Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea
Guinea: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea is 15.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea peaked at 34.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2025.
That places Guinea 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.7% | — |
| 1992 | 34.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 34.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 34.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 34.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3% | 33.8% | 34.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 26.6% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 16.6% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 16.6% | 6 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea was 15.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Guinea ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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, total (% of total 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.