Unemployment rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Unemployment rate was 8.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate in Equatorial Guinea is 8.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 8.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1991.
That places Equatorial Guinea 52nd 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 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.7% | — |
| 1992 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +0.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 8.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 8.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.4%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 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 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Unemployment rate in Equatorial Guinea was 8.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for unemployment rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.