Proportion of labor force who are women in Guinea
Guinea: Proportion of labor force who are women was 41.58 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
41.58
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
131st
of 186 countries
All-time high
51.72
in 1990
All-time low
41.19
in 2021
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Proportion of labor force who are women in Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of labor force who are women in Guinea stood at 41.58.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of labor force who are women in Guinea peaked at 51.72 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.19, in 2021.
That places Guinea 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Proportion of labor force who are women in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.72 | — |
| 1991 | 51.58 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 51.44 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 51.3 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 51.16 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 51.03 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 50.9 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 50.85 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.83 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.78 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.79 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.89 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.99 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.55 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 50.13 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 49.76 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 49.35 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.87 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 48.34 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 47.79 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 47.23 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 46.65 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 46.06 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 45.46 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 44.84 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 44.18 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 43.5 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 42.82 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 42.12 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 41.41 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 41.32 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 41.19 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 41.49 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 41.64 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 41.73 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 41.58 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.16 | 50.78 | 51.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.75 | 47.79 | 50.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.43 | 41.41 | 47.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.49 | 41.19 | 41.73 | 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 proportion of labor force who are women in Guinea?
- Proportion of labor force who are women in Guinea was 41.58 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of labor force who are women recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.72 in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of labor force who are women recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.19 in 2021.
- How does Guinea rank for proportion of labor force who are women?
- Guinea ranks 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of labor force who are women rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion of labor force who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).