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.
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
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 62.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 68.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.0% (2025)
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.