Gabon - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Gabon was 39.62 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 40.27 in 2015, while its lowest value was 39.24 in 1998.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 39.86
1991 39.71
1992 39.59
1993 39.50
1994 39.43
1995 39.38
1996 39.31
1997 39.26
1998 39.24
1999 39.24
2000 39.28
2001 39.35
2002 39.45
2003 39.56
2004 39.66
2005 39.74
2006 39.85
2007 39.94
2008 39.99
2009 40.02
2010 40.03
2011 40.10
2012 40.18
2013 40.23
2014 40.26
2015 40.27
2016 40.09
2017 39.93
2018 39.81
2019 39.73
2020 39.52
2021 39.62

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Gabon was 689,224 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 689,224 in 2021 and a minimum value of 276,516 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 276,516
1991 283,708
1992 291,171
1993 298,900
1994 306,908
1995 315,201
1996 323,652
1997 332,471
1998 341,616
1999 351,031
2000 360,691
2001 370,691
2002 381,029
2003 391,858
2004 403,396
2005 415,781
2006 429,821
2007 444,614
2008 460,316
2009 477,169
2010 495,285
2011 515,371
2012 536,777
2013 558,666
2014 580,084
2015 600,426
2016 617,438
2017 633,493
2018 648,907
2019 664,205
2020 673,089
2021 689,224

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure