Labor force (15-24 years), total in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Labor force (15-24 years), total was 170,224 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-24 years), total in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-24 years), total in Guinea-Bissau stood at 170,224. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), total in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 170,224 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 93,000, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 114,300 | 93,000 | 126,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 146,064 | 127,767 | 162,970 | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,488 | 166,752 | 170,224 | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Guinea-Bissau
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 70.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-24 years), total in Guinea-Bissau?
- Labor force (15-24 years), total in Guinea-Bissau was 170,224 in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 170,224 in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,000 in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for labor force (15-24 years), total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), total rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total labor force comprises people ages 15-24 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.