Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea
Guinea: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 22.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea stood at 22.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea peaked at 42.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2025.
Guinea ranks 34th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.5% | — |
| 1992 | 42.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 42.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 41.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 22.5% | -1.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 22.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 22.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.1% | 41.5% | 42.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 35.2% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 25.2% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.5% | 24.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 31 Indonesia 24.2% compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 23.8% compare
- 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.7% compare
- 35 Ecuador 22.4% compare
- 36 Togo 22.4% compare
- 37 Tajikistan 20.7% compare
More work & labour data for Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0475 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1075 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4809 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 14,400 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,452 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,208 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 15,799 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 32,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea was 22.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Guinea ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.