Equatorial Guinea — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Equatorial Guinea was 60.51% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 61.93% in 1999. The lowest was 57.00% in 2020 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.02% per year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 101 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 54%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Equatorial Guinea sits below it. It peaked in 1999 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 1%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 28 of 47 economies; Chad (59.44%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 7% in 2020.
Data highlights
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.51% | -0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 60.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 61.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 61.13% | +3.5 pp |
| 2021 | 57.68% | +0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 57% | -4.2 pp |
| 2019 | 61.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 61.31% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 61.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 61.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 61.01% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 60.73% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 60.39% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 60.01% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 59.62% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 59.28% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 59.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 58.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 58.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 58.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 59.04% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 59.42% | -0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 60.03% | -0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 60.65% | -0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 61.22% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 61.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 61.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 61.91% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 61.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 61.69% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 61.53% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 61.32% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 61.07% | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 60.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 60.49% | +0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 60.15% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Equatorial Guinea’s Labor participation in 1991?
60.49% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Equatorial Guinea’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +0.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 60.51%; 2024: 60.91%; 2023: 61.14%; 2022: 61.13%; 2021: 57.68%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.