Employers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea
Guinea: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Guinea recorded 2.5% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea peaked at 3.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2020.
Guinea ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.1% | — |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 139 Mozambique 2.7% compare
- 140 South Sudan 2.5% compare
- 141 Cyprus 2.5% compare
- 143 Kyrgyzstan 2.4% compare
- 144 Japan 2.3% compare
- 145 Cameroon 2.3% 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Guinea was 2.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Guinea ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Employers, male (% of male 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).