Gabon Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 18.30%, a 0.26% increase from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
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Gabon Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 18.30% 0.26%
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% 0.11%