Labour

Equatorial Guinea

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Employment by sector
  • Employment in agriculture55.3%
  • Employment in industry9.9%
  • Employment in services34.7%
Source: World Bank WDI
Female labor force participation19902025
50.151.1525353.919902025
Source: WB Gender
Youth unemployment (15-24)19912016
11.211.61212.412.719912016
Source: WB Jobs
IndicatorValue
Labour force participation60.5–60.9 %ILOSTAT [2024] 60.91 %·World Bank WDI [2025] 60.51 %
Female labour force participation53 %ILOSTAT [2024]
Unemployment8.34 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Youth unemployment15.7 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment-to-population ratio55.5 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in agriculture55.3 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in industry9.93 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in services34.7 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Female labor force participation52.6 %WB Gender [2025]
Informal employmentNo authoritative open source found
Youth unemployment (15-24)12.7 %WB Jobs [2016]
Wage and salaried workers59.6 %WB Jobs [2016]

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage11/12
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • ILOSTAT
    ilostat
    Edition: 2024
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • WB Jobs
    world_bank_jobs
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Equatorial Guinea's labour on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 4 open datasets including ILOSTAT, World Bank WDI, WB Gender. Key figures include labour force participation (60.5–60.9 %), female labour force participation (53 %). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.