Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Guinea
Guinea: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 52.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Guinea recorded 52.6% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Guinea peaked at 64.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 2020.
That places Guinea 147th out of 187 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.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.7% | — |
| 1991 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 63.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 63.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 52.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.9% | 63.7% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 59.8% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 52.9% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 52.4% | 52.8% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0475 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Guinea?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Guinea was 52.6% 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 15+) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Guinea ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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+) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.