Employment by status in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Employment by status was 72.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, employment by status in Equatorial Guinea stood at 72.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 77.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 1991.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 81st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Employment by status in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.2% | — |
| 1992 | 50.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 52.3% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 53.9% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 55.9% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 58.8% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 64.7% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 69.7% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.7% | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 72.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.6%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 72.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.5%, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 49.2% | 64.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 67.2% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 72.1% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 72.7% | 73.5% | 5 |
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 employment by status in Equatorial Guinea?
- Employment by status in Equatorial Guinea was 72.7% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for employment by status?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.