Youth Unemployment Rate of Gabon

Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to the World Bank, the total youth unemployment rate of Gabon was 36.89% in 2022, a difference of -0.63 points from 2021; and the total labor force of Gabon in 2022 was 725,373. The most recent figures on male and female unemployment rates were 32.2% and 43.07% respectively in 2022.

The World Bank defines youth unemployment rate as "the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment".

The chart and table below shows the total youth, male youth, and female youth unemployment rates of Gabon for 1991 - 2022.

See also: Unemployment Rate of Gabon.

Data Source: World Bank.

Youth Unemployment Rate of Gabon (%)

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Youth Unemployment Rate of Gabon

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Year	Total Youth Unempl.(%)	Male Youth Unempl.(%)	Female Youth Unempl.(%)
1991	42.9	42.65	43.27
1992	43.44	43.26	43.7
1993	43.3	43.19	43.47
1994	42.13	41.79	42.65
1995	40.98	40.35	41.9
1996	39.97	39.05	41.36
1997	38.9	37.64	40.78
1998	38.04	36.42	40.45
1999	37.59	35.58	40.55
2000	36.45	34.06	39.97
2001	35.47	32.67	39.56
2002	34.73	31.5	39.42
2003	33.85	30.18	39.13
2004	33.11	28.98	39.01
2005	32.27	27.67	38.78
2006	33.27	28.56	39.86
2007	33.78	29.04	40.37
2008	34.85	30.01	41.48
2009	35.46	30.6	42.07
2010	35.92	31.06	42.49
2011	35.96	31.21	42.35
2012	36.07	31.41	42.29
2013	36.09	31.53	42.14
2014	36.15	31.69	42.06
2015	36.18	31.8	41.93
2016	36.19	31.9	41.85
2017	36.19	31.99	41.75
2018	36.13	32.01	41.58
2019	35.98	31.94	41.31
2020	38.52	33.9	44.67
2021	37.52	33.02	43.46
2022	36.89	32.2	43.07