Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Guinea
Guinea: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 79.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 79.2% for share of workers in vulnerable employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Guinea peaked at 92.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2025.
Guinea ranks 14th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 91.1% | 92.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 86.6% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 79.8% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 79.2% | 80.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 11 Burkina Faso 80.6% compare
- 12 South Sudan 80.3% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 79.4% compare
- 15 Benin 78.5% compare
- 16 Nepal 77.0% compare
- 17 Liberia 76.9% compare
More work & labour data for Guinea
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 53.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Guinea?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Guinea was 79.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Guinea ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable 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 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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About this data
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).