Employers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau is 0.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1993.
That places Guinea-Bissau 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.3%, 23% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 21% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More work & labour data for Guinea-Bissau
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1404 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1233 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1568 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6013 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,062 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,541 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,376 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,289 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,665 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau was 0.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).