Labor force, total, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3255 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Gabon, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Gabon stood at 0.3255 units per person.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.3262 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2789 units per person, in 1991.
Gabon ranks 162nd 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2795 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2789 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2792 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.279 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2791 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2794 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2799 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2806 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2815 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2833 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2848 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2862 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2879 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2896 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2917 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2938 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2966 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2989 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.302 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.305 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3075 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3101 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3128 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3154 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3179 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3201 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3219 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3235 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3246 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3251 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3025 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3065 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3261 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3262 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3259 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3255 units per person | -0.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.3255 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.3255 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.28 units per person | 0.2789 units per person | 0.2833 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2937 units per person | 0.2848 units per person | 0.305 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3179 units per person | 0.3075 units per person | 0.3251 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3188 units per person | 0.3025 units per person | 0.3262 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More education data for Gabon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,118 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,273 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 215,825 (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7291 % change on previous year (2003)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1189 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Gabon?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Gabon was 0.3255 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3262 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2789 units per person in 1991.
- How does Gabon rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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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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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.