Unemployment rate for young people in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Unemployment rate for young people was 2.84 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.84
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
177th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.98
in 2000
All-time low
2.06
in 2019
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate for young people in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate for young people in Guinea-Bissau stood at 2.84.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate for young people in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 3.98 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.06, in 2019.
That places Guinea-Bissau 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate for young people in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.74 | — |
| 1992 | 3.79 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.83 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.84 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.81 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.71 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 3.67 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.97 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 3.91 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.98 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.68 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 3.83 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.85 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.89 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.86 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.83 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.82 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.85 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.86 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.83 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.85 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.88 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.96 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.88 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.87 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.83 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.87 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.06 | -46.7% |
| 2020 | 2.73 | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 2.94 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 2.83 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 2.82 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.83 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.84 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.81 | 3.67 | 3.97 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.85 | 3.68 | 3.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 | 2.06 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 | 2.73 | 2.94 | 6 |
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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 unemployment rate for young people in Guinea-Bissau?
- Unemployment rate for young people in Guinea-Bissau was 2.84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for unemployment rate for young people?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate for young people rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate for young people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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