.8%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 78.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.1%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.7% | 73.9% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 74.5% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 79.6% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 78.2% | 80.5% | 6 |
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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Equatorial Guinea was 78.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1998.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.