Employment by status in Guinea
Guinea: Employment by status was 17.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Guinea, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, employment by status in Guinea stood at 17.8%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Guinea peaked at 17.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1991.
That places Guinea 171st 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 | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.4% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.5% | 17.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 168 Papua New Guinea 21.2% compare
- 169 Benin 19.8% compare
- 170 Uganda 19.3% compare
- 172 South Sudan 17.5% compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 17.2% compare
- 174 Afghanistan 16.6% 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 employment by status in Guinea?
- Employment by status in Guinea was 17.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1991.
- How does Guinea rank for employment by status?
- Guinea ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.