Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Unemployment rate of men vs. women was 3.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 3.4% for unemployment rate of men vs. women in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of men vs. women in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 3.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2019.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.3% | — |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -0.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.2%, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.3%, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.0% | 2.8% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 128 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 3.4% compare
- 129 Comoros 3.4% compare
- 130 Indonesia 3.4% compare
- 132 Hong Kong, China 3.3% compare
- 133 Kyrgyzstan 3.2% compare
- 134 Dominican Republic 3.2% 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 unemployment rate of men vs. women in Guinea-Bissau?
- Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Guinea-Bissau was 3.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for unemployment rate of men vs. women?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of men vs. women rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the male labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.