Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Guinea
Guinea: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 76.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Guinea stood at 76.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Guinea peaked at 90.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 2025.
That places Guinea 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.7% | — |
| 1992 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 85.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 76.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 89.3% | 90.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 83.6% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 77.1% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 76.3% | 78.2% | 6 |
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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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Guinea?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Guinea was 76.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Guinea ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.