Gabon Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Gabon labor force participation rate for 2022 was 18.04%, a 1.27% increase from 2021.
  • Gabon labor force participation rate for 2021 was 16.77%, a 0.3% increase from 2020.
  • Gabon labor force participation rate for 2020 was 16.47%, a 1.55% decline from 2019.
  • Gabon labor force participation rate for 2019 was 18.01%, a 0.15% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Gabon Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 18.04% 1.27%
2021 16.77% 0.30%
2020 16.47% -1.55%
2019 18.01% 0.15%
2018 17.87% 0.20%
2017 17.67% 0.22%
2016 17.45% 0.24%
2015 17.21% -0.11%
2014 17.32% -0.15%
2013 17.46% -0.21%
2012 17.67% -0.27%
2011 17.95% -0.31%
2010 18.26% -0.26%
2009 18.52% -0.32%
2008 18.84% -0.39%
2007 19.23% -0.45%
2006 19.68% -0.51%
2005 20.19% -0.34%
2004 20.53% -0.37%
2003 20.90% -0.38%
2002 21.28% -0.37%
2001 21.65% -0.35%
2000 22.00% -0.30%
1999 22.31% -0.27%
1998 22.58% -0.23%
1997 22.81% -0.17%
1996 22.99% -0.10%
1995 23.09% -0.08%
1994 23.17% -0.01%
1993 23.18% 0.06%
1992 23.12% 0.11%
1991 23.01% 23.01%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%