Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea
Guinea: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 14.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea stood at 14.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea peaked at 14.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1994.
Guinea ranks 148th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.2% | — |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 14.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.7% | 14.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 145 Cameroon 14.6% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 14.3% compare
- 147 Côte d'Ivoire 14.3% compare
- 149 Hong Kong, China 14.0% compare
- 150 Singapore 14.0% compare
- 151 Sudan 14.0% 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 employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Guinea was 14.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1994.
- How does Guinea rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Guinea ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).