Unemployment rate in Guinea
Guinea: Unemployment rate was 5.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Guinea stood at 5.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Guinea peaked at 6.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1997.
Guinea ranks 93rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More work & labour data for Guinea
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 53.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Guinea?
- Unemployment rate in Guinea was 5.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1997.
- How does Guinea rank for unemployment rate?
- Guinea ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.