Unemployment rate for young people in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Unemployment rate for young people was 15.74 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.74
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
74th
of 186 countries
All-time high
17.39
in 2020
All-time low
13.56
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate for young people in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 15.74 for unemployment rate for young people in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate for young people in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 17.39 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.56, in 1991.
That places Equatorial Guinea 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate for young people in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.56 | — |
| 1992 | 13.94 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 14.23 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 14.37 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 14.39 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.45 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 14.53 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 14.63 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 14.78 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 14.79 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.99 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.06 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 15.1 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 14.89 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.85 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 14.7 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 14.74 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 14.7 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.13 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 15.61 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 15.56 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 15.43 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 15.25 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 15.21 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.4 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.38 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.39 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.14 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.22 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 17.39 | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 16.98 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 15.81 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 15.46 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 15.56 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 15.74 | +1.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 15.74 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.79, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 15.74 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.79, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.32 | 13.56 | 14.78 | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.89 | 14.7 | 15.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.36 | 15.14 | 15.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.15 | 15.46 | 17.39 | 6 |
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 unemployment rate for young people in Equatorial Guinea?
- Unemployment rate for young people in Equatorial Guinea was 15.74 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.39 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.56 in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for unemployment rate for young people?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate for young people rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate for young people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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