Employment rate in Guyana
Guyana: Employment rate was 48.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment rate in Guyana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 48.4% for employment rate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Guyana peaked at 53.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2020.
Guyana ranks 149th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 50.9% | 53.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 49.6% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 45.2% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 43.0% | 48.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Guyana
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 46.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 67.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Guyana?
- Employment rate in Guyana was 48.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for employment rate?
- Guyana ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.