Unemployment rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Unemployment rate was 2.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate 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 2.7% for unemployment rate in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 3.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2019.
That places Guinea-Bissau 159th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Guinea-Bissau
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 70.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Unemployment rate in Guinea-Bissau was 2.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for unemployment rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.