Employment by status in Guyana
Guyana: Employment by status was 68.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Guyana, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, employment by status in Guyana stood at 68.4%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Guyana peaked at 68.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 1991.
Guyana ranks 94th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.6% | 60.7% | 62.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 62.5% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 63.2% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 64.2% | 68.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 91 Kyrgyzstan 69.0% compare
- 92 Tajikistan 68.5% compare
- 93 Iraq 68.4% compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 67.9% compare
- 96 Gabon 67.6% compare
- 97 Armenia 65.7% compare
More work & labour data for Guyana
- 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+) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 59.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Guyana?
- Employment by status in Guyana was 68.4% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 1991.
- How does Guyana rank for employment by status?
- Guyana ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.