Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 15.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea-Bissau is 15.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 17.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2025.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st 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, male (% of male employment) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.3% | — |
| 1992 | 17.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | -1.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 15.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 15.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 17.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.2% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.8% | 16.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea-Bissau was 15.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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.