Unemployment rate in Guyana
Guyana: Unemployment rate was 12.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Guyana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Guyana stood at 12.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Guyana peaked at 15.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2006.
That places Guyana 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.9% | 15.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 23 South Sudan 12.4% compare
- 24 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
- 25 Georgia 12.1% compare
- 27 Cape Verde 11.9% compare
- 28 French Polynesia 11.7% compare
- 29 Algeria 11.6% compare
More work & labour data for Guyana
- 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+) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 59.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Guyana?
- Unemployment rate in Guyana was 12.0% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2006.
- How does Guyana rank for unemployment rate?
- Guyana ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.