Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0167 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.0167 units per person. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0167 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 units per person, in 2005.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 79th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0142 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0143 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0143 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0146 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0146 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0147 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0147 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.015 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0151 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0153 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0158 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0163 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0164 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0166 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0167 units per person | +0.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0167 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0167 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0153 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0161 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 0.0167 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More work & labour data for Guinea-Bissau
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1404 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1233 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1568 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6013 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,062 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,541 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,376 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,289 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,665 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0167 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0167 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 units per person in 2005.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.