Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 23.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Equatorial Guinea stood at 23.1%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 47.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2009.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 109th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 31.4% | 47.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 17.7% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 18.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.1% | 23.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More work & labour data for Equatorial Guinea
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 62.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 68.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Equatorial Guinea was 23.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2009.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).