Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea
Guinea: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 10.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea stood at 10.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea peaked at 26.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2025.
Guinea ranks 33rd 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.1% | — |
| 1992 | 26.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | -1.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 10.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 10.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 25.7% | 26.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 18.7% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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, male (% of male employment) in Guinea?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea was 10.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Guinea ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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, 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.