Unemployment rate women in Gabon
Gabon: Unemployment rate women was 28.58 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
28.58
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 186 countries
All-time high
30.08
in 2020
All-time low
15.53
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate women in Gabon, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 28.58 for unemployment rate women in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Gabon peaked at 30.08 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.53, in 1991.
Gabon ranks 7th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.53 | — |
| 1992 | 15.96 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 16.02 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 16.66 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 16.9 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 17.47 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 17.94 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 18.56 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 19.7 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 20.65 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 21.32 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 21.47 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 21.84 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 22.51 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 22.94 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 24.41 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 25.27 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 26.82 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 27.83 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 28.94 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 28.27 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 27.96 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 28.08 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.29 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.39 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.65 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 28.93 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.15 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 29.02 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.08 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 29.93 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 29.02 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 28.78 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 28.65 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 28.58 | -0.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 28.58 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 3.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 28.58 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.12, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.19 | 15.53 | 19.7 | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.51 | 20.65 | 27.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.57 | 27.96 | 29.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.17 | 28.58 | 30.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More work & labour data for Gabon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6403 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4321 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,339 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 176.73 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,488 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,415 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,903 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate women in Gabon?
- Unemployment rate women in Gabon was 28.58 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.08 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.53 in 1991.
- How does Gabon rank for unemployment rate women?
- Gabon ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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