Labor Force of Gabon
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2022, the Labor Force of Gabon was 725,373, a difference of +26,682 (3.82% increase) compared to 2021. Also, the male labor force was 435,732, and the female labor force was 289,641.

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore the values for each year between 1990-2022.

The World Bank defines Labor Force as "people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period; it includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers" .

See also: Female Percent of the Labor Force of Gabon.

Data Source: World Bank.
Labor Force of Gabon
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Year Total Labor Force Male Labor Force Female Labor Force
1990 284337 173190 111147
1991 291990 178172 113818
1992 299941 183324 116617
1993 308208 188562 119646
1994 316761 193889 122872
1995 325621 199378 126243
1996 334954 205159 129795
1997 344612 211006 133606
1998 354612 216987 137625
1999 364986 223116 141870
2000 375808 229431 146377
2001 387112 235945 151167
2002 398989 242745 156244
2003 411511 249911 161600
2004 424768 257579 167189
2005 438907 265802 173105
2006 453495 273911 179584
2007 469143 282799 186344
2008 485789 292445 193344
2009 503378 302782 200596
2010 521999 313982 208017
2011 541221 325382 215839
2012 561279 337385 223894
2013 581923 349852 232071
2014 602234 362123 240111
2015 621349 373617 247732
2016 640490 386280 254210
2017 658145 397717 260428
2018 675085 408494 266591
2019 691827 418832 272995
2020 674538 408635 265903
2021 698691 421590 277101
2022 725373 435732 289641