ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Gabon
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Gabon at 20.2% in 2025.
Gabon, 2025
20.2%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
5th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Gabon over time
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% of the labour force 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 | Gabon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.2% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 20.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.9%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Gabon has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Gabon
All statistics for Gabon
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
36.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
51.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
41.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
40.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
28.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.9%
2025 · World Bank