Total employment, male in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Total employment, male was 328,513 ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
328,513 ages 15+
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
45th
of 50 countries
All-time high
328,513 ages 15+
in 2011
All-time low
209,891 ages 15+
in 1991
Years of data
21
1991–2011

Total employment, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2011

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1991200120111991: 209.9k ages 15+1992: 213.9k ages 15+1993: 218.1k ages 15+1994: 222.7k ages 15+1995: 227.5k ages 15+1996: 232.8k ages 15+1997: 238.5k ages 15+1998: 242.0k ages 15+1999: 248.1k ages 15+2000: 254.2k ages 15+2001: 259.6k ages 15+2002: 265.0k ages 15+2003: 270.5k ages 15+2004: 276.6k ages 15+2005: 283.5k ages 15+2006: 290.3k ages 15+2007: 297.0k ages 15+2008: 304.4k ages 15+2009: 312.0k ages 15+2010: 319.7k ages 15+2011: 328.5k ages 15+

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total employment, male in Guinea-Bissau is 328,513 ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total employment, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 328,513 ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 209,891 ages 15+, in 1991.

That places Guinea-Bissau 45th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Total employment, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Total employment, male (ages 15+) in Guinea-Bissau, 1991 to 2011.
Year ages 15+ Change
1991 209,891 ages 15+
1992 213,937 ages 15+ +1.9%
1993 218,077 ages 15+ +1.9%
1994 222,706 ages 15+ +2.1%
1995 227,491 ages 15+ +2.1%
1996 232,802 ages 15+ +2.3%
1997 238,545 ages 15+ +2.5%
1998 241,956 ages 15+ +1.4%
1999 248,083 ages 15+ +2.5%
2000 254,221 ages 15+ +2.5%
2001 259,623 ages 15+ +2.1%
2002 265,031 ages 15+ +2.1%
2003 270,532 ages 15+ +2.1%
2004 276,635 ages 15+ +2.3%
2005 283,455 ages 15+ +2.5%
2006 290,257 ages 15+ +2.4%
2007 296,979 ages 15+ +2.3%
2008 304,376 ages 15+ +2.5%
2009 311,976 ages 15+ +2.5%
2010 319,728 ages 15+ +2.5%
2011 328,513 ages 15+ +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 228,165 ages 15+ 209,891 ages 15+ 248,083 ages 15+ 9
2000s 281,308 ages 15+ 254,221 ages 15+ 311,976 ages 15+ 10
2010s 324,120 ages 15+ 319,728 ages 15+ 328,513 ages 15+ 2

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 42 Gambia 377,151 ages 15+ compare
  2. 43 Namibia 363,910 ages 15+ compare
  3. 44 Mauritius 355,266 ages 15+ compare
  4. 46 Gabon 266,267 ages 15+ compare
  5. 47 Equatorial Guinea 193,542 ages 15+ compare
  6. 48 Eswatini 179,825 ages 15+ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total employment, male in Guinea-Bissau?
Total employment, male in Guinea-Bissau was 328,513 ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
What is the highest total employment, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 328,513 ages 15+ in 2011.
What is the lowest total employment, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 209,891 ages 15+ in 1991.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for total employment, male?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 45th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is total employment, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. 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, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, male (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total employment, male (ages 15+)
Unit
ages 15+
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 1,176 data points, 1991–2011
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.