Equatorial Guinea - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Equatorial Guinea was 37.70 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 43.69 in 1990, while its lowest value was 37.61 in 2020.

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 43.69
1991 43.44
1992 43.10
1993 42.75
1994 42.44
1995 42.22
1996 42.00
1997 41.86
1998 41.74
1999 41.62
2000 41.46
2001 41.24
2002 41.03
2003 40.81
2004 40.55
2005 40.26
2006 39.98
2007 39.69
2008 39.41
2009 39.14
2010 38.91
2011 38.69
2012 38.53
2013 38.41
2014 38.31
2015 38.25
2016 38.13
2017 38.09
2018 38.11
2019 38.16
2020 37.61
2021 37.70

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Equatorial Guinea was 503,177 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 503,177 in 2021 and a minimum value of 137,374 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.

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Year Value
1990 137,374
1991 141,850
1992 146,464
1993 151,411
1994 156,948
1995 163,190
1996 170,232
1997 178,092
1998 186,543
1999 195,327
2000 204,358
2001 213,661
2002 223,456
2003 233,682
2004 244,447
2005 255,896
2006 268,600
2007 282,161
2008 296,309
2009 310,967
2010 326,138
2011 341,631
2012 357,849
2013 374,439
2014 391,238
2015 408,279
2016 424,929
2017 442,090
2018 459,385
2019 476,710
2020 483,616
2021 503,177

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure