Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 74.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Guinea-Bissau stood at 74.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 78.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 2025.
That places Guinea-Bissau 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.1% | 77.6% | 78.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 77.0% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 75.5% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 74.9% | 76.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More work & labour data for Guinea-Bissau
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 70.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Guinea-Bissau was 74.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).