Total employment, female in Gabon
Gabon: Total employment, female was 240,750 ages 15+ in 2011. β² Rising
Total employment, female in Gabon, 1991β2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total employment, female in Gabon is 240,750 ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Gabon peaked at 240,750 ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 133,119 ages 15+, in 1991.
Gabon ranks 44th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 148,749 ages 15+ | 133,119 ages 15+ | 165,839 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 196,871 ages 15+ | 170,906 ages 15+ | 225,305 ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 236,766 ages 15+ | 232,781 ages 15+ | 240,750 ages 15+ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 41 Guinea-Bissau 295,854 ages 15+ compare
- 42 Lesotho 289,969 ages 15+ compare
- 43 Namibia 275,579 ages 15+ compare
- 45 Mauritania 210,029 ages 15+ compare
- 46 Mauritius 197,665 ages 15+ compare
- 47 Equatorial Guinea 158,559 ages 15+ compare
More work & labour data for Gabon
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 3,339 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 176.73 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 3,488 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 3,415 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 6,903 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0008 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0081 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Gabon?
- Total employment, female in Gabon was 240,750 ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 240,750 ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,119 ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Gabon rank for total employment, female?
- Gabon ranks 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.