Employment-to-population ratio in Equatorial Guinea
The ILO estimates that 55.5% of people aged 15 and over in Equatorial Guinea were employed in 2025.
Equatorial Guinea, 2025
55.5%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
109th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Equatorial Guinea over time
View
Equatorial Guinea
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Equatorial Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 55.9% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 55.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 56.3%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Equatorial Guinea has the 109th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Equatorial Guinea
All statistics for Equatorial Guinea
Labour force participation
60.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
8.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
52.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
55.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
9.9%
2025 · World Bank