Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 15.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.56
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
75th
of 188 countries
All-time high
17.39
in 2020
All-time low
13.56
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 15.56 for unemployment rate young vs older adults in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 17.39 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.56, in 1991.
That places Equatorial Guinea 75th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate young vs older adults 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% |
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 | 16.24 | 15.46 | 17.39 | 5 |
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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 young vs older adults in Equatorial Guinea?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Equatorial Guinea was 15.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.39 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.56 in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 75th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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