Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 45.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Guinea-Bissau is 45.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 57.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 69th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.7% | — |
| 1991 | 57.5% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 57.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 57.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 56.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 56.7% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.2% | 56.5% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 54.4% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 51.4% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 44.7% | 52.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Guinea-Bissau was 45.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.