Labour Force (Total) rose 2.42% to 0.718 mil in Gabon in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Gabon reached an all time high of 0.718 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.283 mil in 1990. When compared to Gabon's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Angola amounted to 14.5 mil, 11.8 mil in Cameroon, 2.27 mil in Congo and 0.550 mil in Equatorial Guinea in 2021.
Gabon has been ranked 151st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Angola | mil | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | mil | 0.906 | 0.929 | 0.954 | 0.978 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | mil | 9.94 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | mil | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | mil | 4.49 | 4.60 | 4.72 | 4.85 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
Congo | mil | 2.00 | 2.04 | 2.09 | 2.14 | 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 27.9 | 28.9 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Equatorial Guinea | mil | 0.462 | 0.479 | 0.495 | 0.512 | 0.529 | ||||||||||||||||
Gabon | mil | 0.622 | 0.641 | 0.659 | 0.675 | 0.692 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | mil | 0.881 | 0.895 | 0.899 | 0.903 | 0.919 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | mil | 56.5 | 58.0 | 59.6 | 61.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | mil | 6.59 | 6.83 | 7.08 | 7.34 | 7.61 |