Unemployment rate in Gabon
Gabon: Unemployment rate was 20.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 20.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Gabon peaked at 21.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2005.
That places Gabon 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 17.2% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 16.9% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 19.7% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 20.1% | 21.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Gabon
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 60.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 41.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 53.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 43.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Gabon?
- Unemployment rate in Gabon was 20.2% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2005.
- How does Gabon rank for unemployment rate?
- Gabon ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.