Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Gabon

Youth unemployment in Gabon in 2025 — 36.28%. Ranked 170 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.28 pp.

2025 36.28% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 170of 182
Period maximum 42.48%1993
Period minimum 32.22%2005

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Gabon, 1991–20253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 41.56%1992: 42.46%1993: 42.48%1994: 41.56%1995: 39.86%1996: 38.93%1997: 37.86%1998: 37.11%1999: 37.24%2000: 36.99%2001: 36.26%2002: 34.85%2003: 33.8%2004: 33.15%2005: 32.22%2006: 33.34%2007: 33.73%2008: 34.87%2009: 35.36%2010: 35.94%2011: 35.34%2012: 35.12%2013: 35.35%2014: 35.66%2015: 35.86%2016: 36.19%2017: 36.53%2018: 36.8%2019: 36.71%2020: 39.7%2021: 38.24%2022: 36.64%2023: 36.41%2024: 36.28%2025: 36.28%
Change over the period: −5.28 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gabon

Gabon 36.28%
World 13.41%
Middle Africa computed 12.58%
Youth unemployment — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.28 −0 pp
2024 36.28 −0.12 pp
2023 36.41 −0.23 pp
2022 36.64 −1.6 pp
2021 38.24 −1.46 pp
2020 39.7 +2.99 pp
2019 36.71 −0.09 pp
2018 36.8 +0.27 pp
2017 36.53 +0.34 pp
2016 36.19 +0.33 pp
2015 35.86 +0.2 pp
2014 35.66 +0.31 pp
2013 35.35 +0.23 pp
2012 35.12 −0.22 pp
2011 35.34 −0.6 pp
2010 35.94 +0.58 pp
2009 35.36 +0.49 pp
2008 34.87 +1.14 pp
2007 33.73 +0.39 pp
2006 33.34 +1.11 pp
2005 32.22 −0.93 pp
2004 33.15 −0.65 pp
2003 33.8 −1.05 pp
2002 34.85 −1.42 pp
2001 36.26 −0.72 pp
2000 36.99 −0.25 pp
1999 37.24 +0.13 pp
1998 37.11 −0.75 pp
1997 37.86 −1.07 pp
1996 38.93 −0.93 pp
1995 39.86 −1.71 pp
1994 41.56 −0.91 pp
1993 42.48 +0.02 pp
1992 42.46 +0.9 pp
1991 41.56 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.