Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Gabon

Gabon: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.1063 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1063 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
176th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.1063 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0593 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Gabon, 2005–2023

00.0250.050.0750.12005201420232005: 0.059 units per square kilometre2006: 0.061 units per square kilometre2007: 0.063 units per square kilometre2008: 0.065 units per square kilometre2009: 0.066 units per square kilometre2010: 0.069 units per square kilometre2011: 0.072 units per square kilometre2012: 0.076 units per square kilometre2013: 0.079 units per square kilometre2014: 0.082 units per square kilometre2015: 0.085 units per square kilometre2016: 0.088 units per square kilometre2017: 0.091 units per square kilometre2018: 0.094 units per square kilometre2019: 0.096 units per square kilometre2020: 0.088 units per square kilometre2021: 0.093 units per square kilometre2022: 0.104 units per square kilometre2023: 0.106 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Gabon stood at 0.1063 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Gabon peaked at 0.1063 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0593 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

That places Gabon 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Gabon, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0593 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0609 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2007 0.0628 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2008 0.0647 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2009 0.0663 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2010 0.0689 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2011 0.0723 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2012 0.0756 units per square kilometre +4.6%
2013 0.0788 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2014 0.0819 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2015 0.0851 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2016 0.088 units per square kilometre +3.4%
2017 0.0909 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2018 0.0938 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2019 0.0962 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2020 0.0879 units per square kilometre -8.6%
2021 0.0933 units per square kilometre +6.1%
2022 0.1038 units per square kilometre +11.2%
2023 0.1063 units per square kilometre +2.4%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 0.1063 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 0.1063 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0628 units per square kilometre 0.0593 units per square kilometre 0.0663 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0832 units per square kilometre 0.0689 units per square kilometre 0.0962 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0978 units per square kilometre 0.0879 units per square kilometre 0.1063 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 173 Kazakhstan 0.1349 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 174 Somalia 0.1306 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 175 Central African Republic 0.1156 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 177 Canada 0.0752 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 178 Iceland 0.0743 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 179 Botswana 0.0673 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Gabon?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Gabon was 0.1063 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 0.1063 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0593 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Gabon rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Gabon ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Gabon. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/total-weekly-hours-worked-of-employed-persons-ilo-modelled-estimates-per-square-kilometre/gabon/

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.