Labor force, total, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3807 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.3807 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.3822 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3506 units per person, in 1994.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 141st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3512 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3511 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3509 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3507 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3506 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3507 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.351 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3515 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.352 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3527 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3534 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3539 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3547 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3555 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3562 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3571 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3582 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3596 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3612 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3632 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3656 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.368 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3704 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3726 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3746 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3763 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3776 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3785 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3791 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3795 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.354 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3585 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.381 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3822 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.382 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3807 units per person | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.3807 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.3807 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3512 units per person | 0.3506 units per person | 0.3527 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3573 units per person | 0.3534 units per person | 0.3632 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3742 units per person | 0.3656 units per person | 0.3795 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3731 units per person | 0.354 units per person | 0.3822 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,327 (2005)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,300 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,889 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,707 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,544 (2005)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 93,396 (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0642 units per person (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.3807 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3822 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3506 units per person in 1994.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.