Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 27.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employment in services, 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau is 27.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 27.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2019.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.7% | — |
| 1992 | 23.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 23.5% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | +2.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 27.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.5%, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 27.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -27.4% | 26.1% | 19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.9% | 23.5% | 24.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 24.4% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 19.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 20.0% | 27.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 170 Mali 31.5% compare
- 171 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.0% compare
- 172 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 28.2% compare
- 174 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.9% compare
- 175 Uganda 25.6% compare
- 176 Malawi 24.2% compare
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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau was 27.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Employment in services, female (% of female 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).