Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 1.26 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1.26 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.26 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.699 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Guinea-Bissau 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.699 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.7189 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7398 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7613 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.784 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8084 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8339 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8594 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.886 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9124 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9427 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9726 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.26 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8631 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.26 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7406 units per square kilometre | 0.699 units per square kilometre | 0.784 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9326 units per square kilometre | 0.8084 units per square kilometre | 1.07 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 units per square kilometre | 1.07 units per square kilometre | 1.26 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 93 Romania 1.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 Ecuador 1.26 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Uzbekistan 1.26 units per square kilometre compare
- 97 Ukraine 1.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Mexico 1.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Liberia 1.22 units per square kilometre compare
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 1.26 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.26 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.699 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.