Labor force participation rate in Guinea
Guinea: Labor force participation rate was 52.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 labor force participation rate in Guinea is 52.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Guinea peaked at 64.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 2020.
That places Guinea 146th 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.
Labor force participation rate in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 52.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 52.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.3%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More work & labour data for Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0475 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1075 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4809 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 14,400 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,452 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,208 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 15,799 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 32,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Guinea?
- Labor force participation rate in Guinea was 52.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for labor force participation rate?
- Guinea ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).