Female labor force participation rate in Guinea
Guinea: Female labor force participation rate was 42.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Female labor force participation rate in Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate in Guinea is 42.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Guinea peaked at 63.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2020.
That places Guinea 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 63.0% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 54.5% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 42.3% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 41.9% | 42.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More work & labour data for Guinea
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 26.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 25.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 25.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 53.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate in Guinea?
- Female labor force participation rate in Guinea was 42.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Guinea ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).