Employment by status in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Employment by status was 24.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by status in Guinea-Bissau is 24.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 24.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1991.
That places Guinea-Bissau 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 21.0% | 21.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 21.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.6% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.3% | 24.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More work & labour data for Guinea-Bissau
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 70.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Guinea-Bissau?
- Employment by status in Guinea-Bissau was 24.3% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1991.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for employment by status?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.