Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 31.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea stood at 31.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 59.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2009.
That places Equatorial Guinea 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.8% | — |
| 1992 | 58.9% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 57.6% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 51.1% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 44.8% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 41.4% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 31.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.4% | 41.4% | 59.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 24.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 24.3% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 29.5% | 31.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Equatorial Guinea
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 489.2 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,448 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea was 31.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2009.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.