Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 65.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Guinea-Bissau stood at 65.8%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 65.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2018.
That places Guinea-Bissau 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.3% | — |
| 1991 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.3% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 63.2% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 63.1% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 62.7% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 63.8% | 65.8% | 6 |
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- 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 labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Guinea-Bissau was 65.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2018.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.