Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 68.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea is 68.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 76.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 1991.
That places Equatorial Guinea 96th out of 187 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.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.2% | — |
| 1992 | 41.1% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 48.9% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 58.6% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 70.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 68.5% | -0.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 68.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 68.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.6% | 40.2% | 58.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 62.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 68.5% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 68.5% | 70.5% | 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Equatorial Guinea was 68.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.